October 15, By Christian Murray
Two long-serving residents will be receiving the Sunnysider of the Year award at the Tangra ballroom (39-23 Queens Blvd) Thursday evening. Francis Schmidt, who is a member of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce and the Sunnyside/Woodside Lions Club,…
Gothamist posted this video showing the perpetrator destroying the Banksy artwork that went up in Woodside yesterday. Banksy’s Woodside Piece Gets Dissed from Gothamist on Vimeo.…
October 15, Staff Report
A big crowd turned out for the Skillman Avenue Oktoberfest pub crawl on Saturday. The event was the second Oktoberfest held by a group of Skillman Ave. bars and restaurants located between 46th and 51st Street.…
October 15, By Sean Brosnan
Accomplished writer Jonathan Lethem made his first Queens appearance on Saturday afternoon in order to promote his new novel, Dissident Gardens, with a chat and a book signing at a packed Sunnyside Community Services Center.…
October 14, By George Burles
The elusive British artist Banksy left his mark in Woodside this morning. The famous artist painted a wall on 69th St and 38th Ave right off the 7 Line. He then posted it online later in the day at bansky.co.uk…
George Burles, a local photographer/videographer, has created another YouTube video that captures the small town feel of Sunnyside.…
ABC NEWs The desperate search for Avonte Oquendo continues, as the reward was increased to $70,000 for information leading to his safe return. On Thursday, the Manhattan Children’s Center, a not-for-profit private autism school, had matched the $5,000 put up Wednesday by the law firm Mayerson &…
October 12, Christian Murray
The police are searching for a suspect who allegedly stole a man’s wallet in Woodside and then used the victim’s credit card at McDonald’s. The victim discovered that his wallet had been stolen as he exited the 7 train at the 61st Street &…
October 9, By Marge Kolb The likely zone for the elementary school scheduled to open in Sunnyside in September, 2014, was unveiled at an education board meeting late last month. The proposed zone for the school, which is being built at 45-46 42nd Street,…
Oct. 8, By Christian Murray
Ten Sunnyside bars and restaurants came together last night and delivered a $5,530 check to the leaders of the Sunnyside Woodside Boys & Girls Club. The bars—all located on or near Queens Blvd—helped raise the funds by selling raffle tickets at their half-way to St.…