Dec. 4, By Christian Murray
Police are searching for a man wanted for a string of bank robberies–including one in Sunnyside. The man has struck three times since late October–with one in Auburndale, Sunnyside and Astoria, according to police.…
Dec. 4, By Christian Murray
A new supermarket is opening on Northern Boulevard next week. The Food Bazaar, located at 42-02 Northern Blvd, is currently in the finishing stages of stocking its shelves. It is currently hiring staff on site.…
Dec. 4, By Christian Murray
Movie makers can now film on the streets of New York —without taking away coveted parking spaces. On Tuesday, elected officials cut the ribbon on a new outdoor lot at Kaufman Astoria Studios—which will allow producers to shoot outdoor scenes in the convenience of a studio setting.…
Dec. 3, By Christian Murray
With an influx of trendy restaurants, bars and other amenities—Sunnyside is now a ‘hipster [real estate] market’ that is a particularly lucrative for residential landlords, according to real estate research firm RealtyTrac. Sunnyside landlords,…
A Woodside woman was one of four people killed when a Metro-North Railroad train derailed Sunday morning. The police identified the resident as 35-year-old Ahn Kisook. Kisook had been aboard the train, which left Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County at 5:54 a.m.…
December 2, By Christian Murray
The party finally came to an end for the Family Entertainment Center. The entertainment center, best known as Paradise Café Billiards, closed recently and real estate brokers are seeking a new tenant for the 48th Street (and Barnett Ave.) property.…
Nov. 30, By Christian Murray
He shows few signs of rehabilitation. Sean Ortiz, who has been locked up 12 times in the past year, was arrested by police on October 18 for assaulting a man on the corner of Greenpoint Avenue and 46th Street.…
Nov. 28, By Christian Murray
Ethel Plimack, a Sunnyside Gardens resident, turned 103 today and the neighborhood came together on 46th Street to wish her well. At noon, Ethel’s neighbor Patricia Dorfman knocked on her front door. When Ethel opened her door,…
Nov. 27, By Christian Murray
A well-known Sunnyside Gardens resident turns 103 this Thanksgiving Day—and many members of the community will be showing up outside her home to sing “Happy Birthday.” Ethel Plimack, who has been a resident of 46th Street for more than 70 years,…
Nov. 27, By Christian Murray
Police precinct 108, which covers Sunnyside/Woodside and Long Island City, is starting to become a hub for unsolved murder cases. There are currently four murders that remain unsolved and details on how the investigations are faring are not known.…