This Saturday, October 17, a number of young boys (6-10 year olds) will be playing Gaelic football at Sunnyside Garden’s Park, according to an article in the Irish Voice newspaper. Gaelic football is a tough Irish sport that looks like a hybrid between rugby and soccer. Players can pick up the ball and run with it to get closer to scoring goals, 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 »
The Siberian Husky that was listed on this site a few days ago has been found, thanks to an e-mail sent in by a reader. Steve Nemeth, from Sunnyside, who had the dog met with the Elmhurst-based owner yesterday and gave the lady her dog. Thanks to the reader who sent in the e-mail.
A new food magazine will be profiling Queens. The following link provides the story. http://ny1.com/8-queens-news-content/top_stories/106586/new-food-magazine-profiles-queens/ The following is a cover of the first issue.
If you are familiar with Sunnyside, Queens, you know about Dalia’s Taqueria on 46th street on the Southern side of Queens Blvd. This taco truck has been satisfying late night taco craves for the past 15 years… The following blogger took a more indepth look: http://www.beyondburritos.com/2009/09/taco-kings-of-sunnyside-pt1.html Feel free to provide your opinion.
A pediatric dentist is about to open at 43-12 43rd Street (betw. Queens Blvd. and 43rd Ave). The sign went up today.
A psychic on Greenpoint Ave. (between 46th and 47th Sts.) has gone out of business. The store was shut down by an order of the landlord. This is the second psychic that has gone out of business in Sunnyside this year. The other was on 44th Street (btw. Queens Blv. and 43rd Ave.).
The Associated on Greenpoint Ave. is expanding its store. Welders and other workers were working on the store on Friday as they were nearing completion. Meanwhile, at Key Food, on Queens Blvd and 46th Street, nothing has changed. “The pardon our appearance” sign is still there and looks as though it will Read More »
After a nine month delay, Bank of America is finally making steps toward opening. The delay was caused by the bank’s difficulty in obtaining permits, one worker told me.
Marmara, a Turkish seafood restaurant that was opened in 2007 on 39-17 Queens Blvd., has been shut down for good for failing to pay its rent.
Just one day after being shut down for selling alcohol to minors, the Sunny Side Market has reopened. The owner was upfront about want happened, saying that a worker sold beer to someone under the age of 21. The owner said the store is still able to sell alcohol, just that it will be more vigilant in checking IDs.
