Sept. 9, By Christian Murray The Sunnyside community paid tribute Saturday to 6-year-old Benjamin Wheeler, who was one of 20 children gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School last December. In a tearful ceremony, nearly 100 people gathered for a street co-naming on the corner of 41st Street and Queens Boulevard. …
Sept.. 6, By Christian Murray
Getting to La Guardia Airport is going to be getting a little bit easier for many Sunnyside and Woodside residents. Starting Sunday, a new express bus service will take passengers from 61st/Woodside to La Guardia Airport.…
Sept. 5, By Christian Murray Pizza Dealz is up for sale and the owner is seeking $70,000 , according to a listing on Craigslist. The pizzeria, located at 41-10 49th Street, is being marketed as a turn-key business, since it comes with equipment,…
Sept. 5, By Christian Murray A motorcyclist was killed after colliding with a Jeep in the vicinity of 39th Street and Queens Boulevard yesterday, according to police. The bike rider was traveling south on 39th Street at 3:40 pm when he collided with a 39th Street north bound Jeep Liberty.…
September 3, Christian Murray
Sunnyside Community Services announced Friday that it’s renovating its senior center following a $2.6 million allocation by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer as part of the city’s 2014 budget. The funds will be spent on upgrading the organization’s second floor,…
Sept. 2, By Christian Murray
Abdel Rios, the owner of Skillman Pets, is an avid historian—particularly when it comes to 20th Century Americana. Rios has created an elaborate 1950s exhibit in the front window of his 49-16 Skillman Avenue store.…
September 4, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside, NY: Ten bars and restaurants on Queens Blvd—known as Sunnyside’s Boulevard of Bars—are hosting a joint Irish music festival this Saturday. The event, titled Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day, will feature fiddlers, accordion players and Irish guitarists.…
September 1, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside Shines has revamped and upgraded its website. The redesigned site, which went live today at http://www.sunnysideshines.org, aims to help small businesses, residents, and visitors learn more about what Sunnyside has to offer. Sunnyside Shines,…
August 30, Sunnyside, NY
A nutritional center opened on Skillman Avenue last week offering natural remedies for all kinds of illnesses. The Sunnyside Nutritional Center, located at 45-10 Skillman Ave., provides Swedish, deep tissue and Shiatsus therapeutic massages. It also offers treatments for diabetics as well as individuals suffering from stress problems and obesity.…
August 30, Woodside, NY A dog was mowed down by a LIRR train in Woodside Friday morning. The dog was being walked by its owner at the time, according to DNAinfo, but was not on a leash. The dog was struck by a Penn Station-bound train at about 10 am,…