By Bill Parry
Police from the 108th Precinct closed down traffic on Skillman Ave. on Thursday evening so a crowd of 250 people could celebrate the 3rd annual Holiday Lighting event. The event, which marked the illumination of the snowflakes on Skillman Ave.,…
By Christian Murray and Bill Parry The police have launched an internal investigation into how its officers handled the case involving the brutal assault of a Woodside man who died 5 days later from the injuries he sustained. The investigation is looking into the police’s response to a crime that led to the death of Lou Rispoli,…
A Woodside man was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to a burglary spree that resulted in three police officers and a Queens resident being injured. William Agosto, 45, of 31-14 69th Street, and his wife Lydia Cordero-Bueno,…
By Bill Parry
The Foodtown supermarket at 41-25 Greenpoint Ave. will close by the end of December. Store manager Ashot Hyusyan said he and the staff were notified of the imminent closing the day before Thanksgiving. “It made for a miserable holiday around here,” he said.…
By Bill Parry
When the Firewater Inn, located at 39-46 Skillman Ave., closed for renovations in April 2011, the owners never imagined that it would remain shut for about two years. The revamp got delayed several times as the owners,…
By Bill Parry
The Orchard Farmers Market, the gourmet food store located at 42-24 Greenpoint Ave., has closed. The store, which opened in November 2010, offered a variety of specialized foods at the time. There was a deli section,…
By Bill Parry
Sunnyside Shines announced last week that it had hired Rachel Thieme as its new executive director. Thieme, a 32-year-old native of Seattle, started work on Monday after several years working in the non-profit and public sector.…
By Bill Parry and Christian Murray Sunnysiders turned out in big numbers for a local fundraiser Sunday and raised about $20,000 for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. The event formally called Restaurants United for Sandy Help—was put together in less than two weeks– by many local residents and restaurant owners. …
By Bill Parry and Christian Murray More than 500 residents and friends of a Woodside man who was brutally murdered on a Sunnyside street last month gathered Saturday at the corner of 51st and 43rd Avenue calling for justice. Holding candles and carrying white carnations,…
In July, Donovan’s days looked numbered. The building was put on the market and Joe Donovan, the owner, was willing to sell the pub with it– or leave the space vacant. Most feared the worst, viewing the sale as representing the end of the Woodside landmark.…