Jan. 28, 2019 By Christian Murray A Long Island City-based auto dealership has been fined more than $3 million for deceiving many of its customers, according to the Department of Consumer Affairs. Major World, based at 43-40 Northern Blvd., was fined for using illegal practices to profit from low-income and immigrant consumers, the city agency… Read more »
Jan. 25, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A developer has filed plans for a four-story building on 48th Avenue in Woodside that once saw a Korean church before its demolition several months ago. The plans, filed yesterday by Nash Builders, which purchased the property last spring for $2.3 million, call for a 12-unit building at 45-07… Read more »
Jan. 22, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez More than 20 apartments are up for grabs in a new affordable housing lottery for a soon-to-be completed development along Queens Boulevard in Woodside. J&J Tower, a nine-story project at 46-02 70th St., is offering 23 apartments ranging from studios and two bedrooms, starting at a monthly rent of… Read more »
Jan. 21, 2019 Sponsored Story PJ Horgan’s, a gastropub with deep roots in Sunnyside, officially opened its long-awaited kitchen two weeks ago, after construction and permitting stalled its launch ever since the establishment re-located to 49-02 Skillman Ave. in March. The new kitchen, helmed by executive chef Ben Morrison, serves lunch from 11 a.m. to… Read more »
Jan. 17, 2019 By Christian Murray A former bookkeeper who was behind a vicious acid attack on Skillman Avenue in 2015 that disfigured a woman’s face has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Kim Williams, 49, of the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx, was sentenced today for stealing more than $750,000 from the Long… Read more »
Jan. 17, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A developer has filed plans for a seven-story building at the corner of 52nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue in a project that comes after several properties were recently purchased on the stretch. “52 Roosevelt Ave Inc,” the developer that recently purchased three properties on the avenue including the old… Read more »
Jan. 16, 2019 By Christian Murray Governor Andrew Cuomo urged lawmakers to pass legislation this year that would charge motorists a fee for entering Manhattan below 60th Street. Cuomo said that the charge, known as congestion pricing, would help fund a crumbling subway system by raising $15 billion in coming years. He said it would… Read more »
Jan. 15, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Portions of the yellow and green decorative tiles that line the Queens Boulevard viaduct fell off and pierced the windshield of a car in the parking lot below in an alarming incident captured by one local resident last week. Images provided to the Sunnyside Post by Vitali Ogorodnikov, a… Read more »
Jan. 10, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Yet another Roosevelt Avenue building has sold on a block that is gearing up to see significant change. The two-story corner building at 51-30 Roosevelt Ave. sold for $3.58 million on Jan. 4, according to Goldenwood Property Advisors, which brokered the deal. The Bayside-based Pantelatos family, who owned the… Read more »
Jan. 10, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A Woodside man has been charged with criminal possession of marijuana, THC, and other illegal substances that he allegedly stashed in large quantities inside a College Point warehouse, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office. Phillip Kim, a 35-year-old resident of 61st Street, now faces up to eight years… Read more »