June 18, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Queens Borough President Melinda Katz announced today that she has allocated $65 million for capital projects throughout Queens in fiscal year 2020. The $65 million, to be used to upgrade and improve 80 different projects in Queens, is part of the $92.8 billion Fiscal Year 2020 budget agreement reached by… Read more »
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Woodside Man Who Beat Shih-Tzu to Death Sentenced to Six Months in Jail: DA
June 18, 2019 Staff Report A Woodside man who beat his girlfriend’s Shih-Tzu to death and then dumped its body in a nearby parking lot last year was sentenced to six months in jail today. Brando Henriquez, 24, pleaded guilty last week to aggravated animal cruelty and tampering with physical evidence. Henriquez, as part of… Read more »
Cuomo Signs Bill Granting Undocumented Immigrants Ability to Get a Driver’s License
June 18, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law Monday a bill that will allow undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver’s license. Cuomo signed the bill shortly after it passed narrowly in the state senate yesterday, by a vote of 33 to 29. The bill passed the Assembly last week, which had the… Read more »
Cuomo to Deploy 500 Officers to Crack Down on Fare Evasion, Transit Worker Assaults
June 18, 2019 By Laura Hanrahan Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday an agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that would add 500 officers to the city’s transit system to crack down on the increasing number of fare evasions and assaults on transit workers. “This year we succeeded in making historic reforms to the MTA and… Read more »
1, 2, & 3 Bedroom Units Go on Sale at Sunnyside’s Celtic Park Complex, Open House Taking Place This Saturday
June 17, 2019, Sponsored Story “Have you discovered Celtic Park yet?” That’s the question Robert Swiderski, founder of local real estate firm RealTegrity, has posed on Facebook for his “Something For Everyone” open house event taking place at the residential complex on Saturday, June 22 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. The open house will… Read more »
Sunnyside Fine Arts Fair to Take Place Sunday
June 14, 2019 By Max Murray Sunnyside residents will have the opportunity to come out this Sunday and support local artists while enjoying a glass of wine in the process. The annual Queen of Angels Fine Art Fair, which is presented by Sunnyside Artists, will be held June 16 at the Queen of Angels Parish… Read more »
Sunnyside Mini Mart Owner Busted for Possessing $500K of Bootlegged Cigarettes
June 13, 2019 By Christian Murray An East Elmhurst man who runs a minimart in Sunnyside and three other convenience stores throughout the city was busted by police Tuesday for possessing more than $500,000 in bootlegged cigarettes. Mohammed Khan, 44, of 78th Street in East Elmhurst, was charged with grand larceny and multiple tax crimes… Read more »
Quaint Restaurant to Close June 23, Will ‘Leave a Hole in Our Little Neighorhood’
June 13, 2019 By Shane O’Brien Quaint Restaurant is closing after being in business for 13 years. Tim Chen, who opened the restaurant in April 2006, posted a notice in the establishment’s front window earlier this week stating that his last day in operation will be June 23. News of the closure has spread quickly… Read more »
Playground at Woodside School Complete, Officials Cut Ribbon
June 13, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Officials cut the ribbon Tuesday to mark the completion of a $7.5 million overhaul of P.S. 151’s playground. The playground, which had been used to house 10 temporary classroom units, is now free of clutter and students at the 50-05 31st Ave. school now have a whole new play… Read more »
Stolen Yorkie Returned to Woodside Owner, Suspect Arrested
June 13, 2019 Staff Report A Yorkie that was snatched from the front porch of a Woodside home earlier this month has been returned to its owner and the alleged thief has been arrested. Jonathan Coronado, 30, was arrested Tuesday on grand larceny charges for allegedly stealing a Yorkshire Terrier from the front porch of… Read more »