Jan. 14, By Christian Murray
Swain Weiner, the president of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce, issued a public letter today in response to the criticism he received from a fellow board member who claimed the organization was in decline.…
Jan. 13, By Christian Murray
The president of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce is facing a leadership challenge following the manner in which long-serving marketing director Luke Adams was ousted last week. Rigo Cardoso, the treasurer of the business organization,…
Jan. 12, By Christian Murray
A group of Sunnyside artists are banding together to help raise funds for long-time resident Luke Adams who lost his job and was admitted into hospital last week. Adams, a long-serving volunteer and former business owner,…
By Christian Murray
The police are searching for two men who walked into the T-Mobile store at 46-01 Queens Blvd with firearms last month and took off with cash. The police said that the two men entered the store on Thursday,…
The owner of Singas Famous Pizza, located at 43-24 Greenpoint Ave., has put the business up for sale.
The pizzeria is on the market for $69,000, according to the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island. The business had been listed for $200,000 in August 2012.…
Jan. 7, By Christian Murray
Woodside’s middle school IS 125 is about to undergo a major expansion. The School Construction Authority has budgeted $50 million to create a 600-seat addition, which will include a cafeteria, gym and several classrooms at the 46-02 47th Avenue school.…
Jan. 3, By Christian Murray
A Western Queens arts group—consisting of dancers, filmmakers and musicians—has formed with the goal of finding permanent space for an arts center in Sunnyside. The organizers—mainly Sunnysiders– are inviting the community to join them for their official launch this Sunday at Claret Wine Bar,…
Jan. 3, By Christian Murray
The large police presence in Sunnyside in the past week comes in response to 14 burglaries that have occurred in the neighborhood since Thanksgiving Day. The burglaries have taken place between 40th Street and 52nd Street on the north side of Queens Blvd,…
Dec. 31, By Christian Murray
The police have stepped up their presence in Sunnyside in the past couple of days in response to a number of break-ins. “We have deployed additional resources in response to several residential burglaries which have occurred in Sunnyside,” said Captain Brian Hennessy,…
Dec. 30, By Christian Murray
Several street vendors have been kicked out of Sunnyside in recent weeks after being found to be violating health department codes and for posing a risk to public safety, officials said. The large fruit stand and long-serving Halal cart have both disappeared from under the 46th Street train station in recent times as Community Board 2 has been working with the police in getting rid of unlawful street vendors.…