By Bill Parry It’s going to be a busy sports weekend for the local pubs and you might be surprised to know which game is creating the most buzz. The Mets and Yankees will duke in out in the Subway Series for the first time this season and “I’ll Have Another” chases the Triple Crown at the Belmont Stakes—something that hasn’t happened since “Affirmed” won in 1978.…
The Pathmark Supercenter, located at 42-02 Northern Boulevard in Long Island City, will close on August 27th, according to Marcy Connor, a company spokeswoman. There has been speculation about the fate of the store since December 2010 when the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company,…
The Nakwon Reformed Church, located between 41st and 42nd Streets on Queens Blvd., has sold. The church has been stripped bare of its big white crucifix that jutted from the roof and the Korean lettering on the side of the building.…
Thalia Theater Company, the only Hispanic theatre establishment in Queens, kicked off its 18th summer series on Sunday by hosting a Mexican showcase at Thomson Hill Park/Noonan Playground on 43rd Street and Greenpoint Avenue. The Sunnyside-based theatre company played host to “Ballet Fiesta Mexicana”,…
The Sunnyside Farmers Market, located on Skillman Ave. (43nd Street), opened for the sixth straight season yesterday. For many, opening day couldn’t come fast enough. Max Lefer, who has lived in the neighborhood for four years, said he has been a regular since he moved to the area.…
Hundreds of city residents descended on City Hall yesterday to protest Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed budget cuts that would end many after-school programs and slash library funding. The cuts would hit many people in this section of Queens hard. Several after-school programs in Sunnyside and Woodside would close,…
Fashionable Baby & Kidz, an upscale clothing boutique located on 47th street (between Greenpoint and 47th avenues), opened Saturday. The store carries name-brand clothing for infants to 7 year olds, such as French Toast, Burberry, Polo and the Gap. Children’s jewelry,…
Herman Oliazola just put his nose in where it didn’t belong. The Bronx man was arrested for a Sunnyside burglary after the police saw video footage of him breaking into an apartment at 46-51 50th Street. “We got the video of him and he was trying to defeat the camera by covering his face with a handkerchief and pulling his baseball cap down low,” said Captain Donald Powers at the police precinct 108 meeting yesterday.…
Brian McGowan, a New York City firefighter and co-owner of the Firewater Inn on Skillman Ave., comes across as just another modest, ordinary Sunnyside guy. Yet, McGowan on Saturday, May 19, saved the lives of three children from a burning apartment building,…
Abdel Rios, the owner of Skillman Pets, is an avid historian—particularly when it comes to the US military. Rios has created an elaborate WWII exhibit at his 49-16 Skillman Avenue store in honor of Memorial Day. He has been buying authentic items on E-Bay that reflect a soldier’s life in the US armed forces during WWII.…