Woodrow is about as far from the New York of postcards as the city gets — detached houses, wide streets, driveways — which makes a block party here a completely different animal from a Brooklyn one: more backyard than sidewalk, running late into the night. Marcy Avenue closes at Woodrow Road for the afternoon and evening. If you want to see the version of the five boroughs that looks like a suburb and behaves like a neighborhood, this is it.
What to expect
A closed street with barricades at each end, grills and tables through the roadbed, music, and kids on bikes and scooters with the whole block to themselves. Neighbors set up in driveways and front yards. It runs long, typically peaking after dinner and continuing into the night.
Good to know
- Woodrow sits on Staten Island's South Shore; driving is the practical option, with local S-line buses serving the area
- Free — block parties are open street events on public roadway
- Runs late, so the evening hours are the busiest
- The roadbed is flat and step-free once barricaded
- Parking tightens on surrounding streets as the afternoon goes on
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Common questions
Where is Woodrow?
A low-density residential neighborhood on Staten Island's South Shore, in the island's southwestern quarter near Rossville and Charleston.
How late does it run?
The permit covers the afternoon into the night. South Shore block parties commonly run well past dinner.
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