July 7, By Bill Parry
A promising new burger joint has opened in an unlikely location. The restaurant, called Williamsburger, opened three weeks ago at 36-17 Greenpoint Ave. (near 50th Avenue) serving gourmet burgers, hot dogs and milkshakes in a laid back and comfortable atmosphere.…
July 5, By Christian Murray
A number of LaGuardia Community College students have been competing in a contest to produce the most artistic–yet practical map–of Sunnyside. Fourteen students entered the competition and on July 2nd the best map—and its illustrator—were announced.…
July 3, Staff report A Sunnyside woman was stabbed to death in her 46th Street apartment Tuesday night by her boyfriend, according to the police. The police responded to a 911 call at 11:01 pm and discovered Viridiana Victorioa, a 35-year-old Hispanic woman,…
July 1, Staff report
The party is coming to an end for the Family Entertainment Center. The entertainment center, best known as a pool hall, is expected to leave its 48th Street and Barnett Avenue premises by the end of the year.…
With the wrecking ball looming, local resident George Burles shot this video of the famed 5 Pointz “Aerosol Art Center” from street level. The video spotlights the artwork as well as the tourists who make the pilgrimage to Long Island City’s “Graffiti Mecca.”…
June 29, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside, NY: Many popular Sunnyside and Woodside programs will continue to receive city funding–following the 2014 budget deal that was passed by the council last week. The Sunnyside/Woodside graffiti cleanup program will continue. The streets surrounding Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside will continue to be kept clean through the funding of the Doe Fund.…
June 27, By Christian Murray
A new real estate firm is about to open on the corner of 43rd Avenue and 49nd Street, where a battered grocery & convenience store was previously located. The firm, called Rapid Realty Sunnyside,…
June 26, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside, Queens: The crime rate jumped in Sunnyside/Woodside and Long Island City in June, due in part to an increase in the number of burglaries. Captain Brian Hennessy, the commanding officer for Police Precinct 108,…
June 25, By Christian Murray
In Queens, 428 library jobs were on the line, with the possibility of 36 of the 62 libraries in the borough having to close. The proposed city budget—put forward by Mayor Michael Bloomberg– called for a $29.6 million cut in library funding in Queens,…
June 23, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside, Queens: It may have taken more than a decade, but it was well worth the wait. The reopening of Lou Lodati Park, complete with a new dog run, took place on Saturday—after nine months construction and a decade of advocacy work by Sunnyside’s local dog group.…