Christians from Queen of Angels Roman Catholic Church were joined by All Saints Church and Sunnyside Reformed Church Episcopal parishioners, in the reenactment of the Good Friday Crucifixion. The ceremony was held in English, Spanish, Bengali and Tagalog (Filipino). Father Brian Dowd,…
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and members of Police Precinct 108 told a neighborhood group last week that they are combating this neighborhood’s graffiti problem. Police Lt. Mark Wachter told members of the United 40s Civic Association last Thursday that the 108 Police Precinct had racked up the second highest number of graffiti arrests among the NYPD’s 76 precincts.…
Sunnyside Shines, a public/private partnership with a mission to promote business throughout much of the neighborhood, is providing incentives to local business owners who upgrade their store frontages. In the past year, there have been several store owners who have been criticized for failing to maintain their store frontages,…
Bliss Bistro, one of Sunnyside’s premier restaurants, closed its doors today due to financial difficulties. Alim Maruf, the owner of the Zagat- and Michelin-rated restaurant, fell behind in paying his $5,500 per month rent as the economy soured. Maruf did not comment on the closing.…
New parking rules took effect on Queens Boulevard yesterday that have extended the duration of parking from 1 to 2 hours. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan and Department of Transportation Queens Borough Commissioner Maura McCarthy united with local small business owners and Community Board 2 members to announce the new rule.…
April 13, 2011 By Christian Murray Community Board 2, which represents residents in the Sunnyside/Woodside and LIC neighborhoods, voted last week in favor of the 130-block rezoning plan in Sunnyside and Woodside. The vote represents a significant milestone toward the implementation of the rezoning plan – since it now only needs to be signed off… Read more »
A sixth-grade student at I.S. 125, which is located on the border of Sunnyside and Woodside, was taken into police custody last week after she doused a classroom with pepper spray. Police said the 12 year old did not say why she sprayed the classroom.…
The location manager of the “The Rememberers”, a CBS pilot show that shot many of its scenes in Sunnyside Gardens late March, is donating $1,000 toward the Christmas/Holiday lights that will be erected on Skillman Ave. in November/December. “We would be honored to donate a thousand dollars for the Skillman Ave.…
One of the classified ads in the “Servicios Para Adultos,” appearing in the April 14 issue of “El Especialito,” a 60-page Spanish language newspaper distributed free in Sunnyside, features the title, “Asian Paradise Chinesse (sic) – Korean on Queens Boulevard Sunnyside,…
Mayor Michael Bloomberg held a bill signing ceremony earlier today where he approved the “Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge” renaming. The City Council voted in favor of the plan last month. During his three terms, former Mayor Ed Koch spearheaded projects for many city bridges,…