The 4th of July marked the grand opening of the New Orchard Farmers Market at 42-24 Greenpoint Ave. Owner Bob Patel and a partner bought the store this past March 15th and have spent the intervening months renovating and acquiring all the proper licenses that such a business requires.…
It may not be as big as last year’s Royal wedding or Kim Kardashian’s short-lived affair with a NBA basketball player, but this month’s marriage of Jimmy Van Bramer to his long-time partner Dan Hendrick will be the biggest wedding featuring Sunnysiders for some time.…
A construction worker was left dangling five stories high after the scaffolding he was working on collapsed outside a Sunnyside building, according to a FDNY spokesman. The incident occurred just before 11:00 am today outside 41-15 45 Street. The scaffolding collapsed on the sixth-floor level and firefighters who rushed to the scene pulled him to safety through a fifth-floor window.…
By Bill Parry Last July, New York City officially recognized the history of the Irish American Athletic Club and co-named 43rd Street (btw. 48th and 50th Avenues) as Winged Fist Way. Today, a letter mailed to “Winged Fist Way” will arrive at that location without delay,…
In April, Rae Arora, a Flushing real estate developer, bought a failing Sunnyside bar/lounge with the aim of turning it around. The business, called ‘Boulevard’ when he bought it, was a club that had a distinct Eastern European flavor to it.…
The crime rate took a significant nose dive in June throughout Police Precinct 108, which covers Woodside, Sunnyside and Long Island City. Captain Donald Powers, the precinct’s commanding officer, said that the number of reported crimes for the 28 day period ending Sunday,…
The New York City budget deal struck between the City Council and Mayor Michael Bloomberg last night has ensured that the Woodside and Sunnyside library branch hours will not be cut. The mayor had proposed cutting $26.7 million from the Queens Library system’s 2013 budget,…
The 5 Pointz graffiti warehouse is likely to be demolished by September 2013 and replaced by two apartment buildings if the property owner’s plans are approved. Last Wednesday, David Wolkoff, whose family owns the Long Island City property, attended a land use committee meeting at Community Board 2 in Woodside to provide an “information presentation” on the proposed development.…
Let the games commence. This Sunday, the Kettle, located at 50-24 Skillman Ave, is playing host to the second annual Sunnyside Amazing Race. The race is based loosely on the hit TV-show “The Amazing Race,” where teams of two scour the world to find places based on a series of clues.…
For many years, a sleepy 99 cent store operated out of 44-12 48th Ave. Since May, that tired old store has been replaced by Edge Tae Kwon Do Academy, which is run by Sandy Arias and his wife, Norma Hernandez. […]