September 28, 2009 | Posted by Sunnyside Post
The New York Times wrote a great story about the financial strength of the Woodside and Sunnyside communities. The article highlights how few residents took out subprime loans and how the foreclosure rate is very low.
HOLDING ON TO STABILITY IN QUEENS
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/holding-on-to-stability-in-queens/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Change comes slowly to Woodside and Sunnyside, Queens, even during a recession.
These decidedly middle-class neighborhoods — Woodside orginally [...]
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September 24, 2009 | Posted by Sunnyside Post
NY1 News reported on the history of Playbill this week and its ties to Woodside.
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Playbill, the national theater magazine, celebrated its 125th birthday this week with a party at the Bon Appetit Supper Club in Manhattan, and NY1 joined the party with a behind-the-scenes tour of the magazine’s factory in Woodside, [...]
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September 24, 2009 | Posted by Sunnyside Post
The Sports and Arts in Schools Foundation (SASF) is pumping funds in to schools in Woodside and neighboring areas, as it looks to provide high-quality sports and arts after-school programs.
The following story was reported in the
http://www.queenscourier.com/articles/2009/09/24/sports/top_stories/doc4abb93f8a7fcc383316340.txt
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September 23, 2009 | Posted by Sunnyside Post
Small business owners are struggling to find affordable healthcare. The New York Post cited one example recently.
FROM THE NYPOST
The health-insurance crisis is rearing its ugly head in the beauty business.
Many beauticians lack medical coverage, and that’s why President Obama and Congress must do something to make it easier for small businesses to afford health insurance, [...]
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September 19, 2009 | Posted by Sunnyside Post
More than 100 Woodside and Sunnyside residents congregated at Sunnyside Garden’s Park today to raise money for The Donna Dennis Foundation, an organization dedicated to finding a cure for breast cancer.
The Donna Dennis Foundation is named after a Woodside resident who was a victim of the insidious disease nearly 10 years ago. Since then, it has been [...]
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September 18, 2009 | Posted by Sunnyside Post
Woodside’s man of steel!
Outnumbered 20-1 and out of ammo: NY soldier on third tour in Afghanistan has seen war at its worst
FORWARD OPERATING BASE AIRBORNE, Afghanistan — Staff Sgt. Danny Acevedo keeps soldiers flying in the skies of Afghanistan — a crucial job in a war zone where roadside bombs are the biggest enemy.
Acevedo, 26, [...]
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September 17, 2009 | Posted by Sunnyside Post
The Queens Chronicle reports that Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) visited a Woodside immigration center and reassured the attendees that she opposed “dawn raids” and was an advocate for changing draconian visa requirements.
Here is the story:
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) stopped by the Emerald Isle Immigration Center in Woodside on Monday, where she advocated comprehensive immigration reform and touted the healthcare bills [...]
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