Category: General News

Banksy’s in the Hood–and Then Fight Breaks Out

November 1, By Christian Murray
Banksy struck again. This time at Borden Avenue and 35th Street. This piece of work wasn’t like the rest. The artist attached black and white letter-shaped balloons that spelled out his name to the top of an industrial building.…

Police Search For Men Who Attempted to Burglarize Woodside Apartment

October 30, By Christian Murray
The NYPD is looking for three men wanted in connection with an attempted burglary that occurred in Woodside last week. On Thursday, October 24, at approximately 2 pm, the suspects attempted to gain entry into a man’s apartment,…

Japanese Grocery Store to Open in Sunnyside Next Month

October 30, By Christian Murray
A Japanese grocery store is opening on 44th Street, across the street from the Sunnyside Post Office. The store, to be called Taiyo, will be located at 45-08 44th Street, and will offer Japanese items such as tofu,…

Van Bramer Seeks Help From Woodside Dog Owners

October 29, By Christian Murray
Dog owners of Woodside unite. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer wants the Woodside dog community to come together and form a group that would advocate and advise the public on all things related to canines in Woodside.…

Big Dogs, Little Dogs Turn out for Halloween Parade

October 28, By Sean Brosnan
The 2nd annual Sunnyside/Woodside Halloween Pet Parade drew a large crowd on Saturday, with over 200 people and at least 50 dogs all decked out in Halloween attire. The march, dubbed the “Woofside Pet Parade” by local non-profit and organizer Woodside on the Move,…

Long-Time Jewelry Store is For Sale, as Owner’s About to Retire

October 27, By Christian Murray
One of Sunnyside’s oldest businesses is for sale—as the owner has decided that it’s time to retire. That’s Incredible Jewelry, located at 45-21 Greenpoint Avenue, is on the market for $75,000. The store sells and repairs watches and jewelry.…

Sunnyside Gardens Homes Selling at Record Prices

October 27, By Christian Murray
In the 1920s, the Sunnyside Gardens district was designed to provide affordable housing for the working class. Nearly a century later those same homes are far from affordable—with many topping the $1 million mark.…

Who has the spookiest home in Woodside/Sunnyside

Who has the scariest home/apartment in the neighborhood? We have six homes/apartments in Sunnyside/Woodside up for a vote? (vote below pictures) The owner of the spookiest wins a $150 gift certificate to Bar 43; second place winner receives a $50 gift certificate to Arriba Arriba;…

Win Prizes: Enter the Sunnyside/Woodside Halloween Contest

Goblines, witches and ghosts of Sunnyside/Woodside. Scare up the outside of your house or apartment door with all things Halloween by Wednesday, October 30th at dusk. Nominate your own home/apartment or a friend’s by sending the resident’s name and address to sunnysidepost@gmail.com (with a photo) before 9pm on Wednesday,…

Local Resident Writes ‘The Good Witch’s Destiny,’ Airs Saturday

October 25, By Christian Murray
Several Sunnyside and Woodside residents will be glued to their TV sets Saturday night to watch a Hallmark film written by a local resident. Annie Young Frisbie, who lives in Woodside, wrote the film “The Good Witch’s Destiny”,…