Category Archive for General News
PS 150 after-school program in grave danger
More than 300 parents and children held a protest at PS 150 on Wednesday to denounce Mayor Bloomberg’s budget cuts that would slash funds for its after-school program. The after-school program at PS 150, located at 40-01 43 Avenue, is one of 233 across New York City in jeopardy unless the New York City Council Read More »
Drunk driver kills pedestrian on Greenpoint Ave. sidewalk
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a drunk driver on the corner of Greenpoint and 46th Street in the early hours of Sunday morning. The victim, a 24-year-old man, was struck by a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis at 2:28 am while he was on the side walk on the northwest corner of Greenpoint and Read More »
Pink Icing, a new Sunnyside bakery, opens Saturday
Pink Icing, the long-awaited bakery located at 44-13 Queens Blvd, is opening tomorrow (Saturday). The bakery is owned by Juan Arache, a Sunnyside resident, who already owns the Sugar Room, a baking supply store, on the same block. The bakery will open Saturday at 11am and Arache will be providing customers will free samples of Read More »
Queens County Market back in Sunnyside on Saturday
Queens County Market, which connects communities with local food businesses, will be back in Sunnyside tomorrow (Saturday) with its pop-up food market. The market, which features a diverse range of food types, will be at Sunnyside Community Services, 43-31 39th Street (by Queens Boulevard), between noon and 4pm. Venders will include: Veda’s Cakes & Catering, Read More »
Enrollment boom at St Sebastian, as other Catholic schools close
Due to the closing of two nearby Catholic schools, St. Sebastian in Woodside will increase enrollment by nearly 50 students in the fall. Both St. Raphael School, on Greenpoint Avenue in Long Island City, and Corpus Christi School, located on 60th Street in Woodside, will permanently shut their doors at the end of the school Read More »
99 cent store closes, cites high rent
Even 99 cent stores are struggling to pay the rent. Yesterday, Grand 99 Cent Store, located at 45-24 46th Street, closed its doors claiming it did not earn enough pennies each month to pay $17,000 in rent. The owner of the store put a sign in the store window directing customers to her other location, Read More »
Daily News: Shop Sunnyside
The Daily News has just released a special advertising section (with articles) targeting Sunnyside. Click the photo, for the section.
Plants vanish in Sunnyside Gardens
Terry Murphy, a resident of 47th Street, said thieves have stolen his plants on three occasions since he moved to a house between Skillman and 43rd Avenues in March. The most recent incident occurred Sunday night when a large “Sum and Substance Hosta” was stolen from his front yard. The plant, a garden giant known Read More »
Italian restaurant opens on Greenpoint Ave.
A fine Italian restaurant opened last week on Greenpoint Ave. in the space that was once occupied by Sunrise Restaurant & Grill. Prima Sarabella Restaurant, located at 41-08 Greenpoint Ave.(between 41st and 42nd), offers a comprehensive menu, including: spaghetti alla bolognes ($8.50); chicken sorrentino ($13.50); grilled salmon dijon ($15.50) to grilled New Zealand lamb chops Read More »
‘Unforgettable’ footage from Sunnyside
Unforgettable, a CBS crime show, aired Tuesday and contained many Sunnyside scenes. Local resident Miranda Neubauer put together the following clip that includes neighborhood footage, as well as the final sequence on the Queensboro Bridge.
Police nab armed robber, add more cops to 108 Police Precinct
The police have arrested a man who allegedly robbed a series of Woodside residents at gunpoint and forced them to withdraw cash at ATM machines, according to an official source. The 23-year-old suspect, who was arrested in the Bronx, was wanted in connection with three incidents in April. He targeted individuals near 50th Ave (44th Read More »
Police searching for men after gunpoint robbery in Woodside
The police are searching for two men wanted in a gunpoint robbery of two pedestrians in Woodside last month. The pair of suspects approached two men, ages 32 and 25, in front of 64-13 Broadway at about 6:10 a.m. Saturday, April 21, according to police. One of the suspects pointed a shotgun at the victims Read More »
Sunnysider declared a ‘Sweet Genius’
A Sunnyside resident won $10,000 for her pastry skills. Angela Cuervo, the daughter of the owners of Mario’s Restaurant, an Italian eatery located at 43-07 47th Ave., appeared on the Food Network’s “Sweet Genius” desert competition Thursday night and won the top prize. Cuervo duked it out with three other leading pastry chefs (including her Read More »
Two residents criticize Skillman Ave. Street Fair at CB2 meeting
Two local women complained at the Community Board 2 meeting Thursday night that the Skillman Ave. Street Fair held April 21 inconvenienced residents and hurt nearby businesses. “Cars were towed, we had trouble getting access to our homes and there were no-parking signs everywhere,” said Carole Vance, a nearby resident. She said police barricades were Read More »
Residents ask tough questions of police captain
Sunnyside and Woodside residents fired a volley of complaints against the captain of the 108th police precinct on Monday night, claiming that the cops are too slow to respond to calls, that there is a lack of a police presence in the neighborhood and that the area is no longer safe. Captain Donald Powers, the Read More »
