Sunnyside Shines, the local business improvement group, said late December that it had plans to permanently affix lights to the Sunnyside Arch. Yesterday, workers were out in the cold wind doing just that: attaching lights to the Arch. The workers said the work should be completed by Friday and then Con Ed will come in to sign off on it.…
The number of burglaries reported in the northern section of Sunnyside, accounted for one-quarter of all burglaries in the 108 police precinct last month. Police Precinct Capt. Donald Powers said that eight burglaries occurred in Sunnyside for the 28-day period ending Jan.9,…
Members of a local civic association told the police that they were disturbed by the owner of a dog-rescue operation for walking his dogs near a Sunnyside park. The members, speaking at the United 40s Civic Association, complained that the Dog Guru,…
Police have arrested the man who allegedly robbed the Sunnyside branch of Chase Bank in December, according to published reports. Victor Larsen, 48, was originally picked up by the police for stealing a movie at a Best Buy on Lexington Avenue.…
April Glass, which has been offering an eclectic array of home items and giftware since 1996, is leaving its 44-09 Queens Blvd location and seeking new space in a more-affordable section of Sunnyside. Patrice Lee, the owner, sent out the following e-mail Wednesday night.…
Jennifer Accessories, a store located located on Queens Blvd (between 42nd and 43rd), has gone out of business. The store is located next to the former Starberry, which is about to be converted into a nail salon. Many stores on the northern side of Queens Blvd have closed in the past 12 months.…
A small fire broke out on the second floor of a 2-story apartment dwelling at 41-14 40th Street (beween 43rdAve. and Skillman Ave.) at 2:52 am Monday. There were no injuries. Firefighters arrived on the scene at 2:56 am and brought the fire under control at 3:23 am,…
Two masked men entered the Sunnyside Pharmacy on Skillman Ave. on Nov. 15 and approached the owner with a knife. The two men then blindfolded the proprietor, sat him down in a corner of the store, and then began riffling through the prescription drug section.…
Floresta, the highly-rated Argentine steak house located at 41-08 Greenpoint Ave., is scheduled to close. On its website, it read: “we have poured every ounce of our passion into Floresta but unfortunately passion does not pay the rent.” The restaurant also sent out an e-mail to its customers late last night notifying them of its decision.…
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown announced yesterday that a 58-year-old teacher, who has taught at Aviation Career & Technical Education High School in the Long Island City section of Queens for more than 20 years, has been charged with sexually abusing a female student at the school between December 2008 and January 2009.…