Sunnyside Shines, which was formed to reinvigorate and better Sunnyside’s business district, held its 3rd annual meeting on Tuesday. As part of the meeting, there was an election and the same board members who were in office last year were reelected for the 2011/12 year.…
The 99c Treat store (on Queens Blvd b/w 41st and 42nd Sts.) has undergone a makeover. The store put up a new awning this week.…
The public is invited to attend the free-admission crafts fair and pumpkin patch fest on Saturday from noon till 5pm. The entrance to Sunnyside Gardens Park is on 39th Avenue, between 48th and 49th Streets. There will be many artisans offering handmade crafts for sale,…
A Sunnyside woman is facing bribery charges after she offered cash to local cops to get her boyfriend out of jail. Police said Anjail Sharma, 20, and her boyfriend, Jose Reyes, 19, were driving at 58th Street and Broadway in Woodside on Sept.…
By Liz Peterson Jimmy Van Bramer, this neighborhood’s local councilman, has called on the public to provide input as to how Thomas P. Noonan Playground should be redesigned. Van Bramer, who held an event at the playground Monday morning, said he had $600,000 to spend on the redesign.…
The Blessing of the Animals took place at All Saints Episcopal Church in Sunnyside on Sunday. About 25 families went to the 46th Street church accompanied by their pets. At this year’s ceremony it was just the canines that showed up.…
Sunnyside Shines, which was formed to reinvigorate and better Sunnyside’s business district, is holding its annual meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at Dazies Restaurant. (39-41 Queens Blvd). The event will take place at 7:30 pm. The board of directors are up for reelection. …
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer is holding a community meeting on Monday, Oct. 3, where the public is invited to put forward their input into the redesign of Noonan Park’s Playground in Sunnyside. Van Bramer secured $600,000 earlier this year for the redesign of the playground. …
For those yearning for steak and frites, a small French-food restaurant, called Bliss 46, is opening at the end of October on 46th Street just off Queens Boulevard on the north side of the intersection. The restaurant is named after the 46th St./Bliss subway station close by.…
A 41-year-old man died and two firefighters were injured when a fire broke out at 49-01 43rd Ave early Wednesday morning. According to reports, about 60 firefighters responded to a second floor fire at around 3:30 am and had the blaze was under control by about 4:10.…