Fig.: in one's neighborhood, area or region

Don't you know him? I thought you would, since he's from your neck of the woods

Non lo conosci? Pensavo lo conoscessi perché è delle tue parti

In my neck of the woods, we eat a lot of rice and less pasta

Dalle mie parti si mangia molto riso e meno pasta

We are looking for a fancy restaurant, but I'm afraid we won't find one in this neck of the woods because we are in the middle of nowhere

Siamo alla ricerca di un ristorante carino, ma ho paura che non ne troveremo da queste parti perché siamo in un posto sperduto

Originally this expression referred to forest settlement, but today is used for cities as well as rural areas