Feb. 27, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The Parks Department is revamping an unkempt corner of L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Playground and has just released preliminary design plans that feature a dog run and new seating areas. The south west section of the park– near the intersection of Greenpoint Avenue and 42nd Street– will undergo a $2.5… Read more »
Feb. 27, 2020 By Allie Griffin Queens drivers have an easier time finding parking than most drivers in the city, according to a new study. While looking for a legal place to park on Queens streets can be a headache-inducing activity, drivers in the World’s Borough spend less time searching for parking than drivers in… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2020 By Kristen Torres The owner of a Woodside yoga studio has started a non-profit designed to help underserved and vulnerable communities. Roque Rodriguez—co-owner of Suryaside Yoga at 49-06 Skillman Ave.—established I Can Breathe Yoga to make yoga and mediation accessible for people and communities who have not traditionally had access to the… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2020 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly exposed himself to a woman who was in a parked car on the corner of 43rd Avenue and 45th Street in Sunnyside earlier this month. The suspect allegedly walked up to a 34-year-old woman who was seated in the driver’s… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The 21st annual Sunnyside/Woodside St. Pats For All parade will take place on Sunday and organizers say they will have more participants than ever. More than 120 groups have registered to march for what is Sunnyside and Woodside’s largest annual event. Several Irish cultural groups, LGBT organizations, music groups and… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A Sunnyside florist that has served the community for 80 years has closed its doors due to “undisclosed landlord issues.” Sunnyside Florist, located on 40-05 Queens Blvd., has been shut since Sunday Feb. 16, and it remains to be seen when it will re-open. The four generation, Greek-American family-run… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2020 By Allie Griffin The world’s borough is not just diverse in its ethnic makeup — it has great diversity in politics as well, a new study shows. Out of the 3,155 Queens residents who contributed money to a presidential candidate’s campaign last year, nearly a third — 31 percent — gave money… Read more »
Feb. 24, 2020 By Rob MacKay and Christian Murray A memorial service is being held at St. Sebastian Church this Friday in honor of a fallen New York City transit officer from Woodside who was gunned down on the streets of Manhattan 50 years ago. Patrolman Michael Melchiona, a St. Sebastian School graduate who grew… Read more »
Feb. 21, 2020 By Kristen Torres An elderly Greenpoint woman who was reported missing earlier this month was found dead near the Kosciuszko Bridge on Thursday, according to police. Konefal Czeslawa, 76, who had dementia, went missing on Feb. 9. She had been last seen at St. Stanislaou Church, located at 607 Humboldt St. in… Read more »
Feb. 20, 2020 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who broke into house on 48th Street by Laurel Hill Boulevard and stole about $1,000 worth of power tools last week. The suspect smashed through the basement glass door at around 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 12, grabbed the power tools and… Read more »