The drunk driver who killed a deliveryman for a Sunnyside Chinese restaurant pleaded guilty to felony vehicular manslaughter on Wednesday. Richard Contreras, 29, of Long Island City, admitted that he was drunk when he struck down and killed Jianqui Chen, 52,…
The Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce has named the 10 winners of its inaugural photography contest – aptly titled the “XBestPix” (as in 10 best pictures). The 10 winners, who were among the nearly 100 contestants that submitted photographs, will receive a $50 prize and have their photo professionally finished and mounted.…
Sonali Cuisine, the Indian restaurant located at 44-13 Queens Blvd, appears to have closed. The Sunnyside restaurant has not been open for more than 2 months and adjacent store owners believe the proprietors have left. The restaurant, which opened in October 2009,…
The owner of April Glass has decided to close her Queens Blvd store and seek new space due to hefty rent and a slowing economy. Patrice Lee, who has operated April Glass at 44-09 Queens Blvd since 2003, said today that her Queens Blvd rent was too high to run a successful business. …
Several local fifth and sixth graders from P.S. 150’s After-School Sports Program were provided with a tour of the Mets’ clubhouse at Citi Field on Wednesday. The children’s visit, organized by Sunnyside Community Services, included a personal meet-and-greet with many New York Mets players,…
A Woodside man was sentenced to 33 years in prison on Wednesday, after pleading guilty last month to the October 2009 killing of a Sunnyside resident and then trying to hire a hit man to kill two witnesses who were expected to testify against him.…
Sunnyside Shines, the local business improvement group, said late December that it had plans to permanently affix lights to the Sunnyside Arch. Yesterday, workers were out in the cold wind doing just that: attaching lights to the Arch. The workers said the work should be completed by Friday and then Con Ed will come in to sign off on it.…
The number of burglaries reported in the northern section of Sunnyside, accounted for one-quarter of all burglaries in the 108 police precinct last month. Police Precinct Capt. Donald Powers said that eight burglaries occurred in Sunnyside for the 28-day period ending Jan.9,…
Members of a local civic association told the police that they were disturbed by the owner of a dog-rescue operation for walking his dogs near a Sunnyside park. The members, speaking at the United 40s Civic Association, complained that the Dog Guru,…
Police have arrested the man who allegedly robbed the Sunnyside branch of Chase Bank in December, according to published reports. Victor Larsen, 48, was originally picked up by the police for stealing a movie at a Best Buy on Lexington Avenue.…