By Janet Viana
Last Thursday, a consignment/thrift shop opened its doors on Skillman Avenue. The shop, called Via Classic Emporium, is located at 48-06 Skillman Ave. (at 48th Street), across the street from Stray Vintage and Sea Kiss Boutique. Proprietors Adriana and Victor Alvarez, […]
An Indian restaurant opened in Sunnyside last Friday and business has been brisk. The restaurant, Sonali Cuisine, is located at 44-13 Queens Blvd and offers typical Indian fare from vegetable Samosa to lamb curry–as well as an extensive vegetarian menu. Prices are reasonable: Lamb curry: $7:99,…
Anthony Rao and Mike Caspare, two Italian-Americans from Brooklyn, opened “Sunnyside Pizzeria” last week and were celebrating with customers yesterday by offering champagne. “I’ve been making pizza since I was 12-years-old,” Rao said, who made pizza at his father’s store on Kings Highway in Brooklyn.…
After a nine month delay, Bank of America is finally making steps toward opening. The delay was caused by the bank’s difficulty in obtaining permits, one worker told me.…
A small Mexican store opened up last month between Queens Blvd. and 43rd Ave. (44th Street). It’s not a restaurant. Instead it sells Mexican food, from drinks to chips. Its worth taking a look at.…
The Indian restaurant on Queens Blvd. (btw. 44 and 45th) is going to be opening soon, according to one of the guys working inside the store/restaurant. The kitchen appears to be in place. This is what it looks like from the outside.…
New Hair Salon A new hair salon/eyebrow threading establishment is expected to open at the end of July right next to SideTracks (45th and 46th and Queens Blv.) It will cater to men and women. The space was previously leased by a decades-long variety store,…
This retail/restaurant space (on Queens Blvd/btw 44 and 45th) has been vacant for at least nine months. However, in the past two weeks contractors have been working inside. Based on a series of conversations with workers – and one with the owner of the Fish Shop next door – an Indian restaurant is moving in.…