Dec. 3, By Christian Murr
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One of the two men wanted for punching and robbing an 81-year-old Sunnyside resident on Oct. 26 at a Chase ATM has been arrested.
Thomas Fullwood, a 29-year-old from the Bronx, was arrested Dec.…
Dec. 2, By Christian Murray
Demolition permits have been filed with the Building Dept. to demolish three Greenpoint Avenue stores and the accompanying upstairs dwelling units.
The permits, which were filed and approved Nov. 18, provide the developer with the go-ahead to knock down the buildings that were occupied by King Boulevard,…
Dec. 2, By Christian Murray
The drum beat to develop the Sunnyside Yards continues with the latest call to build on it coming from the former Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff.
Doctoroff, in a New York Times op-ed piece that ran Sunday,…
Dec. 1, By Kim Brown
At 104, Sunnyside’s oldest resident said she doesn’t know the secret to living so long, but spending decades on Bliss Street certainly played a part.
“Being in familiar territory day in and day out is very helpful,” said Ethel Plimack’s son,…
Dec. 1, By Michael Florio
Residents will be able to catch a nostalgia train from Queens Plaza every Sunday this December.
The trains are comprised of old subway cars that ran between the 1930s and early 1970s.
This year the nostalgia trains will run along the Sixth Avenue M-line on Sundays (November 30th,…
The Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual holiday lighting at 6pm at Sabba Park (48th Street and Queens Blvd) on Dec. 1 (this EVENING)
There will be a chorale group– led by Melissa Orlando from ArtspaceQ– who will perform Christmas Carols,…
Dec. 1, By Christian Murray
The crime rate took a nose dive in November throughout the 108 Police Precinct, which covers Woodside, Sunnyside and Long Island City.
Captain John Travaglia, the precinct’s new commanding officer who took the top job mid November,…
Nov. 29, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside Shines held an event at Bliss Plaza today to mark Small Business Saturday.
The organization set up a stand at Bliss Plaza (under the 46th Street subway station) where it distributed Sunnyside shopping holiday guides,…
Nov. 28, By Christian Murray
An apartment in the Big Six Towers in Woodside caught fire Thursday leaving one person in serious but non-life threatening condition, according to the FDNY.
The FDNY arrived at the 59-55 47th Avenue complex at about 4:30 pm and it took them about 20 minutes to get the fire under control.…
Nov. 27, Staff Report
Ethel Plimack, a Sunnyside Gardens resident, turned 104 today and the neighborhood came to her 46th Street home to wish her well.
At noon, Ethel’s neighbor Patricia Dorfman distributed birthday candles to the well-wishes and knocked on her front door.…