Feb. 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens drivers have an easier time finding parking than most drivers in the city, according to a new study. While looking for a legal place to park on Queens streets can be a headache-inducing activity, drivers in the World’s Borough spend less time searching for parking than drivers in… Read more »
Feb. 18, 2020 By Allie Griffin Two men robbed a McDonald’s in Sunnyside at gunpoint during the early hours Sunday morning, after climbing through the drive-through window and forcing a worker to hand over cash. The suspects entered the drive-through in a black sedan at about 4 a.m. at the 38-02 Queens Blvd. McDonald’s. The… Read more »
Feb. 11, 2020 By Allie Griffin A former CNBC anchor and Sunnyside resident will challenge Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for her Congressional seat in the Democratic primary election. Michelle Caruso-Cabrera today announced her run for the 14th District, which covers Astoria, College Point, Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Sunnyside, Woodside and parts of the Bronx. “I’m… Read more »
Feb. 4, 2020 By Allie Griffin One person is dead and another was injured in a house fire in Woodside this afternoon, police said. The fire broke out on the second floor of a two-story home, located at 39-30 56th St. The FDNY got the call around 3:23 p.m. and sent 105 firefighters and EMS… Read more »
Jan. 29, 2020 By Allie Griffin Police are looking for a woman who stole a bike from inside a Sunnyside building last month. The woman grabbed the bicycle from inside a residential building near 50th Street and 39th Avenue at 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 19, police said. The bike is worth approximately $700 and belonged… Read more »
Jan. 23, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Department of Buildings (DOB) lifted a vacate order this afternoon that had been slapped on a Sunnyside building Sunday. The vacate order, which was put in place after a piece of concrete fell from the 39-01 Queens Blvd. building, was lifted since the building owner put up a… Read more »
Jan. 20, 2020 By Allie Griffin (Updated) A Sunnyside building with a gym, a dollar store and a pre-K center was shut down Sunday after a chunk of concrete fell from its facade. A two-foot-long section of concrete fell from the front of the building at 39-01 Queens Blvd. — which houses New York Sports… Read more »
Jan. 16, 2020 Staff Report A thief snuck into two Sunnyside Gardens homes Tuesday and took valuables and cash while the victims were home. The thief broke into the two houses on 45th Street near Skillman Avenue at around 6:30 p.m. and rummaged through the victims’ belongings before leaving each time with valuables. The victims… Read more »
Jan. 13, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 37-year-old man hanged himself from a lamppost along the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in Woodside during rush hour this morning. At 8 a.m., police officers responded to a 911 call of an unconscious man on the eastbound side of the BQE near Northern Boulevard. When officers arrived, they found… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2020 By Allie Griffin A 26-year-old Sunnyside resident who fatally punched a fellow Irish immigrant outside a Queens Boulevard bar in 2018 was sentenced to six months in jail at Queens Criminal Court yesterday, the Queens District Attorney announced. Steven O’Brien, of 42nd Street, will serve six months after pleading guilty to assault… Read more »