Oct. 19, 2020 By Christian Murray Enforcement of the plastic bag ban started today. The ban, which was approved by Governor Andrew Cuomo last year, went into effect on March 1 but the state did not enforce the law due to the coronavirus pandemic and a lawsuit filed by plastic bag manufacturers. The lawsuit was… Read more »
Oct. 19, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Are you ready to get your virtual groove on? A neighborhood dance-off competition that pits duos against each other– consisting of one member of the Long Island City community and one professional dancer– will take place next month. A panel of judges will determine the couple that has the… Read more »
Oct. 16, 2020 By Christian Murray St. Sebastian’s, a Woodside parish saddled in debt, is selling a large piece of vacant land located next to the Catholic school. The property, which has an address of 39-53 57th St., is listed for sale for $6.25 million and is being marketed by the brokerage firm Cushman &… Read more »
Oct. 16, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a man who punched a 69-year-old woman in an apparent road-rage attack in Astoria earlier this month. The man was sitting in his car outside 33-51 9th Street on Oct. 1 at around 4:50 p.m. when he got into a argument with the woman after… Read more »
Oct. 16, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A Japanese themed pop-up market will be held Sunday at Bliss Plaza kicking off this year’s Sunnyside Restaurant Week. Sunnyside Shines will host the pop-up from noon to 6 p.m. at Bliss Plaza–located at 46th Street and Queens Boulevard, under the 7 train– and residents will get a chance… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2020 By Allie Griffin Less than half of public school students in New York City are enrolled in blended learning, in which they combine in-person and remote learning. More and more students and their parents are opting out of the blended model in favor of fully remote learning, according to data released by… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A fundraiser has been launched by friends of a well-known Sunnyside man who has been diagnosed with cancer. Nikki Joyce and Tali Custer created a GoFundMe Monday for Shane Kenny who was told that he had testicular cancer in September and has been undergoing treatment. They officially launched the… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2020 By Allie Griffin The City Council passed a bill today to extend New York City’s outdoor dining program through next September — and at that point make a variation of it permanent. The legislation extends the current outdoor dining program called “Open Restaurants” until Sept. 30, 2021. The current program allows eateries… Read more »
Oct. 14, 2020 By Allie Griffin New Yorkers — and all Americans — have just one more day to fill out their Census survey after the Supreme Court approved its early termination in a ruling yesterday. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of President Donald Trump Tuesday and allowed the administration to cut the count… Read more »
Oct. 14, 2020 By Christian Murray Many candidates will be running in next June’s Democratic primary for the 26th District Council seat currently held by Jimmy Van Bramer. Today, we speak to Ben Guttmann who is one of those candidates vying for the seat that covers Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City and a portion of… Read more »