April 21, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside is going ‘trivia’ mad. Several bars in the neighborhood are hosting ‘trivia’ nights and the number of establishments that are putting them on appears to keep growing. About two years ago, Bar 43 and Molly Blooms were the go-to places for trivia enthusiasts.…
April 19, By Christian Murray
A former NYPD cop who lives in Sunnyside was sentenced to nearly four years in prison yesterday for his role in transporting M-16 rifles, handguns and cigarettes from New Jersey to New York Ali Oklu,…
April 17, By Bill Parry
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and local leaders honored a 7-year-old PS150 student yesterday for producing the school’s most effective poster that tells dog owners to clean up after their pooch. In front of hundreds of her cheering PS 150 classmates,…
The Turkish Cultural Center honored several Sunnyside residents last Thursday for their work in coming to the aid of victims of Superstorm Sandy. Ty Sullivan, Mickey McCreesh, Nick Murphy and Gina Rattan were honored by the TCC for their fundraising efforts as well as their clothing drives,…
The street fair that was scheduled to take place on Skillman Avenue this Saturday has been canceled after the sponsor of the event decided to call it off. The fair, which was to be hosted by the Sunnyside Kiwanis Club, was canceled this morning after the Kiwanis Club notified officials that it had decided to call off the event in light of the community’s opposition to it.…
April 13, By Bill Parry
Woodside on the Move, a grass roots community organization, is about to host a series of events—ranging from music to business networking—in coming weeks. A major function of the organization is to provide community events that promote economic growth and neighborhood stabilization.…
April 11, By Christian Murray
Community Board 2 and members of the Sunnyside community were caught off guard yesterday when they discovered that the street fair on Skillman Avenue is now on. Several merchants on Skillman Avenue received fliers yesterday distributed by the event coordinator notifying them that the fair is scheduled for Saturday,…
April 10, By Bill Parry
If two local women’s plan takes hold, the sidewalks of Sunnyside Gardens are going to be dotted with yard sales on one particular Saturday in late May. The women aim to create a community event where residents located within the Sunnyside Gardens district all peddle their wares in front of their homes at the same exact time.…
April 8
A new security camera system is being installed inside a Woodside housing project. The Woodside Houses, where many high-profile crimes have occurred in the past decade, will be receiving 137 closed-circuit cameras, which will be installed in lobbies,…
April 4, By Christian Murray
Welcome Home Real Estate, one of Sunnyside’s more established real estate firms, was sold last week for an undisclosed sum of money. Long time owner Rita Lowry sold the business to Amy Fitzgerald, a well-known Sunnyside resident and real estate veteran.…