Windmuller Park

Windmuller Park is a three-acre neighborhood park at Woodside Avenue and 54th Street in the Woodside section of Queens. Named for Louis Windmuller, a German-born businessman and civic leader who advocated for public parks in the late 19th century, the park serves one of Queens' most diverse residential neighborhoods.

Woodside is a neighborhood of remarkable ethnic diversity, home to significant Filipino, Irish, Mexican, Thai, Nepali, and Colombian communities, among many others. The neighborhood's Roosevelt Avenue corridor is one of the most culturally vibrant commercial streets in Queens, with restaurants and shops representing cuisines from every continent.

The park features a playground, athletic courts, and open green areas that serve as gathering space for the surrounding community. The park's facilities support the informal recreation and socializing that help build community bonds across cultural lines.

Woodside's diverse population and accessible location along the 7 train subway line have made it a perennial destination for new immigrants seeking affordable housing within reach of Manhattan employment. The park serves these newcomers alongside families who have called Woodside home for generations.

Windmuller Park provides essential neighborhood green space in a community whose diversity rivals any in the world, honoring a civic leader who understood that public parks are the common ground where all of a neighborhood's residents can meet as equals.