Letter to the editor: Councilman Daniel Dromm (District 25, which includes part of Woodside) As an openly gay man and progressive elected official, I am weary of anything that smacks of fundamentalism or other form of extremism. That is why I thought carefully about the reasons I support the Islamic Center.…
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce and CitySolve have teamed up to battle graffiti throughout the community by launching a local anti-graffiti campaign for District 26. Van Bramer has secured $30,000 for the district to fund this initiative in conjunction with the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce and CitySolve.…
A group of Sunnyside residents who are opposed to the opening of an EZ Pawn shop on the corner of 46th Street and Queens Blvd. face long odds that their battle will be won. In the past week, EZ Pawn has continued to remodel the store;…
Sunnyside Shines kicked off its Sunnyside Summer Streets campaign on Saturday by hosting the 10th Annual Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Concert. The concert, a huge draw for residents and Beiderbecke fans throughout the Tri-state area, marked the 79th anniversary since the jazz legend died in his 43-30 46th Street apartment on Aug.…
Many residents have long complained that the throngs of soccer players who come to Lou Loditi Park (43rd and Skillman) each weekend fail to use the bathroom and urinate against the trees and back fence. This weekend the players – most of whom come from outside of Sunnyside – answered their critics by establishing a makeshift bathroom. …
Woodside on the Move –a grass roots organization that promotes Woodside as a place to work, live and do business– has received $20,000 to fund the organization’s graffiti removal and other area beautification projects. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and Congressman Joseph Crowley secured $10,000 each in city and federal funding.…
With retailers facing tough economic conditions throughout Queens, Sunnyside Shines is launching a number of programs this month that aims to help local businesses and give consumers a greater bang for their buck. Sunnyside Shines, a business improvement district that assists local retailers,…
Three Sunnyside elected officials received a petition today asking them to block the opening of a pawn shop at the corner of 46th Street and Queens Blvd. The petition calls on Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan and Congressman Joseph Crowley to help “close” or “move the location” of a proposed EZ Pawn Corp.…
About six weeks from now the reels will be rolling at the Sunnyside Shorts Film Festival. This year’s festival, which will take place on Saturday, September 25th, will be the fourth run by Sherry Gamlin, Teresa Ward and Susan Walsh. The genesis of the film festival goes back to 2001 when Shinichi Murota,…
A local resident is scheduled to open a children’s boutique clothing store on Skillman Ave. by Sept 1. The store, which will be called Petunia, will be located at 46-21 Skillman Ave., across the street from two well-known restaurants – Claret and Quaint.…