March 14, By Christian Murray
The Department of Transportation faced heavy criticism Thursday morning for failing to take preventive measures that might have saved the life of a Woodside teenager who was killed by an out-of-control minivan while walking along the sidewalk on Thomson Avenue on Monday.…
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Donovan’s to Hold St. Patrick’s Day Fundraiser Tonight
March 14, By Bill Parry
The new owners of Donovan’s Pub (57-24 Roosevelt Ave.) will host a St Patrick’s Day fundraiser for Woodside on the Move on Thursday night from 6-9pm. All funds will go toward WOTM’s education and jobs programs.…
Long Island City Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison In Hit-And-Run Death Of Sunnyside Bicyclist
March 13, By Christian Murray
A Long Island City man who struck and killed a bicyclist on a Sunnyside street last July was sentenced to five years in prison today. Alex J. Batista, 25, of 53-36 Van Dam Street,…
Daily News Reports: Woodside Elevator Breaks Down Due to Urine
New York Daily News This elevator is more than just a wee bit slow. A lift at the Woodside, LIRR and subway complex is constantly breaking down from damage caused by people peeing inside it, officials said Monday. It’s such a popular pit stop that Long Island Rail Road President Helena Williams called it a “vertical urinal.” “The mechanics of the elevator are constantly being contaminated,” Williams said at an LIRR committee meeting.…
Hundreds Line Up For Steamfitters Jobs
March 12, By Bill Parry
More than a thousand people camped outside the Steamfitters Industry Training Center in Long Island City yesterday in search of 500 openings in the union’s apprenticeship program. Job seekers came from all over the tri-state area,…
Pervert Targets 12-Year-Old Girl at Woodside Subway Station
A 12-year-old girl’s butt was grabbed by a pervert at the 61st Street subway station on Friday, police said. The girl was on the Manhattan-bound #7 train platform at about 7:40 am when a Hispanic man approached her from behind before she boarded the train.…
Community Board 2 Chair Takes Aim at Electric-Bike Vendor
The owner of a Queens Blvd electric bike store—which sells and repairs scooters and battery powered bicycles– is likely to be hearing from two New York City agencies soon. E-Bike, which opened at 41-25 Queens Blvd a year ago, appears to be breaking city code by repairing broken down bikes on the sidewalk outside its store,…
Sunnyside’s Irish Music Festival Hits All the Right Notes
By Bill Parry and Christian Murray
When the St. Pat’s for All Parade on Skillman Ave. concluded on Sunday afternoon, many marchers and spectators headed straight to Queens Blvd. to participate in the first annual Sunnyside Irish Music Festival.…
Big Turnout for Sunnyside/Woodside St. Pat’s Parade
By Christian Murray
A large crowd lined Skillman Avenue for the ‘St. Pats for All’ Parade on Sunday as they watched a multitude of Irish, gay and local groups march from Sunnyside into Woodside. This was the 14th annual St Pat’s for All parade and many of the traditional groups that have become a centerpiece of the event were out in force once again.…
Young Israel Celebrates Purim
Members of Young Israel of Sunnyside, an Orthodox synagogue located on 46th Street (43rd Ave), celebrated the popular ancient custom of Purim last Sunday. Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire from destruction in the wake of a plot by Haman,…