May 27, Staff Report
A new furniture store located on 47th Street opened Thursday selling discount furniture. Papa’s Furniture sells couches, living room set and tables at affordable rates. Papa’s, which is located at 45-20 47th Street, is not part of a chain.…
May 26, By Christian Murray
El Buen Sabor, a Colombian bakery/restaurant located at 45-07 Queens Boulevard, is expanding into the old One of a Kind Thrift Shop space. The eatery, which has been at its current location for nearly 15 years,…
May 26, By Christian Murray
A food vendor selling Chinese/Indian meals set up shop under the 46th Street train station Saturday, the first food vendor to so since December. The operator, a Tibetan immigrant, said that he planned to work at the 46th Street location on weekends.…
May 23, Staff Report
Sunnyside Shines placed 46 hanging flower baskets on lampposts throughout the business district today, with many of them going up on Queens Blvd and Greenpoint Avenue. The baskets are affixed to light poles throughout the district.…
May 23, By Christian Murray
New Post Coffee Shop was shut down Wednesday by the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene. The diner, located at 40-01 Queens Boulevard, was closed based on the following (search link): Violation points: 62 Sanitary Violations 1) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.…
May 21, By Christian Murray
Local residents turned out en mass to participate in this year’s Taste of Sunnyside, which was held in a giant tent under the elevated No. 7 line on Queens Blvd Tuesday night.
The event was a sell out and the organizers had to turn away several last-minute ticket buyers.…
May 20, By Christian Murray
Rigo Cardoso, the newly elected president of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce, held his first monthly meeting as the leader of the organization last week– following a bruising campaign to take the top spot.…
May 20, By Christian Murray
Two new businesses are opening in Sunnyside, although there is little in the way of details known on either of them at this point. A new sports bar/restaurant is opening on Queens Blvd where the former Latin Rock establishment La Kueva was located.…
May 19, By Christian Murray
Tickets for tomorrow’s Taste of Sunnyside have been snapped up fast–although event organizer Sunnyside Shines said there is still a small supply available. The event will take place Tuesday on Queens Blvd (between 45th and 46th Streets) in a tent under the elevated No.…
May 16, By Christian Murray
The sidewalks of Sunnyside Gardens are going to be dotted with yard sales tomorrow. Residents located within the Sunnyside Gardens district are going to be peddling their wares in front of their homes between 11 am and 4 pm Saturday—in what will be the second annual Sunnyside Gardens Sidewalk Sale.…