July 19, Staff Report
The police have released a description of the man they believe was responsible for stabbing two men—one fatally– in Woodside Saturday morning. The suspect, who is believed to be a livery driver, stabbed the two men after they tried to flag down his cab at 68-10 Roosevelt Ave at about 5 am.…
July 18, By Bill Parry Sunnyside, Queens: While much of the nation was focused on the All-Star baseball game at Citi Field Tuesday night, pub goers at one local establishment paid little attention to it. Instead, they were drawn to a different contest: Sunnyside Idol,…
July 17, Staff report A new hair and nail salon is expected to open at the end of this week. KMIA Salon, located at 45-14 Queens Blvd, will take the space that was previously occupied by Hair We Are. The site was occupied by a variety store four years ago.…
July 15, By Christian Murray
Big dogs, little dogs. Pure breeds, mutts. Emilia Andrzejewska, a local photographer, wants to take pictures of them all for a book featuring Sunnyside’s canine community. “I want young ones, old ones—even weird looking ones,” she said.…
July 14, By Christian Murray
City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. wants Ed Koch’s name to be taken off the Queensboro Bridge. Vallone told the New York Post that he is drafting legislation to restore the crossing’s historic moniker and to name Manhattan’s Municipal Building after Koch instead.…
July 13, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside, Queens: A well-known comic store located on Skillman Avenue is closing after being in operation for about thirty years. Joseph Liesner, 80, the owner of Comic Book Heaven (48-14 Skillman Avenue), said that he is shutting the store down since there is little interest in comic books and collectibles anymore.…
July 13, Staff report
Two men were stabbed—one fatally– by a livery cab driver in Woodside this morning. The two men, who had just come out of a grocery store with beer, tried to flag down the driver at 68-10 Roosevelt Ave at about 5 am,…
July 11, By Christian Murray
The owner of the Family Entertainment Center is not closing and has plans to stay in the building for several years. Phil Ahan, who owns Family Entertainment (located at the corner of 48th Street and Barnett Ave.) signed a 5 year lease with the owner of the building back in May,…
July 10, By Christian Murray
Walter McCaffrey, who represented Sunnyside and Woodside in the city council for almost two decades, has died. He was 64. McCaffrey, who was suffering from complications from a recent car accident, died at Mount Sinai Hospital this morning.…
July 10, By Bill Parry Well over 200 people are expected to descend on Sunnyside Gardens Park on Thursday evening for “Summerbeat,” a culinary celebration of roasted meat and locally produced beer. The event is being presented by Edible Queens, a popular foodie magazine published by a local resident.…