A man was hit by a Long Island Rail Road train about 7:00 p.m. Friday evening, just west of the Woodside station. The police have not determined how and why the man was on the tracks. However, the man was not a passenger or an LIRR employee,…
Category: General News
Skillman Ave. Residents Maybe at Risk
The Buckeye pipeline that transports 130,000 gallons of fuel oil to LaGuardia Airport is putting many Sunnyside residents at risk, according to people that were interviewed in a story published by the QueensTribune. The story comes just weeks after the jet oil spill on Skillman Avenue,…
Sunnyside Neighborhood Overview
A Sunnyside group has produced an interesting video of the neighborhood. The video is titled “Sunnyside Shines”, which happens to be the name of Sunnyside’s business improvement district. Whether it is affiliated with the local business group is not known at this point.…
Christmas in Sunnyside
Sunnyside’s Christmas tree at Joe Sabba Park was lit on Dec. 1. Joseph Gurrado provided the photo.…
Council Curtails Stores’ Use of Roll-Down Security Gates
New York Times Citing high rates of graffiti, the City Council voted unanimously on Monday to gradually ban the use of roll-down metal security gates, a move that would eliminate what has been an enduring if forbidding feature of the urban streetscape.…
Van Bramer Disappointed: Many Queens Senators Voted Against Gay Marriage
The New York State Senate rejected a bill Wednesday that would have made New York the sixth state to allow gay marriage, stunning advocates such as Jimmy Van Bramer, the NYC councilman-elect who represents Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City. The New York measure needed 32 votes to pass and failed by a wider-than-expected margin,…
Woodside Pharmacy Takes on Chain Stores
Directly across the street from the Woodside Pharmacy is a Duane Reade, a big-box, modern-looking drug store. Naturally, the question is how is an independent drug store like The Woodside Pharmacy going to survive. Simple, according to its new owners Shakti Soni and Prince Mistry,…
Sunnyside/Woodside Lions Raising Funds for Food Pantries
The Sunnyside/Woodside Lions club has started its Christmas fundraising drive for St Teresa’s and St. Raphael’s food pantries. This new drive comes day after the club raised more than $1,500 for local food groups for Thanksgiving. Members have put out jars at 16 bars and restaurants,…
Sunnyside-Woodside Boys & Girls Club in the Works
Get used to hearing the name Mark Wilensky. He is a life long Sunnysider and sports fan who is on a crusade to raise millions of dollars. Wilensky is in the early stages of establishing a local Boys and Girls club.…
Popular Sunnyside Blogger Moves On
Shauna, the author of the crisply-written restaurant guide http://shaunaeatssunnyside.tumblr.com, has finally announced that she has left the neighborhood and there will be no further postings. Many people followed her blog, since her reviews were accurate and particularly witty. The following link shows her last posting.…