Jimmy Van Bramer and Angelo Maragos made their final pitch to voters Tuesday, as they sought last minute support. Van Bramer greeted likely-voters at 7:00 am outside of PS 150 in Sunnyside, a short walk from his home in Sunnyside Gardens.…
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Knights of Columbus Fight For Girl’s Life
The Knights of Columbus are holding a fundraising event this Sunday to help a 2 1/2-year-old girl overcome a life-threatening disease. The young girl, Sophia Tavolacci, suffers from Aplastic Anemia and needs a bone marrow transplant in order to survive. Her mother is expected to be a match for her daughter; …
Sunnysider Killed by Woodside Resident
A Woodside resident faces multiple charges for shooting two men, one fatally, in Sunnyside last month. Gino Florencia, 31, who resided on 54th Street in Woodside, has been charged with murder, assault, and criminal-possession-of-a-weapon, police said. The shooting took place at 9:00 am Saturday,…
Pharmacy Shuts Down, Makes Way for Indian Restaurant
The site of the former Sunnyside/GSSV pharmacy is still in the midst of being split in two. The pharmacy closed down in August, shortly after authorities charged the owners with Medicaid fraud and banned them from participating in the government program for five years. …
Halloween For Kids, Pets, and Politicans
There were some odd sightings in Sunnyside Saturday night. There was a cemetery on a front lawn, zombies hanging from roofs and ghosts trapped in attics screaming in pain. Meanwhile, there were dozens of kids running around dressed like goblins, yodas and bumble-bees with an insatiable appetite for candy.…
Sunnyside Shines BID, Offers Discount Shopping
Ten days ago, nearly 3,000 residents received an e-mail from a local non-profit group that offered discounts to 10 different Sunnyside stores. The stores included Sunnyside Florist, Sugar & Joe and Foxy’s Diner. Sunnyside Shines, a local Business Improvement District, sent out the e-mail.…
Halloween in Sunnyside
Halloween has begun in Sunnyside. Monika has posted some photos. http://monikafabian.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/halloween-in-sunnyside-has-begun/…
Thrift Shop Opens on Skillman Ave.
By Janet Viana
Last Thursday, a consignment/thrift shop opened its doors on Skillman Avenue. The shop, called Via Classic Emporium, is located at 48-06 Skillman Ave. (at 48th Street), across the street from Stray Vintage and Sea Kiss Boutique. Proprietors Adriana and Victor Alvarez, […]
Maragos Left Manhattan in May for LIC
Angelo Maragos, the Republican candidate who is running for the 26th District council seat, told the Sunnyside Post in October that he had lived in Long Island City for the past seven years. But this was not the case: he had spent two of those years in Manhattan–between May 2007 and May 2009.…
Sunnyside Killer in Custody
Police have a suspect in custody following Saturday’s shooting in Sunnyside, where one man was killed and another left in serious condition. Police are in the process of extraditing the suspect from Orlando back to New York. The department would […]