Several hundred participants marched in the 42ndannual Sunnyside Kiwanis Flag Day parade last Saturday despite overcast conditions and the threat of rain. Many neighborhood groups and organizations met at 41stStreet and Greenpoint Ave. and proceeded to march behind their group’s respective banners waving US Flags.…
Key Food’s expansion of its 46th Street supermarket is near completion. The expansion is part of a major redevelopment of the site, which includes the building of office space and rental property on the Greenpoint Ave. portion of the site. According to Raide Zahriyeh,…
Less than a week after Mediterraneo Pizzeria was closed by the Health Department (see earlier post), another Sunnyside pizzeria has been shut down. This time it is Don Emilio’s Pizzeria and Restaurant at 48-11 43 Ave. It was slammed with 110 violation points,…
New York Sen. Joseph Addabbo, who represents a sliver of Sunnyside, has decided to vote in favor of the same-sex marriage bill that is expected to come up for a vote next week. Addabbo, who voted against the measure in 2009,…
Mediterraneo Pizzeria, a popular pizza and Italian eatery located at 46-21 Queens Blvd, has been temporarily closed by the Health Dept. The store failed its inspection on June 9 and has been closed since. A reopening date remains unknown. The owner could not be reached for comment.…
A new speed bump that will increase student safety near IS 125 was unveiled on Friday. At the request of IS 125, councilman Jimmy Van Bramer worked with the NYC Department of Transportation to have the speed bump installed. The speed bump is located on 47th Street between 47th and 48th Avenue.…
A convenience store is slated to open on 43rd Ave (bet. 43rd and 44th Streets) within the next month. The store, which will be located at 43-25 43rd Ave., will be selling newspapers, candy, cigarettes, cigars, beer and lotto tickets. The space was formerly occupied by Quest Realty,…
About 80 people gathered Saturday June 4 to pay homage to the late Claire Kraft for her years of community service. Kraft’s family and friends were joined by public officials who unveiled a street sign in her honor at the place where she had lived: 45th Street (by 48th Ave.) Before passing away in 2002,…
WSJ At a Wednesday night fund-raiser at an Astoria restaurant hosted by Rep. Joe Crowley, who is also the Queens Democratic Party chairman, few local politicians said much, our colleague Pervaiz Shallwani reports on the WSJ’s Metropolis blog. Rep. Crowley, speaking to reporters,…
Claire, the unisex hair salon located at 43-46 44th Street, is expanding into the space next door that was previously occupied by a dentist. Meanwhile, Bliss Drugs is about to open at 47-01 Queens Blvd, where a branch of HSBC-owned Beneficial Credit Service was based.…