The lights on the Sunnyside Arch are working again– after being out for about eight months. The lights started working again over the weekend, and are currently red and green to reflect the holidays. The colors can be easily changed to represent various festivities,…
A Colombian eatery is moving into 46-26 Greenpoint Ave., the space that was previously occupied by Manolo’s. The restaurant, to be called Los Verdes, is part of a chain based in Florida. The restaurant chain’s Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/LosVerdesUSA Los Verdes will be taking over the space that has been vacant since July 2010,…
Nearly 150 people, all dressed as Santa, took to the streets of Sunnyside to take part in an event that mixed fundraising with a good old fashioned pub crawl. The attendees paid $10 for a bracelet (for charity) and were offered select drinks for $3 at 10 bars—in and around Queens Blvd.…
A new pet store is opening in Sunnyside at the former location of the OTB site at 44-05 Queens Boulevard (44th & 45th Streets). This space has been vacant for nearly two years since New York State decided to close 50 betting parlors across the city after they went bankrupt.…
By Bill Parry
Murphy’s Bar, located at 48-20 Skillman Ave., is expanding. Mike Murphy, the owner of Murphy’s Bar, has reached a deal to take over the property next door, Rincon Latino, an Ecuadorian nightclub that’s been there 17 years.…
Opinion: By Jon Storck, Pastor of Grace Fellowship Church in Sunnyside
Dear Watching, Skeptical-of-all-organized-religion-but-especially-of-Christianity, world, On behalf of all of us Christians who refuse to confuse our political agendas with our faith, I want to offer an apology for comments made after the Newtown shootings by those who claim to represent the rest of us.…
Young Israel of Sunnyside, located on 43rd Avenue (46th Street), hosted a Chanukah Party earlier this month. The event featured arts ‘n crafts projects, kid-friendly videos and fresh-off-the-pan potato latkes. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer visited and spoke briefly, relaying his holiday greetings.…
By Bill Parry
The Sunnyside/Woodside Boys & Girls Club stopped its Wednesday night basketball game at PS199 to name Firefighter Brian McGowan the ‘Man of the Year.’ McGowan, a Sunnyside resident, was honored for his heroics in saving three little girls from a burning apartment building in the Bronx last May.…
By Matt Surrusco
Right after Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast, many New Yorkers volunteered their time and money to relief efforts. But one Sunnyside man, Mickey McCreesh, has helped those affected in the Rockaways and Breezy Point every Saturday since the first weekend after the storm.…
By Bill Parry
Hundreds of Sunnyside residents took part in a tearful candlelight vigil Tuesday night to honor the lives of two victims of the Sandy Hook tragedy with strong ties to the neighborhood. The community paid tribute to Benjamin Wheeler,…