October 7, By Christian Murray
More than hundred volunteers turned out under the Sunnyside Arch on Saturday morning to help clean up and beautify Sunnyside’s main business district. The volunteers picked up garbage and swept the streets between 38th and 50th Streets—in the vicinity of Queens Blvd and Greenpoint Avenue.…
The police have arrested a suspect who they say fatally shot a man outside a Woodside nightclub on Saturday. Dwayne Johnson, a 26-year-old from Queens Village, was arrested and charged with second degree murder in the killing of 25-year-old Allah Howell,…
October 9, By Christian Murray
A Woodside group is chartering a free bus next Wednesday to a landmarks preservation hearing that will determine whether an aluminaire house can be constructed in the Sunnyside Gardens Historic District. Woodside on the Move,…
Oct. 7, By Sean Brosnan
The Skillman Project, an amalgamation of established bars and restaurants along Sunnyside’s Skillman Avenue, is coming together once again for its 2nd annual Oktoberfest. The event, which started on October 4th and ends on October 13th,…
Oct. 4, By Christian Murray
C-Town is scheduled to open at 41-25 Greenpoint Avenue on October 11, according to the store manager. The supermarket is opening at the very location where Foodtown closed almost a year ago. C-Town,…
On Wednesday, Sunnyside Shines and the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce released copies of their recently-produced neighborhood map. The map aims to promote local businesses and turn Sunnyside into a tourist destination. It will be distributed in hotels and similar venues. NY1 News did the following interview (PLEASE CLICK HERE).…
Oct. 3, By Christian Murray
The 7th annual Sunnyside Gardens Park Oktoberfest is taking place Saturday and children throughout the area will be treated to a range of activities– from pumpkin picking to face painting. “This year we are expecting more than 2,000 people,” said Lisa Jacobsen,…
Tiffanys Dry Cleaners, located at 43-07 49th Street, opened today. The dry cleaner takes over the space that had been occupied by an elevator-parts store called Ecua Elevator. The owner of dry cleaner said the rent is $1,200.…
October 2, By Christian Murray
The Department of Transportation and the NYPD were slammed by elected officials in Woodside yesterday, at the location where a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run incident on Saturday. Luis Bravo, a 19-year-old from Jackson Heights,…
Oct. 3, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside’s leading dog group is hosting its first event at the newly-revamped Lou Lodati Park Saturday where it aims to find homes for as many as 15 to 20 rescue dogs. Sunnyside United Dog Society (SUDS),…