A sixth-grade student at I.S. 125, which is located on the border of Sunnyside and Woodside, was taken into police custody last week after she doused a classroom with pepper spray. Police said the 12 year old did not say why she sprayed the classroom.…
The location manager of the “The Rememberers”, a CBS pilot show that shot many of its scenes in Sunnyside Gardens late March, is donating $1,000 toward the Christmas/Holiday lights that will be erected on Skillman Ave. in November/December. “We would be honored to donate a thousand dollars for the Skillman Ave.…
One of the classified ads in the “Servicios Para Adultos,” appearing in the April 14 issue of “El Especialito,” a 60-page Spanish language newspaper distributed free in Sunnyside, features the title, “Asian Paradise Chinesse (sic) – Korean on Queens Boulevard Sunnyside,…
Mayor Michael Bloomberg held a bill signing ceremony earlier today where he approved the “Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge” renaming. The City Council voted in favor of the plan last month. During his three terms, former Mayor Ed Koch spearheaded projects for many city bridges,…
Community Board 2 passed a unanimous resolution Thursday night asking Mayor Michael Bloomberg not to sign into law the controversial renaming of the Queensboro Bridge to the “Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge.” In a powerful move, emblematic of Queens residents’ outrage to the renaming,…
(Photo source:Dave Cook / Eating In Translation) El Shater, which has been serving Middle Eastern food in Sunnyside for 17 years, will be leaving the neighborhood. The store, located at the corner of 43rd street/and 43rd Ave, is expected to move to Astoria.…
Local resident George Burles pays a tribute to the neighborhood of Sunnyside, Queens set to the classic tune by the Pogues. Featuring some of the people, places and events that make this corner of New York such a dynamic part of the big city.…
A number of Sunnyside residents have not given up the fight to stop Mayor Michael Bloomberg from renaming the Queensboro Bridge. Bloomberg is scheduled to sign a recently-passed bill in to law next Monday that would rename it the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge.…
Despite a great deal of controversy about cars being towed in Sunnyside Gardens to make way for this production, “The Rememberer” starring Poppy Montgomery is progressing. Here is a shot taken of Montgomery while filming this morning. Montgomery gained prominence by playing the dramatic role of FBI agent Samantha Spade in the popular TV series “Without a Trace”.…
Captain Donald Powers, the head of the 108th Police Precinct, said earlier this week that the number of reported crimes dropped 19 percent for the 28 days ending March 27, compared to the same 28-day period in 2009. Powers, who spoke at the precinct’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, …