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Sunnyside/Woodside Serial Groper Still on the Loose

Police have yet to apprehend the so-called Sunnyside/Woodside groper, citing a lack of video evidence, photos and the difficulty that the victims have had in identifying the perpetrator. In recent months, a man on a black mountain-bicycle has approached several local women riding up behind them and grabbing their buttocks or breasts–before fleeing.…

Sunnyside Gardens, a Halloween destination

Sunnyside Gardens continued to draw many children this Halloween– from the kids of the residents to those from surrounding neighborhoods. “Every year, we buy more and more candy, and yet it still runs out, ” said Judith Akullian who started greeting trick or treaters at her Sunnyside Gardens home at around 4:30.…

Pets Unlimited a Halloween Must for Many

Pets Unlimited, on 46th street, was the place to be for many kids this Halloween. A massive line of children, with parents in tow,  patiently waited outside the store for their turn to collect a little plastic bag with water and a goldfish inside.…

50 Jobs on Offer at Deal$ Store

Deal$, the discount store under construction at the site of the former Master Billiards, is hiring. The company placed a table outside the store late last week where job seekers can apply for a job. The table–plus the hiring effort–is continuing through to the end of this week.…

Local Officials Reopen P.S. 199 Playground

Community leaders, school officials and children held a ribbon cutting at PS 199, marking the reopening of the school’s revamped playground. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer led the ceremony.…

Woman Dead, Man Arrested Following Shooting

The woman who was shot in the head Monday night in Maspeth/Woodside died Thursday. Delilah Cordova, 21, was shot in an apartment on 64th Street, near 51st Avenue, and rushed to Elmhurst Hospital. The police have arrested Elijah Stamateris, 22, who lives in that apartment.…

Van Bramer Urges Verizon to Restore Service

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer plans to shame Verizon into restoring its land-line service. Since Hurricane Irene (August 28), several Sunnyside residents have been without land-line service. Despite outreach from Van Bramer’s office and calls from the individuals concerned, Verizon has failed to restore there service.…

Former Site of Casa Romana to be a 99c/Discount Store

The former location of Casa Romana, which was shut down after several criminal incidents, is going to be a 99cent/discount store, according to an employee who was working on the site yesterday. Meanwhile, across Queens Blvd, where Master Billiards was located,…

April Glass’ Previous Location Rented to Spa Treatment Biz

A spa treatment center is moving into the location that was the previous home of April Glass. The spa, which will be located at 44-09 Queens Blvd, will focus on facials. It is expected to open in a few weeks, according to its owner,…

Two Men Protest Obama’s Policies Outside Sunnyside Post Office

Two men set up tables outside the Sunnyside Post office Saturday and distributed literature denouncing President Barack Obama and Wall Street. The men, who represented the LaRouche movement, argued that taxpayer funds shouldn’t be spent bailing out Wall Street and advocated for the return of the 1933 Glass-Steagall Act,…