By Bill Parry
An Italian bakery opened earlier this month at 51-18 Skillman Ave., the former home of Olympica Bakery and Restaurant. The new bakery, called Lety Bakery Cafe II, is the second store that owner Leticia Herera has established.…
PhillyBurbs.com He loved The Beatles, lighthouses, and the No. 7 train to Sunnyside, Queens. Benjamin Andrew Wheeler departed this life on Friday, Dec. 14, 2012 at the Sandy Hook Elementary School. He was 6 years old. (see stories below) Benjamin was born in New York City on Sept.…
Sunnyside residents are learning that two of the victims shot in Friday’s tragic mass-shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school have deep roots to this neighborhood. Benjamin Wheeler, 6, a first grader, was tragically killed. Ben was born in Sunnyside and his parents had lived here for many years.…
By Bill Parry
An Irish butcher is setting up shop on Queens Boulevard. Patrick McConville, who has lived in Sunnyside for the past 5 years, is moving in where the health food store Nourish (43-15 Queens Blvd.) was located,…
Hundreds of Santas are going to be lining the streets of Sunnyside next Saturday as they participate in the neighborhood’s first ever Santathon/pub-crawl. Ten bars along—or near—Queens Blvd are putting on the festive event, where attendees will go from bar-to-bar being offered $3 drinks.…
The Queens County Market has organized an event at Quaint Restaurant Saturday, where attendees can buy gifts from Queens-based chefs. The Queens County Market has brought together a collection of venders– from bakers, farmers, to culinary entrepreneurs. Ten vendors are scheduled to sell their wares– including a Chai tea purveyor,…
A Sunnyside resident who was an officer with the NYPD pled guilty yesterday to participating in a scheme to illegally transport firearms, including M-16 rifles and handguns, across state lines, according to the US Attorney’s office. Ali Oklu, 36, was an active duty NYPD officer when he transported firearms and stolen goods across state lines,…
By Bill Parry
A public spat has broken out between a Long Island City church pastor and a disgruntled parishioner who claims that a $2,000 donation to the church food pantry vanished. Patricia Magda, a food-pantry recipient, claimed in a letter published by Woodside Herald
that $2,000 worth of food donated by local businesses never made it to the shelves of St.…
By Jennifer Storck
Almost 200 people gathered at the Sunnyside Reformed Church on Skillman Avenue to celebrate the Nativity story as well as to light the Christmas tree. The event included the leaders– and their parishioners—from five different Christian denominations who worship in the Sunnyside &…
By Bill Parry
On Sunday December 16th, a fundraiser will be held for the family of Paul O’Shaughnessy at Sidetracks (45-08 Queens Blvd.) from noon until midnight. O’Shaughnessy was a popular Sunnyside resident who took his own life in September at the age of 44.…