October 23, By Christian Murray
About 150 people turned out Saturday for the co-naming of 40th Street/Queens Blvd to Lillian ‘Lily’ Gavin Place, in honor of the late owner of Dazies and long-time Sunnyside community leader.
Gavin, who passed away in July 2016 at the age of 85,…
October 23, By Christian Murray
A well-known Thai restaurant on Queens Boulevard has closed.
Dee Thai, which has been located at 46-17 Queens Boulevard since 2008, shut down recently and there is now a giant ‘for rent’ sign in the store window.…
October 20, By Christian Murray
Women continue to get sexually harassed on the 7 train, with police looking for two men who grabbed their victims’ butts in two separate incidents.
The first incident took place at the 103 Street and Roosevelt Avenue station when a man grabbed the buttocks of a 45-year woman exiting the Flushing bound “7” train on Saturday,…
October 19, Staff Report
A Halloween costume contest for dogs is taking place in Sunnyside this Saturday as part of a full day of activities organized by the canine organizations Korean K9 Rescue and Sunnyside United Dog Society (SUDS).…
October 16, By Christian Murray
A homeless man was sentenced to 1 ½ to 4 ½ years in prison Friday for burglarizing four Queens houses of worship as a hate crime, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office.
Joseph Woznik,…
October 9, Staff Report
Hundreds of participants are set to take part in the third annual Sunnyside Post Mile on Saturday, October 14.
The event is for both runners and walkers, and starts at 10:00 am, with an opening ceremony kicking off at 9:30 am.…
October 6, By Christian Murray
The Department of Homeless Services has been housing homeless families at the City View Inn in Long Island City since late July, residents learned at a community meeting last night.
The revelation was made during a heated Community Board 2 meeting on Oct.…
October 2, By Christian Murray
The lights on Sunnyside Arch are about to be replaced after being on and off for years.
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer has allocated $15,000 to replace the existing neon lights that have had a history of failure. …
October 2, Staff Report
A long-time Woodside resident opened a new Japanese restaurant last week near the heavily trafficked intersection of 61st Street and Roosevelt Ave last Wednesday.
Michael Chan, 40, who has lived Woodside for about 25 years,…
October 2, By Christian Murray
Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer announced last week that $1.5 million is going to spent on revitalizing Doughboy Park, up from the $750,000 that he announced would be directed to the park in June.
The initial $750,000 announced in June is going toward revitalizing the plaza area and renovating the Doughboy statue and surrounding memorials.…