Tag Archive for Woodside

Stability in Woodside and Sunnyside

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 Read More »

Woodside contributes to theater

NY1 News reported on the history of Playbill this week and its ties to Woodside. TO SEE VIDEO CLICK ON: http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/106199/how-the-playbill-gets-to-the-show/Default.aspx 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 Read More »

Woodside Schools benefit from Foundation

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

Fight Against Breast Cancer

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 Read More »

100% Woodside

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 Read More »

Sen. Gillibrand tells immigrants she’s on their side

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 Read More »

The Dejected Son

A Woodside father who kissed his son on the cheek and “gave” him a co-op has reclaimed it. He argued in court that ownership had not been conveyed. The Daily News reported this earlier in the week. Queens man forced out of co-op apartment – by his own father A Queens dad has every right Read More »

Crowley Gives Gioia a Hand

For some reason, the Daily News takes exception to Joe Crowley calling on the behalf of Eric Gioia. This is an article they just ran. Crowley Robos For ‘Independent’ Gioia A Queens-dwelling reader called the other night to say he had just returned home to find a message from Rep. Joe Crowley asking him to Read More »

Woodside’s Little Park…Gone

In the Sunnyside-Woodside neighborhoods there isn’t much greenspace for the kids. Therefore, when the city allows a large lot that has been a place of recreation for decades to go to a developer, it’s a source of anger. Activists fight for future of Woodside Triangle An odd island at the convergence of three streets known as the Read More »

Rat Problem at Local Park

The park at 51st-52nd Streets & 43rd/Roosevelt Avenue A concerned Woodside resident continues to see rats at the 51st-52nd st park. “Not mice. Not small squirrels,” she said. But big rats. And they move to fast to count. “I have noticed this on several different days and at different times of day.” The resident warns others to be careful Read More »

Photo display of Queens Bld, in Sunnyside

Forgotten-NY showcases many of Sunnyside’s stores and adjacent streets as it works its way down Queens Blvd. http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/queens.blvd.2009/queens.blvd.html