Staten Island
Woodrow is a small neighborhood in the southern part of Staten Island and is one of the five boroughs of New York City, and lies within the state of New York. The history of the Woodrow neighborhood links back as far as the 16th century, with the Woodrow United Methodist Church opening its doors in 1771 and being the church of choice for many of the area's earliest well-known families. The current area of the Woodrow neighborhood spans 1.693 square miles. Even though Staten Island is the least populated borough in New York City, the population of the Woodrow neighborhood is just over 6,000 residents.