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Median rent and inventory of northwest Queens rentals continues trending up year-over-year in August 2025: report

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Sep. 15, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Northwest Queens rental units continued to experience year-over-year increases in median rent and inventory in August 2025, according to a report by Douglas Elliman Real Estate. However, at the same time, new leases maintained a downward trend. Northwest Queens, which includes the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside, had a…

Taste of Sunnyside returns Oct. 12 with over 65 businesses, tickets go on sale Thursday

Attendees sample food at Chakra Cafe during the 2024 Taste of Sunnyside. Photo: Ramy Mahmoud.

Sep. 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Tickets for the 2025 Taste of Sunnyside will go on sale this Thursday, with the popular annual restaurant crawl set to return next month featuring over 65 local restaurants. The 15th annual event will take place on Sunday, Oct. 12 from 1-7 p.m., providing attendees with an opportunity…

Centric tops off as largest condominium in Woodside/Sunnyside East

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Sep. 12, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Centric, a 12-story-tall condominium with 131 luxury units at 58-01 Queens Blvd. in Woodside, has officially topped off, becoming the largest condominium in Sunnyside East. The topping off comes just months after a record-breaking $1.512 million sale was made for a penthouse unit. The sale marked the highest…

Mets release documentary on role organization played in relief efforts in days following 9/11

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Sep. 11, 2025 By Ethan Marshall In recognition of the 24th anniversary of 9/11, the New York Mets released a documentary on YouTube, “11 Days in September,” which details the pivotal role Shea Stadium and the organization played in the relief efforts in the days that followed the terrorist attacks. Presented by the Tunnel…

Flood Solutions Fair to take place in Sunnyside this Saturday

Nick Nyhan hosted an inaugural Flood Solutions Fair in Gowanus in January. Photo courtesy of the City Sponge.

Sep. 10, 2025 By Shane O’Brien A forum providing Western Queens residents with flooding solutions is set to take place in Sunnyside this Saturday, providing local residents with helpful information to secure their homes and businesses in the event of extreme weather events in the future. The Flood Solutions Fair, organized by Brooklyn resident…

Gianaris provides $100k in funding for QPL split across four library branches

State Sen. Mike Gianaris with QPL President and CEO Dennis Walcott. Photo courtesy of State Sen. Mike Gianaris.

Sep. 5, 2025 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Mike Gianaris presented Queens Public Library (QPL) with a $100,000 in state funding last week to help support programming and resources at four branches across the borough. Gianaris made the presentation at QPL’s annual back-to-school event at its Elmhurst branch on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The funding…

Permits filed for mixed-use building with nine residences in Woodside

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Sep. 5, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Permits have been filed for the construction of a 6-story mixed-use building with nine housing units at 56-12 Roosevelt Ave. in Woodside. The proposed building would be 65 feet tall and span 9,552 square feet. The nine residences will take up 6,879 square feet. With an average unit…

Major crimes down nearly across the board in northern Queens, robberies and burglaries drop in southern Queens

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Sep. 5, 2025 By Ethan Marshall Northern Queens experienced significant declines in several major crimes year-over-year during the 28-day period from Aug. 4-31, while southern Queens had sharp declines in robberies and burglaries over the same period of time, according to the NYPD. In northern Queens, rapes, robberies, felony assaults, burglaries and grand larcenies…

NYC’s inaugural Curbside Dining Restaurant Week featuring Queens eateries is here

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Sep. 5, 2025 By Jessica Militello Get ready for a week of delicious deals with New York City’s inaugural Curbside Dining Restaurant Week, featuring an array of participating Western Queens eateries. Open Plans NYC organized the week-long special, which runs Sept. 5 through Sept. 12. The promotion includes discounts and exclusive deals for customers…

School Construction Authority cuts ribbon at massive 3,066-seat Queens Innovation Center high school

Elected officials and school administrators cut the ribbon at Queens Innovation Center. Photo: Shane O'Brien.

Sep. 3, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Elected officials and school administrators held a ceremonial ribbon-cutting Wednesday morning to officially open Queens Innovation Center, a massive 3,066-seat high school in Woodside that strives to provide a “transformative educational environment” for generations to come. The six-story facility, located at 53-16 Northern Blvd., will begin welcoming students…