Many Sunnyside residents were awoken in the early hours of Monday morning by a low-flying police helicopter. The helicopter was flying over 42nd and Queens Blvd at 2:00am as police were pursuing three teenagers who were tagging the building above Dunkin’ Donuts. The police tracked them down and arrested them at 41stand Queens Blvd at Read More »
A man was arrested Friday night after a fight broke out at Center Cinemas. Miguel Melchor, 20, allegedly got involved in an altercation at the Queens Blvd theater and then went on to smash the glass in the entrance, police said. Melchor then proceeded up Queens Boulevard and tagged Lynch Funeral Home and a number Read More »
More than 70 volunteers turned out on Saturday to attend this fall’s graffiti clean up day. The event, organized by the Sunnyside United Neighborhood Network (SUNN), drew a disparate group of volunteers– from labor union members to the group’s core resident/members. Local councilman Jimmy Van Bramer was also there, paintbrush in hand. The volunteers met Read More »
The Sunnyside United Neighborhood Network (SUNN) is holding its fall graffiti cleanup event on Saturday, September 11, at 10 am. Volunteers will meet outside of the Sunnyside Reform Church on Skillman Ave and 48th Street. The entire neighborhood is encouraged to volunteer and in past events more than 100 people have turned out. Volunteers are Read More »
The BAM tag has returned to the neighborhood. The tag, which has been applied less widely in the past year, is now being sprayed all over walls and doors throughout the neighborhood as the tagger marks his turf. Police at the local 108 precinct know who is behind the tag. At a United Forties meeting Read More »
In March, the Sunnyside Post ran a story about the arrest of Daniel Wattenbarg on graffiti charges. (the full story is available at the following link). Yesterday, Wattenbarg e-mailed a detailed response as to what led to this alleged crime. His comments are below. An excerpt from the original Sunnyside Post article read: The perpetrator of some ugly Read More »
Local blogger, Monika Fabian spotted this graffiti on the wall adjacent to the PS 150 playground this morning. UPDATE: A spokesman for Councilman Van Bramer said his office has called the Dept. of Sanitation and has been assured that it is going to be cleaned up. UPDATE (2): The graffiti has been removed. PS 150
By Christian Murray Jimmy Van Bramer, who is the Democratic candidate for the District 26 council seat, continues to face the same thorny questions from voters that he heard during his hard-fought primary campaign. “People want to know what can be done about graffiti and parking problems,” Van Bramer said. “They have questions about our Read More »
The Queens Courier wrote a story about a new bill that has passed the city legislature that requires property owners to clean up graffi within 35 to 50 days. Property owners can call on the city to do the cleaning. If they don’t clean it within 50 days, the city will arrange for it to Read More »
Graffiti bandits have sprayed a tree on 44th Street in the Gardens with purple paint. The oak tree is not in any danger, but it shows that some of these vandals will not stop at anything. While the entire area is targeted by these bandits, this is the first time we have seen a tree targeted.
More than a hundred volunteers from the Sunnyside community, wearing torn clothes and workmen’s shirts, turned out on Saturday to attend this Fall’s graffiti clean up day. The event, organized by the Sunnyside United Neighborhood Network (SUNN), drew some of this community’s well-known political figures. Eric Gioia, Cathy Nolan’s local representative and Jimmy Van Bramer (the Democratic nominee for city council) were in Read More »
Sunnyside United Neighborhood Network does great work in ridding the neighborhood of graffiti. Hundreds will most likely turn out for this Saturday’s fall event, similar to other occasions. Unfortunately, resources are limited. Therefore SUNN’s members are only able to focus on cleaning areas on the northern side of Queens Blvd. For residents on the southern side of Read More »
A Woodside graffiti vandal was sentenced to six months jail following a subway tagging spree, according to the Daily News April 23. The graffiti “artist” and Fashion Institute of Technology student has caused $100,000 in damage worldwide, including the tagging of the MTA subway cars. Danielle Bremner pleaded guilty to a felony criminal mischief charge and was sentenced in Read More »
