A hardcore group of motivated Woodside residents descended upon 61st Street and Roosevelt Ave. to take part in a summer cleanup. The event, organized by councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, started at noon and went through until 3pm. Despite the sticky weather,…
The untimely death of Sunnyside’s Rory Staunton has attracted world-wide media attention in recent days. On Wednesday, The New York Times chronicled the 12 year old boy’s final days–from the time he scraped his elbow in gym class to the moments up to his death from septic shock four days later.…
By Bill Parry When Steve Reilly took to the stage to open the Skillman Live Music Fest at the Windmuller Park Band Shell Thursday night, he had trouble getting the small crowd to sing along. “I knew going in that there wouldn’t be many people at 6:00 pm,” he said.…
By Liz Peterson Pedestrians in the city might soon be just a little bit safer – at least from electric-assisted bicycles, known as E-bikes. Councilman Dan Garodnick (Upper East Side) has introduced legislation that would double the fines for e-bikes found to be breaking traffic laws,…
The owners of six Skillman Ave. bars and restaurants met for just over an hour at the Claret Wine bar yesterday to put the finishing touches on plans for the Skillman Live Music Fest. Tonight, the bars are sponsoring six bands to play at the Windmuller Park Band-shell at Doughboy Park (52nd and 39th Dr.) from 6 pm to 9 pm.…
Woodside’s about to be spruced up. Two workers arrived in the heart of Woodside and began cleaning streets near the 61st Street subway station. This was their first day of employment, where they have been hired to work three days per week,…
By Bill Parry Murphy’s Law toyed with James Bray on Friday night, but the Director of Sunnyside Shines was up to the challenge. The second edition of the free “Movies in the Park” was supposed to be an 8pm showing of The Land Before Time
in Noonan Park at 47th Ave.…
The owner of de Mole, the Mexican restaurant located on the corner of 45th Street and 48th Ave., has opened up another restaurant. The new restaurant, also called de Mole, is located in Astoria at 42-20 30th Ave., writes Luke Adams,…
A fire erupted inside an apartment building on 48th Avenue last night. The fire took place on the third floor at 46-05 48th Ave. The occupants of apartment 3F, where the fire took place, were not home at the time of the blaze.…
The New York City budget agreement not only ensured the continuation of after-school programs and library services, it also included a number of items that will help improve the Sunnyside and Woodside areas. Many neighborhood groups were the recipient of city funds,…