By Sabine Heinlein Mandy is the owner of Sunnyside Nail Spa on 43rd Avenue, where I sometimes get my fingernails done. When I first moved to Sunnyside, I was thrilled to have finally found a manicurist sensitive and polite enough to not comment on my nervous nail picking habits. …
Category: Resident Profiles
From Afghanistan to Sunnyside Kebab Cart
By Sabine Heinlein I spoke to Yousafi Jan Ali while a mechanic was repairing his Kebab cart under the 46th Street subway station (listen to podcast below). Loud traffic and subway noise enveloped us. The 37-year-old introduced himself as Ali with a broad,…
Profile: Pastor Neil Margetson
Sabine Heinlein, an award-winning Sunnyside journalist, is starting a series of interviews with the people who make up the tapestry of the neighborhood. For her first profile, she spoke to Pastor Neil Margetson who was installed as the minister of Sunnyside Reformed Church on the corner of Skillman Avenue and 48th Street on March 22,…