August 6, By Christian Murray
A cozy neighborhood bar is expected to open on Greenpoint Avenue next week.
The bar, called Vivire, will be located at 41-21 Greenpoint Avenue on the same block as Thalia Theater and C-Town.
Andrew Renfroe,…
August 4, By Michael Florio
The traffic on Roosevelt Avenue is likely to move a little slower come September.
The Department of Transportation announced Friday that 14 new slow zones are about to be rolled out across the city,…
August 4, By Christian Murray
A restaurant focusing on Asian bistro is opening on Queens Boulevard in two weeks.
Blu Orchid, which will be located at 45-04 Queens Blvd, will be offering an assortment of Asian menu items—from tuna noodles to Pad-Thai.…
August 3, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside Shines hosted the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Concert underneath the Sunnyside Arch yesterday.
The concert, a big draw for residents and Beiderbecke fans throughout the Tri-state area, marked the 83rd anniversary since the jazz legend died in his 43-30 46th Street apartment on Aug.…
August 1, By Christian Murray
Two men entered into a Sunnyside grocery store this morning—one displaying a firearm– and took off with about $2,000 in cash, according to police.
The men entered Sunnyside Gardens Market, located at 46-01 Skillman Avenue,…
By Christian Murray
The police have arrested a suspect who allegedly robbed a 90-year-old man in front of Stop & Shop at 44-51 48th Street.
Wade Hairston, 28, has been charged with robbery, criminal obstruction of breathing, unlawful imprisonment and harassment following the July 22 incident.…
July 31, By Michael Florio
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.
Hip to Hip Theatre Company, a non-profit arts organization that specializes in family friendly productions, will be bringing “Free Shakespeare in the Park” to Sunnyside and Long Island City this weekend and next.…
July 31, By Christian Murray
Woodside: The Department of Transportation is expected to start construction on its redesign of the half-mile stretch on Broadway—between Northern Boulevard and 65th Street—in the next two weeks.
The DOT will be converting the corridor into one lane in each direction with a center turning lane and extra-wide parking lanes (see below for details).…
July 30, By Michael Florio
The No. 7 train has been crowned New York City’s best subway line by the transit advocacy group Straphangers.
This is the seventh time in 16 years that the No. 7 has received the top ranking since Straphangers began its State of the Subways annual report of the city’s 20 subway lines.…
July 29, By Christian Murray
The gritty entrance to the 46th Street subway station—long known for its pigeons, ratty newspaper stands and street vendors—has been transformed into a tidy plaza complete with tables, chairs and planters.
Sunnyside Shines cut the ribbon today to what’s now called the “Bliss Plaza” that features 16 planters,…