April 30, By Christian Murray
The Meat Boutique, a Sunnyside butcher shop, opened today at 43-15 Queens Boulevard. The shop offers fresh meats and prepared foods, including sandwiches, cold cuts, fresh salads and daily special platters. It will also include Irish sausages,…
April 30, By Bill Parry
A year after his untimely death, a new park in Jackson Heights will likely bear the name of Rory Staunton, a Sunnyside boy who tragically died at the age of 12 from sepsis. The park incorporates the former athletic field of the Garden School [33-16 79th St.] that Rory Staunton attended.…
April 28, By Christian Murray
The commanding office of the police precinct that covers Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside is being replaced.
Deputy Inspector Donald Powers, who has been in charge of the 108 Police Precinct since June 2010,…
A Woodside woman won $1 million last month in a scratch-off game she purchased from a nearby store on 47th Avenue. Melba Ortez Arias, 51, won the top prize on the new Family Feud scratch-off game that she purchased at Jaymaharaj Grocery,…
Salt & Fat, located at 41-16 Queens Blvd, was included in the 2013 New York City Michelin Guide for its quality. It was one of just a handful of Queens restaurants. The New York Times did a feature on the restaurant this week that can be found at the following link.…
April 25, By Christian Murray
While the 5 Pointz graffiti warehouse is still on track to be demolished by year end, the developer says that a space will remain in the new complex for street artists to show off their work,…
April 24, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside Shines, the local business improvement district, is launching a marketing campaign that aims to promote local stores, restaurants and nightlife throughout the month of May. The BID has joined forces with 33 businesses in the neighborhood to promote “Hoppin’ Thursdays”,…
April 24, By Bill Parry and Christian Murray
Updated 8:11pm:
Two memorial services will be held for Lou Rispoli next month. The longtime Woodside resident, who was killed following a brutal attack last October on 43rd Avenue,…
April 23, By Christian Murray
Two local politicians are calling on the Department of Transportation to bring the Citi Bike program to Astoria, Sunnyside and Woodside. The Citi Bike program is scheduled to debut next month, with the DOT rolling out 6,000 bikes at nearly 330 stations in Manhattan (south of 59th Street) and in sections of Brooklyn.…
April 22, By Bill Parry
Six months after Superstorm Sandy damaged or destroyed scores of trees in Sunnyside and Woodside a program has begun to replace them. Civic leaders and representatives from the City Parks Foundation gathered outside Mario’s Restaurant (43-04 47th Ave.) on Monday morning to replant the first of 70 new trees.…