March 1, 2019 By Christian Murray The seventh annual Irish Music Festival takes place in Sunnyside Sunday, immediately following the St. Pat’s for All parade. The festival will feature live music and dancing at eight neighborhood bars, each part of Sunnyside’s Boulevard Bars. Each pub will host a band throughout the evening, and will offer… Read more »
Feb. 27, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A charming corner home on 43rd Street built in the early 20th century will likely be torn down to make way for a new apartment building. The two-story home, located since 1929 at 42-17 48th Ave.—where Woodside and Sunnyside meet—was recently purchased by an Astoria-based developer who plans on… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2019 Staff Report The Bronx man charged with sexual abuse and forcible touching after allegedly exposing himself to a 9-year-old girl aboard a 7 train two weeks ago is now facing up to seven years in prison, according to the Queens District Attorney. Ronald Dudley, 40, was arrested yesterday after an anonymous tip… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2019 Staff Report An upstate New York man who pleaded guilty to throwing acid on a woman as she exited a Skillman Avenue building in Long Island City four years ago is heading to prison for 17 years, according to the Queens District Attorney. Jerry Mohammed, a 35-year-old man from Troy, was sentenced… Read more »
Feb. 26, 2019 By Christian Murray The 20th Annual Sunnyside/Woodside ‘St. Pat’s For All’ parade will take place on Sunday, with more than 100 groups already signed up to march. The parade is Sunnyside’s largest event each year, drawing Irish cultural groups, LGBT organizations, children’s groups and several marching bands. The event is also a big… Read more »
Feb. 25, 2019 Staff Report The suspect wanted for exposing himself and sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl aboard a 7 train in Woodside earlier this month is now in custody, according to police. Ronald Dudley, 40, was arrested today and charged with sex abuse, forcible touching, and acting in a manner injurious to a child… Read more »
Feb. 22, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A group of Queens politicians and local activists gathered yesterday at the site of Amazon’s future distribution center in Woodside to vow to continue the fight against the e-commerce giant just one week after the stunning collapse of the HQ2 deal. The cohort, made up of legislators like State…. Read more »
Feb. 21, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A piece of wood measuring several feet long fell from the 7 train tracks above Roosevelt Avenue and pierced through a car windshield below near 65th Street earlier today, according to authorities. A driver was headed eastbound on the avenue in his Chevrolet Tahoe just before 12:30 p.m. when… Read more »
Feb. 20, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez The Long Island City man arrested on Monday after allegedly raping a woman on Skillman Avenue last Friday could spend up to 25 years in prison if convicted, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office. Matthew Luna, 27, faces charges including first-degree rape and first-degree criminal sexual act after… Read more »
Feb. 20, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A new map recently put forth by a public transit nonprofit outlines dozens of subway stations the Metropolitan Transportation Authority should focus on making fully accessible, with Sunnyside’s 40th Street-Lowery Street station among the selected. The map, released late last month by the TransitCenter and titled “Access2024,” highlights 50… Read more »