Yasko Takeno-Williams, whose plan to open an arts studio on 43rd Avenue appears to have been dashed by zoning regulations, is circulating a petition to show city planners that the community supports her enterprise. Takeno-Williams intends to take her petition to a meeting that councilman Jimmy Van Bramer has arranged with officials from the NYC Department of Planning. …
The Sunnyside Jewish Center held its first service in its new synagogue on Sunday evening. Jerry Banberger, the president of the center, said it was fitting that the synagogue opened on the first night of Rosh Hashanah. “Rosh Hashanah represents the Jewish new year– a time for a new start,…
Be ready to sample the diverse food of Woodside. Woodside on the Move, a local non-profit, is putting on the first ever “Taste of Woodside.” Adrian Bordoni, executive director of Woodside on the Move, said he is recruiting as many as 20 local restaurants to participate in the inaugural event.…
A man was struck and killed by a 7 train at the 52nd Street-Roosevelt Avenue subway station, officials said. The incident took place at 1:31 p.m., when he was hit by a Flushing-bound train as it pulled into the station, according to the FDNY.…
The city council is drafting legislation that would reduce fines levied by the health department under the city’s restaurant-grading system, said councilman Jimmy Van Bramer. Van Bramer, who spoke at the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday night, said that many restaurants and cafes are being hit with hefty fines that don’t even involve food preparation—such as broken tiles or dented cans.…
By Bill Parry An official groundbreaking ceremony took place at Lou Lodati Park (Skillman Ave. and 43rd Street) Friday morning to mark its long awaited renovation. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer shared the podium with Queens Borough President Helen Marshall in front of a crowd of P.S.…
The Sunnyside/Woodside neighborhoods are going to the dogs. On October 27, Woodside on the Move, a local non-profit, will be putting on it’s first annual “Woofside Halloween Pet Parade!” The event will kick off at Skillman Pets (49-16 Skillman Ave.) and parade goers will walk with their canines to Windmuller Park,…
The Woodside woman who was attacked by a sexual predator on 39th Avenue and 61 Street managed to survive the ordeal through some quick thinking. The woman, who didn’t want her name released, said she was walking back to her apartment from a lounge bar on Roosevelt Avenue in the early hours on Saturday,…
By Bill Parry Hundreds gathered at Doughboy Park at 56th St. and 39th Dr. to take part in a candlelight vigil to honor the fallen on 9/11. Ed Bergendahl of the Woodside Civic Association put the event together for the second year in a row.…
A man on a BMX bike approached a woman, smacked her in the face and told her he would keep beating her if she failed to perform a sex act. The incident occurred on Saturday, August 25, at 3:30 am, in the vicinity of 39th Ave.…