April 16, By Christian Murray
Caffe bene, the multi-national coffee giant based out of South Korea, is expected to open its Sunnyside operation by the end of this month. The café, which will be at located at 41-31 Queens Blvd,…
April 15
A Woodside rental building, touted as affordable luxury, is full after being on the market just six weeks, according to the Daily News. The 9-story building, called Icon52, is comprised of 66 units, with prices significantly higher that the rent most other Woodsiders pay.…
April 14, By Christian Murray
The Leitrim House, one of this neighborhood’s oldest bars located at 45-06 48th Ave., was sold last month and the new owner has plans to renovate it.
Jason Spratt, who is taking over the establishment,…
By Rigoberto Cardoso and Patricia Dorfman
The inner workings of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce might seem irrelevant to some, but the organization’s health is more important to our future than one might think. The Chamber’s long-time slogan, “A small town in the big city” aptly suggests that we all are dependent upon each other in more ways than just business.…
April 11, By Christian Murray
The Department of Education has approved a plan that will see as many as 250 PS 11 students sent by bus to a school in Astoria this fall. The incoming kindergarten class at PS 11 will be sent to PS 171 in Astoria each day,…
April 11, By Christian Murray
The Sunnyside Center Cinemas sign, which has dotted the Queens Blvd landscape for as many as 60 years, was taken down last night after a building inspector ordered that it be removed. The sign,…
April 10, By Christian Murray
The iconic Sunnyside Center Cinemas sign was damaged this morning and is likely to be demolished. The building manager Michael Christopher said that a truck hit the sign while it was traveling along Queens Blvd.…
April 10, By Christian Murray
The areas located under the 40th Street and 46th Street subway stations—once known for pigeons, dirty newspaper stands and food vendors– are in for a makeover. Sunnyside Shines, through a program with the Department of Transportation,…
April 9, By Christian Murray
A 61-year-old East Elmhurst man was charged today for possessing child pornography. The defendant, Michael Murray, was arrested after police discovered that he had several graphic images of children on his laptop. Murray was caught after he took his computer to Best Buy at 50-01 Northern Boulevard to be repaired.…
April 8, By Christian Murray
The president of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce was tossed off the board Tuesday in a tense election held at Dazies Restaurant today. The election was held following months of infighting—particularly after chamber president Swain Weiner laid off the marketing director citing a lack of funds,…