June 8, 2018 By Christian Murray Community Board 2 voted Thursday to reject a developer’s bid to be granted a zoning variance in order to build a two-tower, 561-unit development along Queens Boulevard in Woodside. The rejection represents another blow for the developer, Madison Realty Capital, in its quest to get a zoning change that… Read more »
June 8, 2018 By Christian Murray About 1,000 attendees are expected to turn out for Sunnyside’s 50th annual Flag Day Parade Saturday. The parade, which is believed to be the only one in Queens, will start at 11 am on the corner of Greenpoint Avenue and 40th Street with participants marching east to Joe Sabba… Read more »
June 7, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Mayor Bill de Blasio’s controversial plan to eliminate the admissions test currently required for specialized high schools passed the Assembly Education Committee yesterday, with a vote in the affirmative from its chair, Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan. The proposal moved out of the education committee yesterday into the rules committee with… Read more »
June 6, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Congressman Joseph Crowley has come out against the city’s plans for Skillman and 43rd Avenues, just one day before Community Board 2 is set to vote on the plan. Crowley took to social media to bash the Department of Transportation’s proposal, stating that the plan, involving the installation of… Read more »
June 6, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A notorious Sunnyside property manager, who made headlines for displaying images of Hitler and Stalin in the lobby of the building he once managed, was cleared of stalking and harassment charges earlier this week. Neal Milano, 71, was found not guilty of seven counts of stalking, harassment, and attempted… Read more »
June 5, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The majority of Community Board 2’s Transportation Committee voted in favor of the city’s safety improvement plan for Skillman and 43rd Avenues last night. The Department of Transportation’s proposal, mainly involving the installation of protected bike lanes through the two avenues while eliminating roughly 120 parking spaces, received five… Read more »
June 4, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A Woodside church will be facing the wrecking ball. Permits filed on June 1 show plans to demolish the New York Korean Church of the Nazarene, located at 45-05 48th Ave. The church has been in Woodside since 2003, when the New York District of the Church of Nazarene… Read more »
June 4, 2018 By Christian Murray A man who was found dead inside a hotel room at the LaQuinta Inn on Queens Boulevard Friday committed suicide, according to police. The police responded to a 911 call at around 2:20 p.m. Friday that a 31-year-old man was unconscious and unresponsive in a hotel room at the… Read more »
June 1, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city is reserving a small number of parking spaces under the 7 train viaduct for car-share services as part of a citywide pilot launching next week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced yesterday. Four parking spots at the DOT’s Sunnyside Municipal Parking Field, running under the 7 train on… Read more »
May 31, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A Sunnyside attorney pleaded guilty to helping her business partner, the self-named and infamous ‘Taxi King,’ commit tax fraud, the New York Attorney General announced today. Andreea Dumitru, 43, pleaded guilty to criminal tax fraud for her role in aiding Evgeny Freidman, the disgraced ‘Taxi King’ who managed a… Read more »