Mr Wonton Chinese Restaurant, located at 44-11 Queens Blvd, was shut down by the NYC Health Department on March 11. The establishment has since reopened. The following link provides the reasons why it was closed: NYC Dept of Health and Mr.…
More than 250 parents, teachers and children filled the assembly hall at PS 150 Tuesday night to protest the city’s decision to close PS 150’s “after-school program”. Parents and children, one by one, went up to the microphone and told audience members of the benefits the program has brought since its 1983 founding – as well as the hardship that its closing would cause. …
By Alyssa Bonilla (a guest writer and member of the Power for the People Campaign) This last Saturday was an absolutely beautiful day, perfect for being outdoors in the sun. A group of dedicated residents decided instead to attend the first of two “green visioning sessions” to help decide how to spend money for environmental improvements in western Queens.…
In yet another blow to the children of Sunnyside, The New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) has taken the step to stop funding the after-school program at P.S. 150. The decision comes at a time when the city is likely to cut the hours that many libraries across Queens will be open – including the Sunnyside and Woodside branches.…
Queens Gazette Community Board 2 Chairman Joseph Conley said the late February meeting concerning zoning in Sunnyside and Woodside was “just the start of a series of public meetings”, not a decisive moment when a vote of any kind would be taken.…
If the New York City Planning Dept’s preliminary recommendations for Sunnyside and Woodside go through, be ready for some large buildings to go up on Queens Blvd. when the real estate market picks up. Last week Tom Smith, from City Planning,…
In 2008, Western Queens Power for the People helped ink a $63 million settlement on behalf of 100,000 residents in Sunnyside, Woodside, Astoria and Long Island City who were left without power for a week in July 2006. Two years later,…
Tasty Fast Food IV, located at 45-02 Greenpoint Ave. shut down earlier this month. The restaurant was situated next to a furniture store that went out of business at the beginning of the year. …
Local blogger, Monika Fabian spotted this graffiti on the wall adjacent to the PS 150 playground this morning. UPDATE: A spokesman for Councilman Van Bramer said his office has called the Dept. of Sanitation and has been assured that it is going to be cleaned up.…
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer introduced his staff to the public on Saturday at his Sunnyside district office, as part of what he referred to as “open day.” The councilman, who represents District 26, introduced his six employees, three of whom are dedicated to constituency services and the remainder to more of the nuts-and-bolts of politics,…