Category Archive for General NewsJune 18, By Christian Murray This Friday, there will be plenty of live music on the sidewalks of Sunnyside. Several musicians will be playing at four outdoor venues throughout the neighborhood. They will be part of the 2013 Make Music New York festival, where there will be over 1,000 free outdoor concerts throughout the 5 Read More »
June 17, By Bill Parry About 1,000 residents participated in Sunnyside’s 44th annual Flag Day Parade under brilliant sunshine on Saturday morning. The parade, the only one in Queens, made its way up Greenpoint Ave. from 41st St. to Sabba Park, which is located at the intersection of Queens Boulevard and 48th Street. A patriotic Read More »
June 17 Herb Reynolds, the leader of the Sunnyside Gardens Preservation Alliance, is circulating the following e-mail after learning of a proposed development in Sunnyside Gardens. Dear Residents of Sunnyside, Woodside & beyond, There is an alarming proposal in the works that seeks to turn the historic corner lot at 39th Avenue and 50th Street Read More »
Sunnyside, NY: Local resident George Burles produced a video last week that showcases the creation of the Rise-N-Shine mural, which is located on the corner of 42nd St. and 48th Ave.
June 16, By Christian Murray Sunnyside, NY: Bar 43, the pub/restaurant located at 43-06 43rd Street, might be expanding. The popular sports bar has the opportunity to take over the space that was occupied by Sunnyside Meat Market, its former neighbor that relocated Saturday to a store around the corner. “We are talking to the Read More »
The police are searching for a pair of armed thieves who robbed two Queens businesses. On June 7, the men entered a business located at 39-45 43rd Ave. about 7:30 p.m., displayed a handgun and demanded money from employees, according to the NYPD. Three days later, the two men did the same again—this time at 11 a.m. Read More »
June 14, By Christian Murray There are two big events taking place in Sunnyside this weekend. All Saints Episcopal Church in Sunnyside is holding its annual Strawberry Fair on Saturday, June 15 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. on 46th Street between Queens Boulevard and 43rd Avenue. There will be bargain items for sale, an Read More »
June 13, By Christian Murray, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer held a press conference on the steps of City Hall this afternoon and demanded that the Citi Bike Share program be expanded to include all of Western Queens. Bike Share is scheduled to arrive in Long Island City between September and the end of the year. Read More »
June 12, By Bill Parry A group of professional magicians will perform at an unlikely Sunnyside venue on Friday night. The show is taking place at Maggie Mae’s (41-15 Queens Blvd.) at 10 pm and has taken some longtime regulars by surprise, including one of the show’s performers Tommy T. The show represents a turning Read More »
The re-opening of Lou Lodati Park has been rescheduled for June 22nd. The delay is the result of inclement weather over the past week. According to the Parks Department, the contractor has struggled to paint the surface of the park due to rain. The contractor needs several straight days of dry, warm weather. Rick Duro, the Read More »
June 11, By Christian Murray Sunnyside, Queens: More than 1,000 people turned out to attend an art fair held in Sunnyside on Sunday. The event, organized by SunnysideArtists.org, took place at the Queen of Angels parish hall from 1pm to 5 pm and featured the works of 35 Sunnyside and Woodside arts. “We were thrilled Read More »
June 11, 2013, By Bill Parry A local artist and a group of teenagers began painting a colorful mural on an unloved wall in Sunnyside on Sunday. Mark Salinas, who lives and works out of his studio apartment on 40th St., joined forces with the the Sunnyside/Woodside Boys & Girls Club to paint a “Rise-N-Shine” Read More »
