A Woodside man was found dead at Calvary Cemetery Sunday morning, according to the police. A mourner who was paying his respects to a loved one discovered the man. According to the New York Post, the deceased was lying near a headstone with his pants around his ankles.…
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Sun Sets on Sunrise Restaurant
Sunrise Restaurant & Grill, the chicken & ribs eatery that opened in August, has closed. Sunrise, which was located at 41-08 Greenpoint Ave., specialized in BBQ chicken, BBQ ribs as well as buffalo wings and snow crab legs. A sign on the exterior of the restaurant notes that a new Italian eatery,…
Sunnyside To Be One Congressional District
Sunnyside will be all part of one Congressional district this November now that the New York redistricting process has come to end. Presently, the neighborhood is carved up into three sections, with Carolyn Maloney, Nydia Velazquez and Joseph Crowley each representing a segment of it.…
Electric Bike Store to Open On Queens Blvd.
An electric-bike store is opening at 41-27 Queens Blvd., the former location of the Mobile Wireless store.
The store to be called New York City E-Bike is expected to be open soon, with the owner about to change the sign, paint the interior and set up a cash register.…
CBS’ ‘Unforgettable’ to film in Sunnyside
The TV series “Unforgettable” is going to be filming in Sunnyside on Thursday and residents better get ready to move their cars. Unforgettable, a crime/mystery TV series that premiered on CBS last September, will be filming on the 43rd Street (between Queens Blvd through Skillman Ave) and on 43rd Ave (in the 40s).…
NYPD: Fraudster Targets Sunnyside Renters
A scam-artist duped a dozen of would-be Sunnyside renters out of hundreds of dollars. On Thursday, March 01, 2012, twelve victims were allegedly told they could move in to 43-01 46th Street after exchanging money with Peter Kim before for an apartment that he advertised on “Craig’s list”.…
Man Sentenced to 12 yrs-to-life After Letting Pitbull Loose On Cop
A 43-year-old Astoria man has been sentenced to twelve years to life prison for assaulting a police officer in August 2010 by ordering a pit bull to attack the officer in an effort to prevent arrest. “The defendant used his pit bull as a four-legged weapon to attack a police officer,” said Queens District attorney Richard Brown. …
Young Israel of Sunnyside Celebrates Purim
Members of Young Israel of Sunnyside, an Orthodox synagogue located on 46th Street (43rd Ave), celebrated the popular annual event of Purim on March 8. Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire from destruction in the wake of a plot by Haman,…
Street Co-Naming: Winged Fist Way
. Footage: care of George Burles Charles Bacon, gold; Johnny Hayes, gold; Harry Porter, gold; John Flanagan, gold. These men were just four of the 56 Olympic medalists whose names were read on Saturday in commemoration of the Irish American Athletic Club.…
Crime Wave Hits Sunnyside, Woodside
The number of burglaries and robberies continues to rise throughout the 108th police precinct, and Sunnyside and Woodside are not being spared. Last weekend, there were two break-ins on 47th Street (between Skillman Ave and 39th Ave). In one case, the burglar opened a ground-floor back window,…