The brawl that erupted at Casa Romana on August 28 began when one teenager stepped on another’s foot, according to this district’s police captain who spoke at Tuesday’s United Forties Civic Association’s monthly meeting. Donald Powers, the new police captain at the 108 Precinct,…
More than 70 volunteers turned out on Saturday to attend this fall’s graffiti clean up day. The event, organized by the Sunnyside United Neighborhood Network (SUNN), drew a disparate group of volunteers– from labor union members to the group’s core resident/members.…
Yum Yum, a Thai restaurant that will be located on the corner of 43rd and Queens Blvd, is scheduled to open in October, the owner said. The opening of its Sunnyside location, marks the Manhattan-based restaurant’s first foray into the borough of Queens.…
Ra Café & Lounge, a restaurant located at 39-19 Queens Blvd, is up for sale. The business, which has been in operation for about a year, is listed at $195,000.…
In late July, Manolo’s Mexican Restaurant (located on Greenpoint Ave. and 47th) abruptly closed — and many believed that it fell victim to a difficult economy. However, police confirmed last night, that it was shut down due to cocaine dealing on the premises.…
Petunia, a children’s boutique store to be located at 46-21 Skillman Ave., is scheduled to open Wednesday, Sept. 15. The store, owned by Woodside resident Jill Callan, will sell everything from hand-sewn dresses to gently-used clothes. Some of her inventory will be designed by local artists,…
Lenny’s Pizza is opening tomorrow and its owners will be assuring their customers a “Taste of Italy in every bite.” The owners of the business are the Russo brothers, Lenny and Angelo, who have a long history in the pizza business.…
Some elementary school students who live in the Big Six apartment complex in Woodside are being forced to walk to school today– due to bus service cuts. The Department of Education has dropped its bus service to children who live at the Big Six apartment complex who attend PS 229.…
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer is not only trying to clean up the neighborhood’s graffiti problem– but he’s also moving to wipe Sunnyside clean of pigeon feces. In an earlier story that ran on this news site, it included a picture of the 46th Street subway with pigeon feces splattered all over the newspaper boxes.…
George Burles, a frequent contributor to the Sunnyside Post, took a photo of a new pawn shop that is about to open on Greenpoint Ave. between 46th and 47th Streets (next door to Chase bank). According to a local resident, the store owner put the signage up yesterday.…