June 5, By Christian Murray
It’s time to get out the Hawaiian shirts and grass skirts. A group of bars and restaurants on Skillman Avenue have organized a Tiki-themed pub crawl this Saturday, with the aim of celebrating the arrival of summer and raising funds for the beautification of the Avenue.…
June 5, By Christian Murray
A construction worker was killed when he fell down a 5th floor elevator shaft this morning while constructing the new 6-floor elementary school on 42nd street, police said. The accident occurred at about 8:15 am inside the 45-45 42nd Street school,…
June 2, By Christian Murray The Sunnyside library, located at 43-06 Greenpoint Ave., is going to be closed this summer in order for a new roof to be installed. The library is expected to close on June 24 and to re-open mid-August.…
June 1, By Christian Murray
The E-Bike store, located at 41-25 Queens Blvd, has closed. A notice was placed on the window stating that it had been closed by court order. The store, which opened in March 2012, had been subject to a great deal of controversy while it was in operation.…
Opinion: By John O’Reilly
The New York City Fire Department wants to combine multiple existing fire truck, light vehicles, truck and car parts, equipment and constructive storage, and administrative facilities into one location in Sunnyside at 39-34 43rd Street (between Skillman and Barnett Avenues,…
May 31, By Christian Murray
The dog run at Lou Lodati Park will be closed next week for repairs. The popular dog run, located at Skillman Avenue and 44th Street, will be closed Monday (June 2) through Friday (June 7) in order for the existing surface to be repaved.…
May 31, By Christian Murray
A 20-year-old Asian man committed suicide yesterday, the police said. The man jumped from a building at 48-35 46th Street and police said he was dead when they arrived on the scene at 4:47 pm.…
May 30, By Christian Murray
An individual called the police this afternoon claiming that someone had been shot at 46th Street/Greenpoint Avenue and that someone was threatening to place a bomb at the same location, police said. Several police cars were located outside of Key Food and Rite Aid at 46th/Greenpoint at about 4:30 pm– although the incident had been called in earlier. …
May 29, By Christian Murray
The number 7 train between Times Square and 74th Street/Roosevelt Avenue will be closed in both directions this weekend. Service will be down from 2 a.m. Saturday through 4:30 a.m. Monday, the MTA said.…
May 29, By Christian Murray
A 10,000 square foot art supply store opened at 34-09 Queens Blvd about two months and the operators aim to cater to artists from Long Island City and Sunnyside. The store is an outpost of the 29 year-old Artist &…