Sunny Spa, a new Asian massage shop, has opened on 45-09 40th Street. The store first came to this site’s attention by the placement of an “adult” classified ad placed by its proprietor on the website backpage.com (click for link) When called,…
Local landmarking supporters and officials met in the Gardens district on Saturday to celebrate the completion and unveiling of the historical street signs. The signs, which the Department of Transportation began posting April 30, specify both the number and the historic name,…
More than 100 volunteers turned out on Saturday to clean up graffiti in Sunnyside. The event, organized by the Sunnyside United Neighborhood Network (SUNN), drew a disparate group of volunteers– from members of the Sunnyside Woodside Boys & Girls Club to attendees of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day saints. …
Allyons’s Beauty & Nail Salon, located at 42-20 Greenpoint Ave in Sunnyside, opened last week. This was the former location of Sugar & Joe, the cafe/bakery that went out of business. …
The owner of Sea Kiss Boutique, located at 48-13 Skillman Ave., was evicted yesterday. A New York City marshal repossessed the property on behalf of the landlord.
Sea Kiss sold an array of items from custom jewelry to designer handbags.…
Filming of The Amazing Spider-Man is taking place around 62nd Street and Roosevelt Ave. in Woodside tonight.…
The April closing of El Shater, the Lebanese store that was located at the corner of 43rd Ave. and 43rd Street, has proved to be a real boon for Sunnyside residents who love Middle Eastern food. Two Lebanese stores/restaurants have emerged in Sunnyside following the closing of the family-run business.…
Woodside’s commercial district might be in for a makeover. Plans are in the works to create a business improvement district (BID) around the Roosevelt Ave / 61 Street corridor, Joe Conley, chairman of community board 2, said. A BID typically helps upgrade a commercial strip by adding services–from sanitation,…
Ottomanelli & Sons, legendary New York and Woodside butchers, will be opening a neighborhood burger joint across the street from its current location. The prime meat store, which has been located at 61-05 Woodside Ave. for 50 years, is expected to open its burger and belgian fries restaurant in late June.…
A small fire broke out at 8:00pm Friday night at Met Food in Sunnyside. Local residents called 911 when they saw smoke and flames coming from the 44-07 43rdAve. store. The flames occurred inside the former location of Ceci Beauty Club,…