March 19, By Christian Murray
The Department of Education may not require PS 11 to send its incoming class of kindergarten children to Astoria (14-14 29 Ave.) this fall. Last month the DOE told elected officials that the school’s incoming class of kindergarten kids would be sent to PS 171 in Astoria each day by bus,…
March 17, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside Shines has announced that it will be holding its fourth Taste of Sunnyside this spring, in what is expected to be its most ambitious food festival to date. This year’s event—to be held Tuesday,…
March 14, By Christian Murray
The production company that is filming Blue Bloods came under fire in Woodside yesterday after one of its vehicles backed into a tree. The truck hit a tree located on 43rd Street (by 48th Avenue) at about 2 pm,…
March 13, By Christian Murray
A 72-year-old man was found dead in his car in Sunnyside on Wednesday, according to police. The man, who police said was living out of his car, was discovered on Queens Blvd and 47th Street,…
March 11, By Christian Murray
The long-awaited frozen yogurt store at 45-12 Greenpoint Avenue opened yesterday.
The store, called 4 Squared Flavors, was expected to open in October but there were delays stemming from a dispute with a contractor.…
March 12, Staff Report The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating an 80-year-old Sunnyside woman who was reported missing on Tuesday, March 11. Ortansa Tomescu, who resides at 41-20 46th Street, was last seen on Monday at approximately 3pm in the vicinity of 47-11 Queens Boulevard,…
March 10, By George Burles
A local artist painted a new mural on the wall of the laundromat at Greenpoint Avenue and 43rd Street. Freddie “Free5” Rodriguez painted the new mural while two of his friends refreshed the mural beside it.…
March 10, By Christian Murray
A former Sunnyside resident is calling on the community to help him restore the mural that the children from IS 125 painted next to Bank of America (46th Street by 47th Ave.) in 2010.…
March 9, Christian Murray
Eight cars parked on 43rd Avenue between 45th and 46th were targeted by vandals last night. Vandals ripped off the side mirrors of the vehicles and left many of them lying on the pavement. One man who was walking by this morning said: “This makes me sick?…
The Real Deal: Woodside’s first luxury rental building, Icon52, is more than 50 percent leased after less than three weeks of leasing. Developed by Tsilo Group and marketed by Modern Spaces, the 66-unit building is located at 5205 Queens Boulevard at 52nd Street.…