January 22, By Christian Murray
Mayor Bill de Blasio has set aside funds for a new school in Sunnyside/Woodside, according to Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer.
The mayor released his 2017 preliminary budget yesterday, which allocates $200 million for schools in Long Island City,…
January 21, Staff Report
The Koeppel car dealerships, several of which are located on Northern Boulevard, have been slapped with a lawsuit by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for unlawfully selling credit repair and identity theft protection.…
January 21, Sunnyside Shines
Ahmad Osman serves up some of the best falafel, gyro and baklava in Sunnyside.
Along with his family, Ahmad has operated Souk El Shater on Queens Boulevard since 2011, and prior to that, he was in business on 43rd Avenue.…
January 20, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a Woodside convenience store at gunpoint Monday night.
The suspect entered into a bodega located at 54-03 Northern Blvd at around 8:40 pm, before jumping over the counter and demanding money from a store employee,…
January 19, Staff Report
Mayor Bill de Blasio declared Vision Zero a success Tuesday, announcing that 2015 was the safest year for New York City roads on record.
De Blasio made the announcement alongside the DOT at Woodside’s Razi School on Queens Boulevard,…
January 15, Staff Report
A Sunnyside restaurant has been temporarily closed by the health department for operating without a food permit.
Bucharest European Restaurant, which is currently for sale, was closed Thursday and had not reopened by Friday afternoon.…
January 14, Staff Report
More than 200 students at PS 12 in Woodside stayed home from school Thursday following the outbreak of a stomach virus, according to officials.
The stomach bug known as norovirus has sickened scores of children at the school.…
January 14, By Christian Murray
Molly Blooms, a gastropub located at 43-13 Queens Blvd, is closing Sunday, and its owner and staff will be having a final swan song to mark the occasion.
New owners are expected to take over the establishment in about a week and are likely to rename the bar,…
January 14, By Michael Florio
Scandals, the gritty strip club located in the heart of Long Island City, is about to reopen at its former site by the Queensboro Bridge.
The club shut its doors at 24-03 Queen Plaza North about a year ago but plans are in the works for it to reopen soon at the same highly visible location.…
January 14, By Christian Murray
A Queens Blvd property was purchased by a developer for a little over $12 million earlier this month.
The property, located at 38-01 Queens Blvd, was bought by Curbcut Queens Blvd for $12,070,000, a company linked to the development company Platinum Realty.…