Watch out pigeons, garbage dumpers and food vendors! Joe Conley, chairman of Community Board 2, is coming after you. He is on a crusade to clean up – and ultimately beautify – the areas beneath the No. 7 train stations. His vision,…
A drunk driver who ran over a 62-year old woman on Friday while she was crossing a busy Woodside street faces seven years in prison. Claudius Taylor, who was driving a white Ford Explorer, was charged with vehicular manslaughter in the 2nd degree and DWI,…
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to close as many as 20 firehouses – including one in Long Island City—has drawn the scorn of many of this district’s politicians. Ladder Company 128, which serves Sunnyside, Woodside, LIC, Blissville and Greenpoint, is among those firehouses that face the chopping block.…
Woodside, NY, May 20, 3:30 pm A 62-year-old Asian woman was pronounced dead this morning after an alleged drunk driver plowed into her while she was crossing a Woodside street. Shenyu Chin was struck by a white Ford Explorer at 8:30 am,…
Many Sunnyside Gardens residents complained when CBS filmed several scenes for its pilot TV series “The Remembers” in late March. At the time, there were several days when residents struggled to find parking. In any event, The Rememberers has been renamed “The Unforgettable” and will be released this fall.…
Woodside, NY, Exclusive: 10:45 am An alleged drunk driver plowed into a pedestrian at a cross walk between 61st and Roosevelt Ave. at about 8:30 am this morning. One witness said the pedestrian was a woman who was gravely injured. The woman was hit by a 50-year-old man who was driving a SUV while allegedly being intoxicated. …
Local legislators are getting behind a plan to co-name a street that runs through the Celtic Park apartment complex in recognition of the Irish-American Athletic Club. The new street name, which would be called Winged Fist Way, would apply to 43rd Street — between 48th and 50th Aves.…
Sunny Spa, a new Asian massage shop, has opened on 45-09 40th Street. The store first came to this site’s attention by the placement of an “adult” classified ad placed by its proprietor on the website backpage.com (click for link) When called,…
Local landmarking supporters and officials met in the Gardens district on Saturday to celebrate the completion and unveiling of the historical street signs. The signs, which the Department of Transportation began posting April 30, specify both the number and the historic name,…
More than 100 volunteers turned out on Saturday to clean up graffiti in Sunnyside. The event, organized by the Sunnyside United Neighborhood Network (SUNN), drew a disparate group of volunteers– from members of the Sunnyside Woodside Boys & Girls Club to attendees of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day saints. …