April 4
The police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for a Sunnyside robbery that took place in front of 45-24 40 Street on March 16, 2013. The alleged perpetrator approached a man at 3:15 am,…
The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, has donated $2,500 to the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District (BID) to help beautify the neighborhood. Sunnyside Shines is directing the funds toward its graffiti removal program, which cleans graffiti from storefronts and roll-down gates within the commercial district. …
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, whose district includes Long Island City, Astoria and parts of Sunnyside, has received death threats following some recent gun legislation she sponsored. The death threats were phoned into her New York office yesterday in response to news reports about a bill she authored requiring gun owners to have insurance.…
New medical offices are going to open at the property that was previously leased to Orchard Farmers Market, according to the landlord. The property, located at 42-24 Greenpoint Ave., was once the home of Nelsons Christmas Shoppe. There are no further details as to who the new tenants are and what their plans are at this time.…
March 30
The TV cameras will be doing plenty of filming in Sunnyside over the next few days. Filming is taking place on a new ABC drama—called Lucky 7– at Queens Blvd and 46th Street today. The drama pilot is about seven employees of a service station in Queens whose lives change when they win a lottery jackpot.…
After 3 months, the No. 7 train weekend cuts are over. The MTA cut weekend service between Queensboro Plaza and Manhattan from Dec. 29 through March 25. The MTA said the closures were part of a four-year plan to install a new signaling system and make upgrades to the tunnel that goes below the East River.…
March 29, By Christian Murray
The Sunnyside Business Improvement District outlined its 2012 achievements at its annual meeting last Thursday and elected a largely unchanged board. Rachel Thieme, the BID’s executive director, told the 60-member audience that Sunnyside Shines (aka the BID) had spent $388,000 in fiscal year 2012 with most of the funds being spent on streetscaping,…
March 27
A young Maspeth woman was struck and killed by a truck, police said. Juliana Busto, 22, was in a crosswalk in Sunnyside at the intersection of 47th Street and Laurel Hill Boulevard, when she was hit by a 2002 Chevy Avalanche at about 11:15 p.m.…
March 27, By Christian Murray
Purse snatchers and cell phone thieves who target No. 7 train subway riders better be on guard, according to police. The police have stepped up their presence on all subways within Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City following a wave of transit crime in 2012.…
Press Release (issued March 25) Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan (D-37th District– which covers Sunnyside
), today announced her endorsement of New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn for Mayor of New York. In offering her endorsement, Nolan, who serves as Chair of the New York State Assembly Committee on Education,…