March 31, By Christian Murray
Three random sculptures depicting eggs were placed under the 46th Street subway station today. The eggs, which are about 2 ½ feet tall, are part of a citywide egg hunt where 200-plus egg sculptures have been hidden around the city as part of The Faberge Big Egg Hunt. …
March 30, By Christian Murray
Mike Murphy, the owner of Murphy’s Lobster Grill, was only trying to get in the festive spirit when he flew a gay pride flag—alongside the Irish and US flags—for the St. Pat’s for All Parade on March 2.…
Every Sunday, the Sunnysidepost will publish an Op-Ed written by a member of the community pertaining to a topic of interest. This week, a Sunnyside resident who works in the film industry responds to recent comments pertaining to an article about a tree branch that was knocked down by a film crew during the shooting of Blue Bloods.…
March 26, By Christian Murray
The rash of residential burglaries that has plagued Sunnyside in recent months has largely subsided. The north side of Sunnyside was subject to 16 burglaries in December and remained stubbornly high at the beginning of the year.…
March 25, By Christian Murray
The Wild Turkey, a Sunnyside bar/restaurant located at 39-35 47th Avenue, has closed after being in business for about two years. The bar/restaurant was owned by Rae Arora, a Flushing real estate developer, who bought the bar with a business partner in April 2012.…
March 24, By Christian Murray
Two Queens Boulevard businesses have closed. Carpati Transport, located at 44-17 Queens Blvd, has closed and is being replaced by a dental office. The owner of Carpati, which focused heavily on shipping items to Romania,…
March 22, By Christian Murray
Sheref Abdelshafy, who has operated his food cart under the 40th Street No. 7 train station for 10 years, is a worried man. He is in danger of being removed. Community Board 2 Chairman Joe Conley wants that area cleared of food vendors,…
March 21, By Christian Murray
The Sunnyside Gardens man who was arrested Wednesday for the possession of a bevy of drugs and firearms also faces a number of domestic violence charges that stem back to 2012. Daniel Tone, who was arrested at 5:00 am Wednesday,…
March 20, Staff report
Members of Young Israel of Sunnyside, an Orthodox synagogue located on 46th Street (43rd Ave), celebrated the popular ancient custom of Purim last Sunday at the Sunnyhill Common Room in Woodside. Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the deliverance of the Jewish people in the ancient Persian Empire from destruction in the wake of a plot by Haman,…
March 19, By Christian Murray
A Sunnyside Gardens man was arrested on Tuesday for the criminal possession of a cache of firearms and drugs.
The police searched the premises of Daniel Tone, 42, at 39-14 44th Street, at 5 am March 19,…