The number of reported crimes continues to decline throughout Sunnyside/Woodside and LIC, according to police. Captain Donald Powers said at the Police Precinct 108 meeting on May 31 that crime throughout the wider district had dropped 6% year-to-date, compared to the same time period one year ago.…
WSJ At a Wednesday night fund-raiser at an Astoria restaurant hosted by Rep. Joe Crowley, who is also the Queens Democratic Party chairman, few local politicians said much, our colleague Pervaiz Shallwani reports on the WSJ’s Metropolis blog. Rep. Crowley, speaking to reporters,…
Claire, the unisex hair salon located at 43-46 44th Street, is expanding into the space next door that was previously occupied by a dentist. Meanwhile, Bliss Drugs is about to open at 47-01 Queens Blvd, where a branch of HSBC-owned Beneficial Credit Service was based.…
A Queens Blvd business owner has established a new business association with the objective of improving and promoting Queens Blvd. Ciaran Staunton, a resident of Sunnyside Gardens and owner of Molly Blooms, has just established the Queens Blvd Merchants Initiative, a group comprised mainly of business owners on the boulevard.…
A 21-year-old Brooklyn man who allegedly mugged a series of Sunnyside/Woodside women near the 52nd Street subway station has been arrested, according to police. Paul Winston allegedly followed women when they got off the 52ndStreet/Lincoln Ave. subway station and then “grabbed them from behind and wacked them to the ground,” said Capt.…
Students from Sunnyside Community Services’ after-school program at P.S. 150 took to the streets of Sunnyside last week in a spirited march to save their program. Waving signs and chanting “Save our after-school,” the students joined up with a group […]
Preliminary schematic of upgrade of Tornsey/Lodati Park in Sunnyside Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and Queens Borough President Helen Marshall held a joint press conference on June 2 to reveal plans to improve the George F. Tornsey Park in Sunnyside, often referred to as Lou Lodati Park because Lodati Playground is within it.…
Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation will unveil the plans for the newly redesigned Lou Lodati Park on Thursday at 1:00 pm. Plans include a state-of-the-art dog run,…
Local politicians, firefighters and the community activists joined forces on Friday at Ladder company 128 in Long Island City to protest that fire company’s proposed closure. The protest comes in the wake of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to close as many as 20 fire companies across New York – including Ladder 128.…
A Mediterranean deli and grocery store is about to open at 45-15 Queens Blvd, which was the former location of the Diving Bell. The new store will be called Parrot Coffee Shop, which will feature products such as olives, nuts, dried fruit and cheeses.…