April 17, By Bill Parry
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and local leaders honored a 7-year-old PS150 student yesterday for producing the school’s most effective poster that tells dog owners to clean up after their pooch. In front of hundreds of her cheering PS 150 classmates,…
The Turkish Cultural Center honored several Sunnyside residents last Thursday for their work in coming to the aid of victims of Superstorm Sandy. Ty Sullivan, Mickey McCreesh, Nick Murphy and Gina Rattan were honored by the TCC for their fundraising efforts as well as their clothing drives,…
The street fair that was scheduled to take place on Skillman Avenue this Saturday has been canceled after the sponsor of the event decided to call it off. The fair, which was to be hosted by the Sunnyside Kiwanis Club, was canceled this morning after the Kiwanis Club notified officials that it had decided to call off the event in light of the community’s opposition to it.…
April 13, By Bill Parry
Woodside on the Move, a grass roots community organization, is about to host a series of events—ranging from music to business networking—in coming weeks. A major function of the organization is to provide community events that promote economic growth and neighborhood stabilization.…
April 11, By Christian Murray
Community Board 2 and members of the Sunnyside community were caught off guard yesterday when they discovered that the street fair on Skillman Avenue is now on. Several merchants on Skillman Avenue received fliers yesterday distributed by the event coordinator notifying them that the fair is scheduled for Saturday,…
April 10, By Bill Parry
If two local women’s plan takes hold, the sidewalks of Sunnyside Gardens are going to be dotted with yard sales on one particular Saturday in late May. The women aim to create a community event where residents located within the Sunnyside Gardens district all peddle their wares in front of their homes at the same exact time.…
April 8
A new security camera system is being installed inside a Woodside housing project. The Woodside Houses, where many high-profile crimes have occurred in the past decade, will be receiving 137 closed-circuit cameras, which will be installed in lobbies,…
April 4, By Christian Murray
Welcome Home Real Estate, one of Sunnyside’s more established real estate firms, was sold last week for an undisclosed sum of money. Long time owner Rita Lowry sold the business to Amy Fitzgerald, a well-known Sunnyside resident and real estate veteran.…
April 4
The police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for a Sunnyside robbery that took place in front of 45-24 40 Street on March 16, 2013. The alleged perpetrator approached a man at 3:15 am,…
The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, has donated $2,500 to the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District (BID) to help beautify the neighborhood. Sunnyside Shines is directing the funds toward its graffiti removal program, which cleans graffiti from storefronts and roll-down gates within the commercial district. …