Two new stores are opening on Greenpoint Avenue. A shoe store is opening between 46th and 47thStreets, next door to Los Verdes, a Colombian restaurant. Workers were unsure when the store would open. Meanwhile, an Indian/Bangladeshi/Pakistani BBQ restaurant is going to open at 42-02 Greenpoint Avenue. …
Dec. 15, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside and Woodside’s veterans are about to move base camp. The VFW Post 2813, which has been a social vehicle for Sunnyside and Woodside veterans since 1933, will be vacating its 51-27 Queens Blvd headquarters in January and moving into a former restaurant space,…
Dec. 13, By Christian Murray
Food Bazaar finally opened its massive new supermarket—located on the borders of Long Island City, Astoria and Woodside—yesterday. The new 42-02 Northern Boulevard supermarket takes over the space that was once a Pathmark Supermarket.…
Dec. 12, by Christian Murray
A coffee shop is opening at 41-31 Queens Blvd this February and it is not going to be a cozy, independent ma & pa store.
Instead, it will be owned and operated as a Caffe Bene franchise–part of a huge retail coffee chain.…
Dec. 11, By Christian Murray
Hundreds of people, many dressed as Santa, took to the streets of Sunnyside on Saturday night to take part in an event that mixed fundraising with a good old fashioned pub crawl. The attendees paid $10 for a bracelet (for charity) and were offered select drinks for $3 at 10 bars—in and around Queens Blvd.…
Dec.9, By Christian Murray
Dime Saving bank vacated the building on the corner of Queens Blvd and 43rd Street on Saturday—thereby raising further questions as to what the owner plans to do with the property. With Dime gone, the property has three remaining tenants: Center Cinemas,…
Dec. 9, By Christian Murray For the fourth consecutive Christmas season, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer switched on the Skillman Avenue holiday lights in an event that drew a crowd of nearly 250 people. The ceremony, which took place Thursday across the street from Aubergine Café (50th Street and Skillman Ave.),…
Dec. 9, Staff Report Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District has launched a photo contest to find the best holiday window displays at local stores. The winning store will receive a cash prize of $500 at the end of the contest. Shoppers and store owners alike are encouraged to submit photos of local stores with holiday decorations as well as vote on the submitted entries.…
Dec. 6, By Christian Murray
The ad reads: “Great big 1 bedroom in Sunnyside…Hardwood floors (recently redone). New Kitchen and bathroom…” The ad is followed by an eye-popping asking price of $2,000 per month. This 1,000 sqf. apartment, located at 41-19 41st St# 3,…
Dec. 6, By Jon Storck More than 200 Christians participated in a carol singing procession down Skillman Avenue on Wednesday night. The event was organized by five local churches and was a celebration of St Nicholas Day, a saint best known for gift-giving.…