A group of 50 concerned residents joined political leaders at a rally outside Casa Romana today and shouted: “Shut it down.” The group–led by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan and Community Board 2 Chair Joseph Conley–called for the closure of the Sunnyside bar following last Friday night’s brawl,…
Sunnyside’s leading representatives are holding a rally at Casa Romana Bar this Thursday demanding its closure. The bar, located at 39-20 Queens Blvd, was the site of a bloody brawl this past weekend, which resulted in the stabbings of two minors and 14 arrests,…
One person was stabbed and four others were slashed during the Friday night brawl at Casa Romana, police said. The owners and operators of Casa Romana–located at 39-20 Queens Blvd–have both been charged. Enid Nieves, 49, was arrested for “criminal nuisance 2” ,…
The Sunnyside United Neighborhood Network (SUNN) is holding its fall graffiti cleanup event on Saturday, September 11, at 10 am. Volunteers will meet outside of the Sunnyside Reform Church on Skillman Ave and 48th Street. The entire neighborhood is encouraged to volunteer and in past events more than 100 people have turned out.…
A late-night brawl erupted at Casa Romana this morning with the fight spilling out onto the street, a police source said. Several police cars and FDNY ambulances arrived at the bar/restaurant located on the corner of 39th Street and Queens Blvd.…
George Burles reports: Manolo’s, the Mexican restaurant on the corner of Greenpoint Ave. and 47th Street, has been closed for some weeks. But the police are looking over the store for suspicious narcotics related activity. A court order prohibits the store owners from removing items from the premises.…
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer announced today that he has launched a school-supply drive to help lower income residents get the supplies their children need. “For most children, the beginning of a new school year means new clothes, new shoes and a new backpack filled with fresh supplies.…
Members of the Sunnyside Business Improvement District, the local chamber of commerce and community leaders met at Dazies Restaurant on Tuesday to discuss ways to improve the neighborhood and lure attractive tenants. The meeting, led by Ciaran Staunton, who is about to open a business in the neighborhood,…
Con Edison of New York presented members of Sunnyside Gardens Park with a check last week to help cover the costs of the park’s overhaul. The amount of the donation has yet to be confirmed. The park is in the midst of a two year redevelopment plan,…
Source: Rail News Amtrak has announced a $460,000 plan to restore and revitalize with trees, shrubs, and fencing a section of its right-of- way along the Northeast Corridor in Woodside, Queens. Amtrak has hired a Landscape Horticulturist to assist in the selection and planting of approximately 600 new trees and shrubs which the railroad will warranty and maintain for one year. …