June 10, 2019 By Christian Murray A dog run is likely to be installed at L/CPL Thomas P. Noonan Playground and a meeting is being held Tuesday to provide the public with an opportunity to offer input. The meeting has been scheduled for 5 p.m., Tuesday at the Sunnyside Library and is being organized by… Read more »
June 10, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Police in Queens have responded to an incident in Sunnyside which saw one of the area’s protected bike lanes defaced with graffiti. The words ‘f*** the bike lanes’ were scrawled upon a stretch of 43 Avenue in protest of the DOT’s decision to redesign the roadway to make way… Read more »
June 7, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A new 14-story building could soon be coming to Woodside. Allen Konstam of Madison Realty Capital filed plans last week to construct a 161-foot-tall mixed-use building at 46-09 69th St., on the corner of Queens Boulevard. The building, which will total 216,522 square feet, will have 290 residential units… Read more »
June 6, 2019 By Christian Murray Police are looking for a man who has been snatching gold chains and necklaces from female riders on the 7 train. The thief is wanted for six incidents, with two of them in Sunnyside and one in Woodside, according to police. The most recent theft took place on May… Read more »
June 5, 2019 By Max Murray About 200 attendees are expected to turn out for Sunnyside’s 51st annual Flag Day Parade Saturday. The parade, which is believed to be the only one in Queens, will start at 11 a.m. on the corner of Greenpoint Avenue and 40th Street with participants marching east to Sabba Park,… Read more »
June 5, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan A flyer released by Melinda Katz’s campaign for Queens District Attorney lists Assembly Member Brian Barnwell as one of her endorsers–something the Assembly Member strongly refutes. Barnwell, who represents District 30, said he did not endorse Katz—or anyone—in the hotly contested race. He took to Twitter yesterday, flatly stating… Read more »
June 5, 2019 By Max Murray State Senator Michael Gianaris announced yesterday the passage of legislation that would ban cat declawing. The legislation, passed by both the Assembly and Senate Tuesday, would impose a $1,000 fine on any person found guilty of declawing a cat unless the procedure is medically necessary. “Cat declawing is a… Read more »
June 4, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Congress Member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez mixed drinks and waited on tables at a Jackson Heights restaurant Friday to promote legislation that would increase the federal minimum wage for tipped workers. Nearly 100 guests and activists gathered at The Queensboro Restaurant, located at 80-02 Northern Blvd., to watch Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, a… Read more »
June 3, 2019 By Christian Murray (Updated) Another piece of debris appears to have fallen from the 7 train tracks along Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside. A resident took to twitter Monday afternoon after almost being struck by a piece of metal while walking under the Roosevelt Avenue line near 53rd Street. Pictures were posted, accompanied… Read more »
June 3, 2019 By Christian Murray A Brooklyn man who stabbed a dog to death in Woodside in 2017 and then failed to appear in court was arrested in April for stealing a bottle of vodka from a Woodside Avenue liquor store. Jose Tox, 27, who has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and petit larceny… Read more »