Jan. 19, 2018 By Christian Murray Two Sunnyside residents are opening a Turkish restaurant on 46th Street, adjacent to the Sunnyside arch. Rifat Avci, the owner, and Yuksel Akdas, the manager, aim to open the restaurant at 45-08 46th Street in about four months. They plan to offer traditional Turkish food, such as kebabs, gyros,… Read more »
Jan. 19, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The City View Inn, which has been used by the city to provide temporary shelter for homeless families, will now be sheltering up to 100 single men, only, in a last-minute decision that left many families at the shelter in shock. The hotel, located at 33-17 Greenpoint Ave., was… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2018 By Christian Murray The Pizza Hut restaurant located on Northern Boulevard was robbed at gunpoint Monday by a man who is wanted for sticking up two other business in Queens, according to police. The suspect allegedly entered the 51-02 Northern Blvd Pizza Hut at around 9:50 p.m. on Jan 15, showed a… Read more »
Jan. 18, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A new diner will be opening its doors in weeks time at the former site of Foxy’s Diner, the eatery that quietly ended its 10-year-run over the summer. Boulevard Diner, the name of the new business at 43-11 Queens Blvd., is set to open the second week of February,… Read more »
Jan. 17, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez An architecture firm will be occupying a space on Skillman Avenue that was once the site of the long-standing Marcel’s Cabinet Shop, which closed in 2016. Laura Heim, a local architect and Sunnyside Gardens resident, bought the cabinet maker’s 45-14 Skillman Avenue building last April and plans to move… Read more »
Jan. 17, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A man is in critical condition after he was struck by a car on the Sunnyside/Long Island City border last night, police say. The hit-and-run happened at around 9:00 p.m. on Jan. 16, when the 27-year-old victim was crossing 35th Street mid-block between Queens Boulevard and 43rd Avenue, police… Read more »
Jan. 16, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The NYPD is searching for a man who allegedly punched a 29-year-old outside a Queens Boulevard hotel currently housing the homeless, and who is purported to be a resident of the shelter. The 108th Precinct tweeted a flyer this morning of a male suspect wanted in regards to an… Read more »
Jan. 15, 2018 By Christian Murray A homeless man was found dead at L/CPL Thomas P Noonan Jr. Playground early Monday morning. The police arrived at the park, located on Greenpoint Avenue between 42nd and 43rd streets, at about 7:00 a.m. and discovered him dead, according to city sources. The cause of death was alcohol… Read more »
Jan. 15, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce has selected Tony Tang, owner of the UPS Store on Queens Boulevard, as the recipient of the eighth Luke Adams Sunnysider of the Year award. The Chamber will present a crystal plaque to Tang on Jan. 23 at Tangra, located at 39-23 Queens Blvd…. Read more »
Jan. 15, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Parts of the 7 line may go up to weeks without express service as the MTA undergoes infrastructure work along the line. Express trains will be making local stops between 74 St. – Broadway and Queensboro Plaza, with express service between Main Street and 74th Street, only, according to… Read more »