Hundreds turned out for the Skillman Ave. Street festival on Saturday, where local stores and the typical food vendors were selling their wares. Local groups from the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce, the Sunnyside United Dog society (SUDS) and the veterans’ associations had tables promoting their groups.…
The Turkish Cultural Center pitched a big white tent in Thomas P. Noonan Park last week as the group celebrated Ramadan, by holding nightly dinners on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. On Wednesday, Ramadan dinner was a low-key affair where there was little in the way of religious celebration.…
A Queens man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a string of sexual attacks that had been previously listed as cold cases, according to the Queens district attorney last week. Mauricio Rosales, of Woodhaven, was arrested for four sexual attacks after he was require to submit a DNA sample after he was arrested for stealing $3,000 from a former employer.…
State Sen. Mike Gianaris said that there were between 100 and 200 power outages scattered throughout Western Queens but only a handful of outages in Sunnyside and Woodside. Long Island City was where most of the power cuts occurred. Gianaris said that he got very few reports of downed trees in Sunnyside/Woodside;…
Most areas of Sunnyside were left unscathed by Hurricane Irene. There was one street, however, that had to be closed. On 41st Street, between 43rd Avenue and Queens Boulevard, high winds caused a large tree to bend, making it difficult for cars to traverse.…
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With the steady drumbeat of warnings from city officials about the severity of Hurricane Irene, locals heeded the call on Friday night and stocked up on food, water and emergency supplies. John Han, an owner of Met Food said, “This is the busiest night we have ever had,” with lines from the back of the store to the check out counters.…
Orange: highest risk of flooding Yellow: may experience storm surge from moderate hurricane Green: may experience storm surge flooding from severe hurricane Message from Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer: As everyone knows by now, Hurricane Irene is expected to hit our area sometime Saturday into Sunday. …
By Sue Baldock The Sunnyside Business Improvement District (BID) continued its Summer Street series this past Saturday by putting on a magic show for children and a jazz event for adults. Sunnyside Shines has staged an event every Saturday this August under the arch.…
Times are tough and the rent is too damn high. That’s what most retailers in Sunnyside are saying. Well, one Sunnyside store has got inventive as it struggles to pay the rent– and has decided to stretch the bounds of free-market economics.…