Sunnyside Shines, the neighborhood’s local business improvement district (BID), held its 2nd annual meeting on Wednesday. Attendees were told that the group is going to pump $90,000 into marketing the district- $30,000 higher than its current level. “We must drive traffic into the stores,” said John Vogt,…
After lengthy delays, Bank of America opened its Sunnyside branch for business earlier this week. Permit issues and security concerns (dealing with the bank vault) delayed its opening. The bank is located on the corner of Greenpoint Ave and 46th Street.…
An Indian restaurant will be opening on Skillman Ave., between 46th and 47th Street, where Daco Romano – the Romanian bakery – was located. The restaurant, to be called Basmati Table, will be across the street from Quaint and Claret. There is no word on when it will open.…
La Plaza Mexico on the corner of 49th and Skillman Ave. has closed.…
Representatives from the Queens Public Library system are fighting city officials to ensure that likely cuts aren’t too severe. They are aggressively undertaking a petition drive, both within each library and online. The following petition form is on http://www.savequeenslibrary.org Queens Library is currently facing a severe reduction in city funding.…
While visiting PS 199 earlier this week, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer spoke to several students about neighborhood issues. The students shared an interest in cleaning neighborhood parks. One student asked if the school could come together to clean up Thomas Noonan Park,…
The 2,000 sqf retail space, once the home of Nelsons Christmas Shoppe (spelling is correct), has been rented to two businessmen who are in the midst of establishing a gourmet/farmers market/grocery. The new business, which will be located at 42-24 Greenpoint Ave site, …
A new steak house, with a Tex-Mex flavor, had its grand opening April 10. The restauraunt, called Real Santa Re Steak House, is fairly upmarket for the neighborhood. Its menu includes T-bone steaks, Filet Mignon and Black Angus Skirt Steak — all for between $16 and $18. …
Members of Sunnyside Gardens Park held a big clean up last Saturday. The group collected trash in front of the park (next to Barnett Ave), which has been a major dumping ground for years. Ciaran Staunton, the leader of the Friends of Sunnyside Garden Park,…
The Sunnyside business center around 46th and Greenpoint Ave. is undergoing a revamp. The area, which has arguably looked a little run down, is in the midst of looking a whole lot better. Rite Aid, which as a corporation is […]