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Vintage Subways Will Run From Queens Plaza This Holiday Season

November 30, Staff Report

New Yorkers can ride the subway back in time throughout December.

The MTA will run a “holiday nostalgia fleet” of vintage subway cars for four consecutive Sundays starting Dec. 6. The fleet includes subway cars from the 30s,…

Boxing Gym For Kids And Adults Opens On Queens Blvd

November 30, By Michael Florio

Long Island City and Sunnyside residents can now break out their inner Rocky.

Supreme Team Boxing, a new neighborhood boxing gym, opened at 34-09 Queens Blvd. earlier this month.

The 1,900-square-foot center offers pro-style boxing and kickboxing classes,…

Sunnysiders Gather to Celebrate Resident’s 105th Birthday

November 26, By Christian Murray

Ethel Plimack, a Sunnyside Gardens resident, celebrated her 105th birthday today and local residents gathered outside her 46th Street home to wish her a Happy Birthday on Thanksgiving Day.

At noon, Ethel’s neighbor Patricia Dorfman knocked on her front door to wish her Happy Birthday.…

Public Advocate Calls Out Sunnyside, Woodside Properties In ‘Worst Landlords’ List

November 24, By Jackie Strawbridge

The Public Advocate released the annual “landlord watchlist” on Monday and pinpointed buildings in western Queens as some of the Borough’s worst, although acknowledging some glitches in the data.

The Worst Landlords Watchlist is an information-sharing tool that allows New Yorkers to identify buildings and property owners who rake in violations from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development.…

MTA Refuses To Put Up Noise Mitigating Plants Next To Railroad Tracks

November 23, By Christian Murray

The MTA is reneging on its promise to put up noise mitigating plants next to the LIRR tracks on Barnett Avenue, according to community leaders.

Two MTA representatives spoke to members of Community Board 2’s Land Use committee Wednesday and said that the plants were no longer part of East Side Access project.…

Man Shot Dead in Sunnyside

November 21, Staff Report

A 38-year-old man was fatally shot at the corner of 50th Street and Queens Blvd this morning, police said.

The man was shot in the chest at about 4 am and was prounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital.…

Crowley Votes Against Bill That Would Stifle Syrian Refugees Entry into America

By Michael Florio

Congressman Joseph Crowley voted against a controversial bill yesterday that would essentially halt Syrian and Iraqi refugees from coming to the United States.

Congressman Joseph Crowley spoke out against the bill (H.R. 4038) which calls for increasing the screening process for refugees trying to make it into America.…

Sunnyside Shines Gears Up For Holiday Season, with Gift Guide and Lights

November 20, By Laura A Shepard

Sunnyside residents should be able to do a significant portion of their holiday shopping within the 11104 zip code this year.

The Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District has put together its second annual gift guide for the season,…

Sunnyside Gardens Street to be Co-Named in Honor of Its Landscape Architect

November 20, Staff Report

A Sunnyside Gardens street is going to be co-named after Marjorie Sewell Cautley, the landscape architect who designed the plants, gardens and courtyards within the Historic District.

The street co-name will go up at the corner of 45th Street and Skillman Avenue on Saturday at 1:30 pm.…