June 4, 2018 By Christian Murray A man who was found dead inside a hotel room at the LaQuinta Inn on Queens Boulevard Friday committed suicide, according to police. The police responded to a 911 call at around 2:20 p.m. Friday that a 31-year-old man was unconscious and unresponsive in a hotel room at the… Read more »
June 1, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city is reserving a small number of parking spaces under the 7 train viaduct for car-share services as part of a citywide pilot launching next week, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced yesterday. Four parking spots at the DOT’s Sunnyside Municipal Parking Field, running under the 7 train on… Read more »
May 31, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A Sunnyside attorney pleaded guilty to helping her business partner, the self-named and infamous ‘Taxi King,’ commit tax fraud, the New York Attorney General announced today. Andreea Dumitru, 43, pleaded guilty to criminal tax fraud for her role in aiding Evgeny Freidman, the disgraced ‘Taxi King’ who managed a… Read more »
May 29, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Activists will be forming a human bike lane in Sunnyside next week in a final bid for the city to install protected bike lanes before Community Board 2 votes on the measures for Skillman and 43rd Avenues the following day. The “people-protected” bike lane, organized by Transportation Alternatives’ Queens… Read more »
May 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A jam-packed Memorial Day Fair featuring food, drinks, activities, and live entertainment is heading to Sunnyside this weekend. The free event will be held at Sunnyside Gardens Park, located at 48-21 39th Ave., from midday to 5 p.m. this Saturday, with a rain date set the following day, May… Read more »
May 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for a man who allegedly broke into and stole property from a Woodside home last month. Police say the the thief pried open the front door of a home near 60th Street and Northern Boulevard at around 5:30 p.m. on April 25, and stole pieces of… Read more »
May 22, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Community Board 2 held a workshop Monday to solicit ideas from the public as to how to make Skillman and 43rd Avenues safer for motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians. The workshop was held in response to public outcry over the Department of Transportation’s controversial plan to install protected bicycle lanes… Read more »
May 22, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A boutique selling vintage and handmade wares with a history in the neighborhood will open up shop once again in Sunnyside. “Bliss Vintage and Handmade” will open to the public on Saturday at its new and permanent 41-03 46th St. location, once the offices of Laura Heim, a local… Read more »
May 21, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Yet another Sunnyside staple will be closing its doors. Mama’s Empanadas, the small yet popular eatery known for its dozens of empanada varieties, will be closing its Greenpoint Avenue location at the end of June, according to Javier Garcia, who owns the Queens-based chain. Garcia said running the 42-18… Read more »
May 19, 2018 By Christian Murray A Queens Boulevard property marketed for its development potential is changing hands for $9.9 million, according to a press release issued by the real estate brokerage firm Cushman & Wakefield. The brokerage firm said Friday that it had arranged the sale of 43-10/24 Queens Blvd—a property that incorporates about… Read more »