The B24 bus line’s weekend service is likely to return as part of the MTA’s restoration plan. The bus line, which connects Brooklyn and Queens– via Williamsburg, Greenpoint and Sunnyside is likely to return in 2013. However, a final MTA meeting is expected to take place Monday that will determine its return.…
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Cyclist Killed on Greenpoint Ave., Driver Fled Scene
Update 3:40pm A cyclist was fatally struck on the corner of Greenpoint Ave. and 39th Place last night, according to police. The police determined that a dark-colored car traveling eastbound on Greenpoint Ave. struck the cyclist at 9:50 pm Wednesday, killing the 37-year-old man on the scene.…
City Officials Call for Woodside BID
Business leaders and city officials held a meeting at St. Sebastian’s parish hall on Monday to discuss the creation of a Woodside Business Improvement District. The proposed district would cover Woodside Ave. and Roosevelt Ave, from 57th to 63rd Streets. Elected officials and Community Board 2 are behind its creation,…
Move Your Car For the ‘Blue Bloods’
Blue Bloods, the police
drama series on CBS, will be filming on the border of Sunnyside and Woodside on Friday. The series is based on a family of police officers who work with the NYPD. It stars Tom Selleck,…
Lou Lodati Renovation to Begin Soon
The much-anticipated revamp of Tornsey/Lou Lodati Park is expected to begin within the next two months. The park will be resurfaced as part of a $1.4 million rehabilitation that will feature a dog run and additional greenery. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer expects notices to go up within a month notifying residents of the park’s closure for the upgrade. …
Chinese Restaurant Closed by Health Department
The New York City Department of Health has temporarily shut down a Sunnyside Chinese restaurant. The department closed New Wah Yeung’s Kitchen, which is located at 43-24 43rd Ave., on Thursday, after slapping it with 60 violations. The owner was inside the restaurant on Saturday fixing the ceiling.…
Big Turnout for Woodside Cleanup
A hardcore group of motivated Woodside residents descended upon 61st Street and Roosevelt Ave. to take part in a summer cleanup. The event, organized by councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, started at noon and went through until 3pm. Despite the sticky weather,…
Stauntons Issue Statement Following NYTimes Article
The untimely death of Sunnyside’s Rory Staunton has attracted world-wide media attention in recent days. On Wednesday, The New York Times chronicled the 12 year old boy’s final days–from the time he scraped his elbow in gym class to the moments up to his death from septic shock four days later.…
Satisfied Revelers Call for Another Music Fest
By Bill Parry When Steve Reilly took to the stage to open the Skillman Live Music Fest at the Windmuller Park Band Shell Thursday night, he had trouble getting the small crowd to sing along. “I knew going in that there wouldn’t be many people at 6:00 pm,” he said.…
Sunnysiders Aim to Pull Plug on E-Bikes
By Liz Peterson Pedestrians in the city might soon be just a little bit safer – at least from electric-assisted bicycles, known as E-bikes. Councilman Dan Garodnick (Upper East Side) has introduced legislation that would double the fines for e-bikes found to be breaking traffic laws,…