Sept. 12, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside shoppers will no longer have to ask for directions—as there will be several maps out there telling them how to find local businesses.
The Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce announced Wednesday that it is producing a comprehensive map that will pinpoint the location of every business in the neighborhood.…
Sept. 11, By Christian Murray
An MTA employee who was working in a Woodside subway booth was arrested yesterday for exposing himself to customers, police said.
Harold Sisselman, 51, was inside the 61st Street 7 train subway booth at around 12:30 am Wednesday when two customers saw him exposing himself and performing lewd acts.…
Sept. 9, By Michael Florio
There are plenty of events coming Woodside’s way in the next few months.
Woodside on the Move, a grass roots organization that promotes Woodside as a place to live, work and do business, has set up several community events in coming weeks–including a 9/11 vigil,…
Sept. 8, By Christian Murray
A Woodside couple with two small children has started a campaign to bring another middle school to the Sunnyside/Woodside area.
Sean and Deb McGowan, who both live in the Berkeley Towers, have enlisted the help of the School Construction Authority as well as local politicians in their quest to find a location where one can be built.…
Sept. 8, By Christian Murray
Vivire, a cozy bar located at 41-21 Greenpoint Avenue, opened Thursday on a stretch of Greenpoint Avenue that has long been known for its empty storefronts.
Javier Garcia, the manager of Vivire, said that the owners were originally going to open a soccer bar but instead changed their minds and decided to open an establishment targeting young professionals.…
Sept. 6, By Christian Murray
A man entered Family Pharmacy on Friday with a gun and demanded prescription pain killers, according to police.
The pharmacist, at the 45-60 43rd Street establishment, complied with the suspect’s demand and handed over three bottles of drugs,…
Sept. 5, By Christian Murray
The application period for the affordable rental units at Hunters Point South is expected to begin next month and Community Board 2 leaders are in the process of setting up a number of local meetings to guide residents through the application process.…
Sept. 5, By Michael Florio
A masked man entered the Greenpoint Pharmacy on Tuesday with a gun and demanded prescription pain killers, according to police.
The man, wearing a black ski mask, walked into the 40-26 Greenpoint Avenue pharmacy at about 1:30 pm,…
Sept. 4, By Christian Murray
In the past year, three pedestrians were run down and killed while crossing the streets of Western Queens. On all three occasions, the driver fled. And on all three occasions, no one has been caught.…
August 3, By Christian Murray
The Department of Transportation has put forward detailed plans that are expected to bring two slow zones to the residential streets of Sunnyside and Woodside by the end of the year.
The plans call for a slow zone that would cover the northern section of Sunnyside/Woodside and a separate zone than would cover the southern section of Sunnyside/Woodside.…