May 8, By Michael Florio
Burger King, the fast-food restaurant located at 40-15 Queens Boulevard, has been temporarily closed by the Health Department. The store was closed for the following reasons: Sanitary Violations 1) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.…
May 7, By Christian Murray
Grace Fellowship Church, a Sunnyside-based Presbyterian church, is moving its offices from Long Island City into space located on the corner of 43rd Avenue and 46th Street. The new location, previously occupied by a chiropractor,…
May 5, By Christian Murray
The Department of Transportation is likely to start converting the areas beneath the 40th and 46th Street subway stations into plazas as early as June. These areas are currently viewed as dark and uninviting,…
New York News May 5, By Michael Florio
The city is lowering the speed limit on large sections of Northern and Queens Boulevards — as part of its Vision Zero program to reduce pedestrian fatalities. The city aims to implement a “slow zone” on Northern Blvd – from 40th Road to 114th Street—by the end of May,…
May 4, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside’s Greenmarket is opening next Saturday, one month earlier than it did last year. The market, which operates outside Lou Lodati Park on Skillman Avenue (btw. 42nd and 43rd Streets), will open for the season on May 10,…
OPINION May 4, John O’Reilly
The Sunnyside community, north, south, young, old, hip and unhip, must get fully involved and engaged with the Vision Zero Action Plan. This ambitious and historic effort launched in the opening days of the de Blasio administration and newly constituted City Council,…
May 2, By Christian Murray
Caffe Bene, the multi-national coffee giant based out of South Korea, opened its Sunnyside operation on Thursday. The café, located at 41-31 Queens Blvd, sells items such as brewed coffee, hot and cold beverages,…
May 1, By Christian Murray
A resolution has been introduced by a Manhattan councilman calling for term limits for community board members. The resolution, which has the backing of Queens legislators Daniel Dromm (Jackson Heights) and Peter Koo (Flushing),…
April 30, By Christian Murray
The rash of residential burglaries that plagued Sunnyside at the end of last year has largely subsided. The north side of Sunnyside was subject to 16 burglaries in December and remained stubbornly high at the beginning of the year.…
April 29, By Christian Murray
Center Cinemas’ iconic sign that was destroyed recently is going to be replaced in its original form, according to the owner. The owner, Rudy Prashad, said the sign will look very similar to what it did prior to a truck backing into it on April 10. …