April 20, By Christian Murray
Chips, the well-known Mexican restaurant located at 42-15 Queens Blvd, was recently sold.
Janet and Audiel Acantar, who are related to the outgoing owner Miguel Hernandez, bought the restaurant and are making some slight changes to the menu and decor.…
April 18, By Christian Murray
The FDNY has its sights set on acquiring a property on 43rd Street that would be used to house spare fire engines. The property, located at 39-34 43rd Street, will not be used as a firehouse,…
April 17, By Christian Murray
The food vendors at 40th Street have been removed. Earlier this week, the police arrived and notified them that their time was up and that they needed to go elsewhere. Joe Conley, chairman of Community Board 2,…
April 17, By Christian Murray
The police are searching for a man who has been using a cloned ATM card to withdraw cash. The police said that the suspect used the card at the Rite Aid Pharmacy located at 60-26 Woodside Avenue on March 28 at about 2:45pm and withdrew $400.…
April 16, By Christian Murray
Caffe bene, the multi-national coffee giant based out of South Korea, is expected to open its Sunnyside operation by the end of this month. The café, which will be at located at 41-31 Queens Blvd,…
April 15
A Woodside rental building, touted as affordable luxury, is full after being on the market just six weeks, according to the Daily News. The 9-story building, called Icon52, is comprised of 66 units, with prices significantly higher that the rent most other Woodsiders pay.…
April 14, By Christian Murray
The Leitrim House, one of this neighborhood’s oldest bars located at 45-06 48th Ave., was sold last month and the new owner has plans to renovate it.
Jason Spratt, who is taking over the establishment,…
April 11, By Christian Murray
The Department of Education has approved a plan that will see as many as 250 PS 11 students sent by bus to a school in Astoria this fall. The incoming kindergarten class at PS 11 will be sent to PS 171 in Astoria each day,…
April 11, By Christian Murray
The Sunnyside Center Cinemas sign, which has dotted the Queens Blvd landscape for as many as 60 years, was taken down last night after a building inspector ordered that it be removed. The sign,…
April 10, By Christian Murray
The iconic Sunnyside Center Cinemas sign was damaged this morning and is likely to be demolished. The building manager Michael Christopher said that a truck hit the sign while it was traveling along Queens Blvd.…