An iconic Woodside tree was butchered by vandals recently. The tree, a green spruce tree that was planted in the fall of 2010 at Sohncke Square, was significant since its role was to be the neighborhood Christmas tree. The Green Spruce tree was discovered on July 28 or 29th with its branches hacked off.…
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce kicked off the second year of the anti-graffiti program. Van Bramer and officials met today at the corner of 47th Ave and 47th St., a site which has often been targeted by taggers.…
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer’s office has just kicked off its second annual back-to-school drive. Last year’s drive collected over 6,000 donated school supplies from members of the community and business owners. For most children, the beginning of a new school year means new clothes,…
A Sunnyside convenience store is scheduled to open this weekend on 43rd Ave. Sunnyside Smoke Shop, which is owned by Riaz Almuwallad, will be selling the typical fare–from cigarettes, cigars, newspapers, beer, milk and lotto tickets. The store is located 43-26 43rd Ave.,…
Signs have been posted on many lampposts throughout Sunnyside in the past two days – putting citizens on notice: “Expect Us!” The group, called Anonymous, is a left wing organization that aims to create a better world “free of corporate rule” and a corrupted political system.…
A new Lebanese eatery is opening on Queens Blvd this weekend. Ahmad Osman, who founded the now defunct El Shater, will be opening “Souk El Shater”. It will be located at 43-03 Queens Blvd. Ahmad’s store will be similar to the original El Shater,…
A new chicken & ribs restaurant opened in Sunnyside on Thursday. Sunrise Restaurant & Grill, located at 41-08 Greenpoint Ave. (the former location of Floresta) specializes in BBQ chicken, BBQ ribs as well as buffalo wings and snow crab legs. The owner,…
Update: The Hip to Hip production of previously rained out “Much Ado About Nothing” is now rescheduled for August 16 in Sunnyside. —————————————————- Sunnyside’s Hip to Hip Theatre Company will present Shakespeare all over Queens, and locally in Sunnyside Gardens Park,…
August 16, 2011 update: James Zaharakis, the Flushing-based project architect, said last week that his firm had only been hired at this juncture to renovate the property in order to get it presentable to attract a tenant. There were no specific tenants on the horizon as yet as far as he knew.…
Jimmy Van Bramer submitted a successful proposal for the dual name street name of “Winged Fist Way/ 43rd Street” between 48th and 50th Avenues in Woodside, Queens, reports Ian McGowan, Executive Director of WingedFist.org. McGowan explains, “This street runs through the two square blocks which today are the Celtic Park apartments.…