Jan. 8, 2020 By Allie Griffin A new affordable housing lottery has opened for a newly constructed building in Woodside. Three one-bedroom apartments are up for grabs at 65-25 Roosevelt Ave. Each unit costs $1,800 a month to rent. The units are available to households of one to three people who make a combined annual… Read more »
Jan. 7, 2020 By Allie Griffin The Queens Borough President race is in full swing and five candidates have confirmed that they will be in Sunnyside next week for a forum. Council Members Costa Constantinides, Donovan Richards and Jimmy Van Bramer — along with former Council Member Elizabeth Crowley and police reform advocate Anthony Miranda… Read more »
Dec. 27, 2019 By Kristen Torres The city’s annual MulchFest is back for another year, giving residents a chance to get rid of their Christmas trees in an eco-friendly way. Residents can bring their Christmas trees to city parks and gardens to be turned into mulch during the annual MulchFest. This year’s event will take… Read more »
Dec. 23, 2019 By Allie Griffin Former gubernatorial candidate and “Sex and the City” actress Cynthia Nixon formally endorsed Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer for Queens Borough President today. In a letter to supporters, Van Bramer’s campaign announced he received endorsements from both Nixon and Zephyr Teachout, a former state Attorney General candidate and Fordham… Read more »
Dec. 20, 2019 By Allie Griffin Police are searching for two suspects involved in a recent string of robberies in Woodside. Two men have been grabbing victims from behind and taking off with the victims’ cell phones and wallets over the past two weeks, police said. The pair first robbed a 33-year-old man who was… Read more »
Dec. 19 By Allie Griffin The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced today an additional 20 subway stations — including the 46th Street-Bliss Street station in Sunnyside — which will receive ADA upgrades under the authority’s $51.5 billion 2020-2024 capital plan. The 20 stations are part of 70 in total which will be made fully ADA… Read more »
Dec. 18, 2019 By Allie Griffin A Woodside soccer coach has been charged with rape and other crimes for sexually abusing four teens — two as young as 13 — and recording some of the abuse on video. Harrison Torres, 23, allegedly raped and sexually abused a teenage girl and teenage boy on separate occasions… Read more »
Dec. 16, 2019 By Allie Griffin A hit-and-run driver fatally struck a pedestrian in Woodside Wednesday after blowing through a red light while drunk, according to police. The driver, 50-year-old Jorge Samaniego of Maspeth, then fled the scene after hitting the pedestrian on Broadway at 60th Street at around 8 p.m. While fleeing, he collided… Read more »
Dec. 12, 2019 By Allie Griffin The 7 train line’s expensive new signaling system was slowed down by a little slush this Wednesday morning, causing the subway line to operate at reduced speeds and New York City Transit President Andy Byford to have some strong words for the outside vendor responsible. NYCT Subways tweeted that… Read more »
Dec.10, 2019 By Allie Griffin A 32-year-old woman’s wallet went missing while she was visiting a Sunnyside playground and later learned her credit card was used to dine out at a nearby restaurant. The woman realized she was missing her wallet at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 26 while inside the Thomas P. Noonan Playground, located… Read more »