Jimmy Van Bramer was endorsed by the Queens Tribune, in the Oct. 23-29 issue, for the up-coming Nov. 3 general election.…
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Maragos Challenges Van Bramer’s Claim
Angelo Maragos, the Republican candidate seeking the 26th District seat, submitted a letter to the Sunnyside Post this morning challenging Jimmy Van Bramer’s claim that he is not a resident of area. The letter can be found in its entirety in the “letters section” of this news site.…
Sunnyside Murder, 48th Street
Two men were shot, one fatally, on 48th street this morning, police said. The shooting happening outside of 45-55 48th Street at 9:00am and the perpetrator(s) ran off on foot, Lt. Concepcion told the Sunnyside Post. Shortly after the killing, police sent in a helicopter to search for the killer(s) but to no avail.…
Nourish Shuts Down
Nourish, the well-regarded store that provides natural and organic goods, is closing for good. On Friday, the store’s front doors were covered in newspaper, and it was selling all its items at heavily marked down prices. Nourish, owned by the popular figure of Claire Carsen, …
Jimmy Van Bramer’s Block Party
Jimmy Van Bramer, the Democratic candidate vying for the 26th District council seat, sent out an invitation to his friends on Friday asking them to join him in a “phone banking party” this Sunday at 2:00pm at his Skillman Ave. (45th-46th Sts) headquarters.…
Jimmy Van Bramer Punches Back
Supporters of Jimmy Van Bramer, the Democratic contender for the District 26 council seat, released an attack ad in today’s Queens Chronicle that questions whether his Republican opponent Angelo Maragos lives in the district. The ad claims that Maragos lives in Manhattan and has never voted in Queens.…
Maragos Runs Attack Ads Against Van Bramer
Angelo Maragos, the Republican candidate for the District 26 council seat, has started running attack ads against his Democratic opponent Jimmy Van Bramer, as the November 3 election nears. The change in strategy follows a series of weeks in which Maragos and his volunteers have been blanketing the neighborhood with political placards and have been handing out leaflets at subway platforms.…
El Triangulo Shut Down by Health Dept.
A Colombian restaurant in the heart of Sunnyside was closed by the health department last month and has yet to reopen. El Triangulo Bakery & Restaurant, located at 44-08 Greenpoint Ave., was shuttered on Sept. 19 on the account of two violations: “food content surface not properly maintained” and “food protection certificate not held by supervisor of food operations.” While these violations seem arcane,…
Sunnyside’s Invisible Poor
Sunnyside, NY–A middle-aged Hispanic woman lifted two gigantic bags of cans out of her grocery trolley on Monday and began to unload them into a recepticle outside of the Associated store on 45th Street. The pile of cans represented a day’s work,…
Pizzeria Opens at 40th Street Station
Anthony Rao and Mike Caspare, two Italian-Americans from Brooklyn, opened “Sunnyside Pizzeria” last week and were celebrating with customers yesterday by offering champagne. “I’ve been making pizza since I was 12-years-old,” Rao said, who made pizza at his father’s store on Kings Highway in Brooklyn.…