The Woodside Library will be celebrating its 100th anniversary on Thursday. Representatives of the Queens Library system will be marking the occasion by holding an event at the branch that will include entertainment by Stan Auld’s Big Band and a slide-show presentation of the history of Woodside from local historian Catherine Gregory. …
Last month, a mural popped up on the NW corner of 40th Street and 47th Avenue, on the side wall of a real estate agency. The artists responsible for the work belong to a group named Smart Crew USA, a NYC-based team of artists/vandals that are known for their art and tagging throughout the city.…
Sunnyside branch closes tonight New York City’s Off-Tracking Betting Corp. is slated to close midnight Tuesday, leading to the shuttering of 50 betting shops. These closures include the branch in Sunnyside and the one in Woodside. The OTB needed Albany lawmakers to approve a restructuring plan to preserve the bankrupt New York City Off-Track Betting Corp.…
Kevin Czartoryski, a retired police detective, died on Sunday following a lengthy illness caused by his exposure to toxins from the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Czartoryski was the younger brother of Diane Ballek, a well-known Sunnyside figure who is the president of the 108 Police Precinct and a senior aide to Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan.…
While crime in Police Precinct 108 is up this year, the increase is modest and shouldn’t be viewed with alarm, according to police and local leaders. Crime is up 4.8% in the precinct for the 2010 year through Nov. 28, compared to the same period in 2009.…
Electronics & Wireless, located between 43rd and 44th on the northern side of Queens Blvd, closed last week. The store did not close due to financial difficulty, according to the landlord. Instead, the business owner wanted to move to a new area and start a different type of business.…
Dazies Restaurant, a Sunnyside landmark that offers up-market Italian cuisine, was closed by the New York City health department on November 30. The department, in a report listed on its website, cited “evidence of mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas” as the cause.…
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer switched on the Skillman Ave. holiday lights on Wednesday night, which were erected for the first time between 45th and 51st Streets. A group of about 80 people gathered across the street from Aubergine Café on 50th Street and Skillman Ave.…
Some businesses move into a neighborhood quietly, while others, well, don’t. This week the Sunnyside branch of EZ Pawn is holding two grand opening parties. The first will be on Wednesday at 5:30 pm, where politicians and local business leaders have been invited.…
Cafe Marlene, a Sunnyside eatery that opened two weeks ago, is holding an “official opening night” on Dec. 4 that will feature an impersonator of Marlene Dietrich, the German-born Hollywood actress, who inspired the café’s theme. “Café Marlene represents the golden age of Hollywood—and people’s way of life at the time,” said Kandi Kitich,…