Sept. 7, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The high school the city is eyeing for the former Sports Authority site on Northern Boulevard is now larger than originally planned, with 2,500 seats and a larger lot to boast. The School Construction Authority spoke to the proposed site selection of a new high school at the corner… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A new housing lottery at an upcoming building in Sunnyside has left many bewildered over its eligibility guidelines, with claims that the available units are anything but affordable, and indicative of an unfolding crisis in the city. The city opened up a housing lottery last week for three middle-income… Read more »
Sept. 6, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A man stole some items from a Long Island City museum storage facility after scaling the roof of the building, police say. The man began by entering the building, running half a block between 32nd Place and 33rd Street and along 48th Avenue, at the 47-00 33rd St. entrance… Read more »
Sept. 5, 2018 By Christian Murray Police are looking for two men who allegedly stole musical equipment from the Guitar Center on 48th Street earlier this month. The men entered the 34-17 48th Street location at around 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 15, before one of the suspects took off with an instrument worth $1,000 and… Read more »
Sept. 5, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez CityMD will be opening a Sunnyside location next year on Greenpoint Avenue. The urgent care provider will take up the the ground floor at 47-16 Greenpoint Ave., where the four-story building known as “Sunnyside Point” is being constructed. CityMD said it does not have a specific opening date, but… Read more »
Sept. 4, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The family of a 34-year-old Woodside man is grieving and searching for answers after his untimely death. Jhonatan Rodrigo Ordoñez, father to four children, died on Aug. 27, a week after he was found unconscious with a head injury in a driveway by 42nd Street and 50th Avenue—two houses… Read more »
Aug. 31, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Coca-Cola bottling facility in Maspeth will be facing the wrecking ball, with a Home Depot store soon moving into its place. Demolition plans were filed yesterday for the plant at 59-02 Borden Ave., just off Maurice Avenue and the Queens Midtown Expressway. A Home Depot rep said a… Read more »
Aug. 30, 2018 By Christian Murray A traffic signal has finally gone up at a Sunnyside intersection located near an elementary school and playground. The Department of Transportation installed traffic lights earlier this week at the bustling intersection of 42nd Street and 47th Avenue, near P.S. 343 and next to Thomas P. Noonan Playground. The… Read more »
Aug. 29, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A new school could soon be coming to the Woodside area. The School Construction Authority, the agency in charge of building schools, is proposing a 1,000 seat high school at 51-30 Northern Blvd., the large lot that currently sees the shut-down Sports Authority store. The lot area totals more… Read more »
Aug. 29, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A new development is in the works for the Woodside-Sunnyside area. Permits have been filed for a six-story building at 43-20 52nd St., the current site of a two-story warehouse. The plans provide for a 14-unit building spanning roughly 20,000 square feet that includes commercial space and a community… Read more »