Molly Blooms, a bar modeled on the life and times of Irish playwright James Joyce, opened its doors at 43-13 Queens Blvd. on Thursday. Ciaran Staunton, a long-time Sunnyside resident, named his new establishment after the fictional character in the Joyce novel Ulysses.…
While the dark, damp day may have kept some spectators at home, the bagpipe players, Irish dancers and children’s groups were as colorful as ever. This year was the 12th annual Sunnyside-Woodside “St Pat’s for All” parade and many of the traditional groups were out in force.…
Cathy Nolan, Sunnyside’s state assembly representative, is fighting to keep the so-called “millionaires’ tax” in place in order to preserve the quality of the public education system. “There are alternatives to budget cuts,” Nolan, who chairs the chamber’s Education Committee, wrote in a letter to Speaker Sheldon Silver.…
Met Food, a Sunnyside supermarket, is about to expand. The store, located at 44-07 43rd Ave, will be taking over the space next door, which is currently occupied by a hair salon. Met Food aims to combine the two properties by the end of June,…
(photo from last year’s parade) The 12th annual Sunnyside/Woodside St. Pats For All parade is scheduled to take place this Sunday at 47thStreet and Skillman Ave (details below). The parade, which has typically started at 43rd and Skillman, has been shortened this year following the New York Police Dept.’s decision to reduce the length of all parades.…
April Glass is re-opening at 43-20 40th Street this weekend, according to an e-mail sent out by its owner Patrice Lee. Lee decided to relocate from her 44-09 Queens Blvd store at the end of January, citing high rent.…
Carole Vance, a Sunnyside resident, spent most of her Saturday afternoon tearing down illegal signs that had been attached to neighborhood lampposts. Vance and her husband, Larry, took down 11 signs that directed people to call Acapulco Rentals, a Jackson Heights agency that offers apartments for rent.…
A heated dispute between Sunnyside’s two leading business groups has caused such tension that the two groups are unlikely to work together in the near future. The clash is over how the profits are being split stemming from the Taste of Sunnyside,…
Flagship Entertainment, the photo and video store located at 45-04 Queens Blvd., is closing and making way for a Thai noodle restaurant. Flagship has been a mainstay on Queens Blvd for more than 28 years and fell victim to new technology,…
In the past 24 hours, Sunnyside has been blanketed with “for rent signs.” More than 30 signs have been attached to neighborhood lampposts that direct people to call a Jackson Heights rental agency—or go to its website. Few corners of the neighborhood have been spared,…