June 23, By Christian Murray
The police are looking for a man wanted in connection to an assault that left a man critically injured in Woodside Saturday morning.
The police said a 56-year-old male was punched in the face by an unknown person in front of 69-04 Roosevelt Avenue at about 12:10 am Saturday.…
June 20, By Christian Murray
A hardware store, hair salon and dental office are all opening in Sunnyside.
A hardware store is going to take over a little more than half the space that was previously occupied by Grand 99 Cent Store,…
June 20, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside is going to be taken over by musicians tomorrow–as 23 bands or solo performers will be playing outside several bars/restaurants—as well as public spaces– throughout the neighborhood. The musicians are expected to play everything from Americana to world music and will be scattered throughout the neighborhood–from Skillman Avenue,…
June 18, By Christian Murray
More than 800 people turned out to attend an art fair held in Sunnyside on Sunday. The event, organized by SunnysideArtists.org, took place at the Queen of Angels parish hall from 12:00 pm to 5 pm and featured the works of 35 Sunnyside and Woodside arts.…
June 18, By Christian Murray
The FDNY, which aims to purchase a site next to Lou Lodati Park to store 100 spare and decommissioned vehicles, released data last Thursday that provided a window into how much vehicular traffic would come in and out of the proposed Sunnyside site.…
June 16, By Christian Murray
Golden Wok, located at 42-18 43rd Avenue, was closed by Health Department on June 11, according to Dept. of Health records. There is no word as to whether the Chinese restaurant has reopened yet.…
June 16, Staff Report
About 1,000 residents participated in Sunnyside’s 45th annual Flag Day Parade under brilliant sunshine on Saturday morning. The parade, the only one in Queens, made its way up Greenpoint Ave. from 41st St. to Sabba Park,…
OPINION June 15, By John O’Reilly
During recent Community Board 2 meetings, the term “transparency” has been used with greater frequency to describe the Board and its various committees’ actions and functions. Is this description accurate? No. Community Board 2 fails to make important community information easily accessible and does not provide details about who sits on the Board and how its decisions are made.…
June 14, By Christian Murray
A new art gallery/custom-made furniture store will be opening at 48-14 Skillman Avenue tomorrow with a grand opening event. The store, called Apolloina Art Emporium, will be selling an eclectic mix of paintings, prints,…
June 13, By Christian Murray
The streetscape of the Sunnyside commercial district is going to look a whole lot greener. Sunnyside Shines, which kicked off a campaign to add street trees to the commercial district in January, received word earlier this week that the Queens Borough president’s office is going provide it with a $57,000 grant so it can add 27 new street trees and tree guards throughout the district.…