The owners of six Skillman Ave. bars and restaurants met for just over an hour at the Claret Wine bar yesterday to put the finishing touches on plans for the Skillman Live Music Fest. Tonight, the bars are sponsoring six bands to play at the Windmuller Park Band-shell at Doughboy Park (52nd and 39th Dr.) from 6 pm to 9 pm.…
Woodside’s about to be spruced up. Two workers arrived in the heart of Woodside and began cleaning streets near the 61st Street subway station. This was their first day of employment, where they have been hired to work three days per week,…
By Bill Parry Murphy’s Law toyed with James Bray on Friday night, but the Director of Sunnyside Shines was up to the challenge. The second edition of the free “Movies in the Park” was supposed to be an 8pm showing of The Land Before Time
in Noonan Park at 47th Ave.…
The owner of de Mole, the Mexican restaurant located on the corner of 45th Street and 48th Ave., has opened up another restaurant. The new restaurant, also called de Mole, is located in Astoria at 42-20 30th Ave., writes Luke Adams,…
A fire erupted inside an apartment building on 48th Avenue last night. The fire took place on the third floor at 46-05 48th Ave. The occupants of apartment 3F, where the fire took place, were not home at the time of the blaze.…
The New York City budget agreement not only ensured the continuation of after-school programs and library services, it also included a number of items that will help improve the Sunnyside and Woodside areas. Many neighborhood groups were the recipient of city funds,…
The 4th of July marked the grand opening of the New Orchard Farmers Market at 42-24 Greenpoint Ave. Owner Bob Patel and a partner bought the store this past March 15th and have spent the intervening months renovating and acquiring all the proper licenses that such a business requires.…
It may not be as big as last year’s Royal wedding or Kim Kardashian’s short-lived affair with a NBA basketball player, but this month’s marriage of Jimmy Van Bramer to his long-time partner Dan Hendrick will be the biggest wedding featuring Sunnysiders for some time.…
A construction worker was left dangling five stories high after the scaffolding he was working on collapsed outside a Sunnyside building, according to a FDNY spokesman. The incident occurred just before 11:00 am today outside 41-15 45 Street. The scaffolding collapsed on the sixth-floor level and firefighters who rushed to the scene pulled him to safety through a fifth-floor window.…
By Bill Parry Last July, New York City officially recognized the history of the Irish American Athletic Club and co-named 43rd Street (btw. 48th and 50th Avenues) as Winged Fist Way. Today, a letter mailed to “Winged Fist Way” will arrive at that location without delay,…