Sept. 26, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Sunnyside will be celebrating Oktoberfest this weekend with an afternoon street festival on Skillman Avenue paired with food and drink specials at multiple restaurants. The two events, organized by the Skillman Project—a group of restaurants and bars on the avenue—feature several family friendly activities, with 11 bars and restaurants… Read more »
Sept. 25, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Sunnysiders might hear a loud bang in the neighborhood today as film crews in the area create a “simulated explosion”. The explosion is scheduled to take place any time between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. along Skillman Avenue between 46th and 47th Streets, and is part of a media… Read more »
Sept. 25, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The MTA will be adding trains to the 7 line beginning next year to meet increased ridership once L train service shuts down between Brooklyn and Manhattan, the agency announced yesterday. The service increase will begin in April 2019, the same time the Canarsie tunnel connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan… Read more »
Sept. 24, 2018 Staff Report Hundreds of participants are set to take part in the fourth annual Sunnyside Post Mile this Saturday. The event is for both runners and walkers, and starts at 10:00 a.m., with an opening ceremony kicking off at 9:30 a.m. Participants are still able to register online for the event and… Read more »
Sept. 24, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The 108th Precinct, covering Long Island City, Sunnyside, and parts of Woodside and Maspeth, will soon be launching a new program that focuses on neighborhood policing, with a community meet-and-greet planned to mark the roll out. The program, under the NYPD’s Neighborhood Policing Plan, will divide the precinct into… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A free event that aims to showcase a bit of Sunnyside history through its Art Deco buildings will be taking place this Saturday. The two-part event, from the Art Deco Society of New York, will begin with a presentation on the neighborhood’s Art Deco buildings using slide illustrations, and… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A group of architecture students have put forward a number of ideas as to how to develop the sprawling Sunnyside Yard with a focus on sustainability and keeping the area—eyed for development—cool. Graduate students at the New York Institute of Technology were tasked with developing plans for the 180-acre… Read more »
Sept. 19, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Sunnyside Gardens Park will be hosting its annual Oktoberfest in two weeks time, complete with a biergarten, an arts and crafts fair, and its ever-popular pumpkin patch. The park’s picnic grove will once more be transformed into a biergarten, where guests can enjoy award-winning German-styled beer while listening to… Read more »
Sept. 17, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Another pizzeria is in the works for Sunnyside. Philomena’s, to offer personalized New York style pies, square slices, pastries, and other baked goods, is aiming for a late October opening at 41-16 Queens Blvd., the former site of the shuttered Dayboat and Salt and Fat restaurants. The restaurant’s concept… Read more »
Sept. 17, 2018 By Tara Law Outgoing Congressman Joseph Crowley has retained the chairmanship of the Queens Democratic Party–despite losing his primary to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in June. The Queens Democratic Party voted 60 to four to reelect Crowley during a meeting at the Georgia Diner this morning, reported the New York Post. Crowley, who has been the… Read more »