August 4, Staff Report, Bill Murray was in Sunnyside this morning walking around PS 150. Murray was there working on an upcoming film that is using PS 150’s auditorium as a movie set. The movie, St. Vincent de Van Nuys, stars Murray,…
A Sunnyside resident who lives next door to an animal hoarder receives little help from city agencies. The resident has had to cope with the smell of feces, the noise of six dogs and trash for years. She later discovers that the owner has cats too.…
August 2, Staff Report
Sunnyside is going to be all about jazz Saturday. Sunnyside Shines is hosting the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival under the 46th Street arch tomorrow (August 3). The event, typically Sunnyside Shines’ biggest of the year,…
August 2, Staff Report
The auditorium at PS 150 will be used for a movie set on Sunday and Monday for an upcoming film. The movie, St. Vincent de Van Nuys, stars Bill Murray, Naomi Watts and Chris O’Dowd.…
Daily News
Former Sunnyside/Woodside councilman Eric Gioia got slammed last Thursday with a wallet-busting $72,402 fine for violating a slew of campaign finance laws while running for public advocate in 2009. That includes nearly $30,000 for spending more than the $3.8 million limit for public advocate candidates that year and $13,000 for accepting 47 contributions that exceeded the city’s $4,950 limit for citywide candidates.…
August 1, By Christian Murray
An up-scale Italian restaurant will be opening within two weeks in the space that was occupied by the now-defunct Tapenade Bistro (44-07 on Queens Blvd). The restaurant, which will be called Venturo, is going to offer Italian-inspired cuisine,…
July 31, By Christian Murray
The New York City Parks Department and the Department of Health have taken a number of steps in the past two weeks to combat the growing rat problem at John Vincent Daniels Jr. Square,…
July 30, By Christian Murray
Construction has started on a $250,000 pigeon mitigation system that is expected to rid the 46th Street, 52nd Street and 61st Street subway stations of unsightly feces—as well as protect commuters from being hit by excrement.…
July 30, Staff Report The Sunnyside Shines BID is conducting a survey to find out what stores/restaurants residents would like to see come to the neighborhood, specifically along Queens Boulevard and Greenpoint Avenue. Sunnyside Shines began surveying shoppers in person and online on July 27th,…
July 30, By Bill Parry
Hundreds of youngsters took over the plaza under the Sunnyside Arch on Saturday to participate in an arts & crafts fair. The event was the first of three summer events hosted by Sunnyside Shines,…