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Thai ‘Noodle’ House to Open Summer

A new Thai restaurant is scheduled to open on Queens Blvd. by the end of June. The restaurant, called Nodus, will be located at 45-04 Queens Blvd, and its focus will be on Thai noodles. The owners of Nodus said the restaurant will be modern-casual,…

The Lou Lodati Park Redesign to be Unveiled Next Week

The grand plan for the $1.4m redesign of Lou Lodati Park will be unveiled next Thursday, which will include a dog run, 2 volley ball courts, 2 half basketball courts and a softball field. The rehabilitation of the park, particularly putting in a dog run,…

Irish Isle’s Rising Tide

By Shannon Carlin, a journalism student at CUNY. QUEENS – Once a month, you’ll find the four Donovan brothers in Donovan’s pub, catching up over a hamburger and a cold beer. Though they are not related to the owner, they feel right at home.…

Time to Clean Up Under the Subways, Community Leader Says

Watch out pigeons, garbage dumpers and food vendors! Joe Conley, chairman of Community Board 2, is coming after you. He is on a crusade to clean up – and ultimately beautify – the areas beneath the No. 7 train stations. His vision,…

Drunk Driver Who Killed Pedestrian Faces 7 Years in Prison

A drunk driver who ran over a 62-year old woman on Friday while she was crossing a busy Woodside street faces seven years in prison. Claudius Taylor, who was driving a white Ford Explorer, was charged with vehicular manslaughter in the 2nd degree and DWI,…

Local District Faces Firehouse Closing

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to close as many as 20 firehouses – including one in Long Island City—has drawn the scorn of many of this district’s politicians. Ladder Company 128, which serves Sunnyside, Woodside, LIC, Blissville and Greenpoint, is among those firehouses that face the chopping block.…

Woodside Pedestrian Killed by Alleged Drunk Driver

Woodside, NY, May 20, 3:30 pm A 62-year-old Asian woman was pronounced dead this morning after an alleged drunk driver plowed into her while she was crossing a Woodside street. Shenyu Chin was struck by a white Ford Explorer at 8:30 am,…

Unforgettable for Sunnyside

Many Sunnyside Gardens residents complained when CBS filmed several scenes for its pilot TV series “The Remembers” in late March. At the time, there were several days when residents struggled to find parking. In any event, The Rememberers has been renamed “The Unforgettable” and will be released this fall.…

Pedestrian Struck by Alleged Drunk Driver in Woodside

Woodside, NY, Exclusive: 10:45 am An alleged drunk driver plowed into a pedestrian at a cross walk between 61st and Roosevelt Ave. at about 8:30 am this morning. One witness said the pedestrian was a woman who was gravely injured. The woman was hit by a 50-year-old man who was driving a SUV while allegedly being intoxicated. …

Street Likely to be Named in Honor of Irish-American Athletic Club

Local legislators are getting behind a plan to co-name a street that runs through the Celtic Park apartment complex in recognition of the Irish-American Athletic Club. The new street name, which would be called Winged Fist Way, would apply to 43rd Street — between 48th and 50th Aves.…