Say goodbye to the Skillman Avenue street fairs. Joe Conley, chairman of Community Board 2 chairman, said that they have been canceled in 2013 following a number of complaints from nearby residents and Skillman Avenue business owners. The first batch of complaints came last April, …
In July, Donovan’s Pub looked as though its days were number when its long-time owner Joe Donovan put the building and the pub up for sale. However, two Woodside men came to the rescue saving the famous institution. They have acquired the building and Donovan’s Pub,…
Elected officials held a press conference on Friday to announce further details on the construction of a school annex at PS 11 in Woodside. The new addition, which was announced in November, will serve more than 340 Sunnyside and Woodside students.…
Several posters have been placed on 46th Street–as well as on 43rd and Skillman Avenues–warning women about a groper. The posters allege that a man groped a woman on 46th Street near Skillman Ave. on Friday evening and then fled on foot.…
By Bill Parry
A new pet store—called Wespawpets– will open next week at the location of the old OTB at 44-05 Queens Blvd. The owner of the store, Sam Abdrabouh, described his business as a Mom & Pop shop that will sell pet food,…
An independent pharmacy is opening at 43-20 43rd Avenue (between 43rd and 44th Street). The pharmacy takes over the space that was once a 99 cent store– and was at one point going to be a performing arts studio. The performing arts studio was unable to open due to arcane zoning rules.…
Update: (6:04 pm) A 31-year-old woman has been arrested and is likely to be charged with second-degree murder as a hate crime, according to a source within the Queens district attorney’s office. The woman, Erika Menendez of the Bronx, is in custody after making statements that implicated herself in the death of Sunando Sen.…
The police have identified the man who was killed last night after being pushed in front of a Queensbound No. 7 train by a disturbed woman. Sunando Sen, a 46-year old immigrant from Calcutta, India,, was pushed in front of the train by a heavy set Hispanic woman in her 20s at about 8pm,…
The B24 weekend bus service–which connects Brooklyn and Queens (via Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Sunnyside)–has been restored after more than 2 ½ years of being down. Weekend service will begin again on Sunday, January 6, and Sunnyside commuters will be able to catch the bus on Greenpoint Avenue,…
By Bill Parry and Christian Murray A man was killed Thursday night after being pushed in front of a No. 7 train at the 40th Street subway station, according to the police. The man was standing on the platform at about 8pm and was pushed onto the tracks where he was struck by a Queens-bound train.…