Category: General News

Sunnyside Toddler Still Recovering After Traumatic Fall

The Sunnyside toddler who fell from the second story, 13 foot balcony at his 43rdStreet home Thursday night is recovering at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center. Eighteen-month-old Sunnysider Kyle Fairbanks, who suffered a fractured skull and went into cardiac arrest on the way to the hospital,…

Big Turnout for Sunnyside/Woodside Cleanup

It was spring-cleaning time on the south side of Queens Blvd. on Saturday. About 60 people, led by councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, assembled at Thomas P. Noonan Playground (43rd Street and Greenpoint Ave.) at 12 pm to clean up between 40th and 50th Streets on the south side of Queens Blvd.…

NYPD: Man Gropes 19-Year-Old Woman on 41st Street

A man approached a 19-year-old female on 41street (by 43rd Ave.) from behind and then touched her private parts, according to police. The incident occurred on May 16th at 10:50 pm. NY1 Follow up, below: Police were searching Sunday for a man they say forcibly touched a 19-year-old woman late Wednesday in Sunnyside,…

Sunnysider Celebrates 100th Birthday

By Kim Brown Reiner Now that she is 100, Sunnyside resident Ema Gheraszim-Mailath knows what is important: “stay in good health, love each other, be generous and be peaceful,” she said yesterday, at the apartment on 39th Place she shares with her daughter.…

Suspects wanted for Sunnyside Woodside robbery

The police are searching for two suspects who are wanted in connection with a robbery that occurred on the border of Sunnyside and Woodside at about 7pm on Friday, May 11. The police said that two men approached a woman who was walking home,…

Sunnyside tot seriously injured after fall

Daily News An 18-month-old baby boy was seriously injured Thursday night after taking a 13-foot fall off a second-story patio of a Sunnyside home, fire and police officials said. The infant made his way through a partially-open screen door in the back of the 43rd St.…

Van Bramer Brings Bikes to LIC and Gets Superman Status

Queens Chronicle A bike share program will come to Queens this year after all. The banking giant Citi, also known as Citigroup or Citibank, will install 10,000 bikes and 600 dock stations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Long Island City. The bikes in the “Citi Bike” fleet will be branded with the bank’s name.…

Mr Wonton Chinese Restaurant Shut by Health Dept.

Mr. Wonton Chinese Restaurant, located at 44-11 Queens Blvd, was shut down by the NYC Health Department on Tuesday,May 15. The restaurant was cited for the following: Sanitary Violations: Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.2 Cold food item held above 41º F (smoked fish and reduced oxygen packaged foods above 38 ºF) except during necessary preparation.…

Sunnyside Gardens Park Membership in High Demand

After remaining closed to new members for nearly four months, Sunnyside Gardens Park combed through its long wait list and accepted new families. Forty-one families on the wait list who live “in zone” have been invited to join, according to Park President Natalie O’Sullivan.…

PS 150 After-School Program in Grave Danger

More than 300 parents and children held a protest at PS 150 on Wednesday to denounce Mayor Bloomberg’s budget cuts that would slash funds for its after-school program. The after-school program at PS 150, located at 40-01 43 Avenue, is one of 233 across New York City in jeopardy unless the New York City Council is able to restore its funds.…