March 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas and representatives from the office of Council Member Julie Won joined the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) and the Woodside Houses Tenants Association Friday afternoon to celebrate several crucial sidewalk upgrades at the NYCHA Woodside Houses complex. González-Rojas and Won celebrated… Read more »
March 3, 2025 By Bill Parry With a renewed sense of purpose in her fight against the mass firings of federal employees, U.S. Rep. Grace Meng invited Luke Graziani, the Woodside Army vet who was terminated from his job at a Bronx Veterans hospital, to be her guest at President Donald Trump’s address to a… Read more »
Feb. 20, 2025 By Shane O’Brien U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez held a town hall in Sunnyside Community Services (SCS) Wednesday night in response to the first month of the Trump presidency, urging voters to flood the offices of moderate Republicans with phone calls encouraging them to stand up to the Trump Administration. Velázquez invited experts… Read more »
The firehouses are remaining open, teachers still have their jobs and most Sunnyside & Woodside residents will receive the same level of city services that they did before the New York City budget was passed on Wednesday. Furthermore, there are some additional benefits for the neighborhood.…
When Jimmy Van Bramer took office one year ago, he pledged that he would combat graffiti, create additional green space and address parking problems for local residents. Most of all, he said he would be accessible. Van Bramer has largely met his goals.…
John Wilson (R) ran for the New York State Assembly 37 seat against Cathy Nolan (D) last week and, as expected, suffered a heavy defeat. At the request of this site, he was asked to say a few words. They are as follows: “This past Summer was to be my Summer of learning my wife’s native language and visiting her family in Europe (she has not seen them since 2004).…
Cathy Nolan (D) was re-elected to represent the NY state assembly district 37 seat Tuesday night, in a decisive victory over her rival John K Wilson (R). The victory came as little surprise in a heavily Democratic district, which includes most of Sunnyside.…
Sunnyside has been carved up into tiny bits on the electoral map and many residents who will go out to vote on Tuesday might be in for a surprise as to which US Congressional candidates they see listed on the ballot.…
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Councilman Daniel Dromm To the Editor: It is time for our evolving democracy to embrace voting rights in local elections for all residents. We are all stakeholders in our community and should have a say in important local issues.…
John K. Wilson (R), who is running for NY State District 37 Assembly seat, wrote the following comment to readers, clarifying his position/beliefs. His response followed an earlier article that covered the United 40s political debate. When I use words like “self-reliance,…