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 »
Feb. 20, 2019 Staff Report Police are searching for a man who exposed himself to a child while both were aboard a 7 train en route to the 52nd Street station late last week. The man and the victim, a 9-year-old girl, were inside a Manhattan-bound train at around 2:45 p.m. on Feb. 14 when… Read more »
Feb. 20, 2019 Staff Report A teenager had his cellphone stolen from him at the 40th Street station earlier this month by a man who threatened to physically assault him for the item, according to police. The robbery happened just before 8 a.m. on Feb. 6 at the Manhattan-bound platform of the station. The man,… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Former Congressman Joe Crowley, who represented Queens and the Bronx for 10-terms until he was unseated last year by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, has moved on to a new position at a Washington, D.C.-based law and lobbying firm. Squire Patton Boggs, the international firm and one of the largest in… Read more »
Feb. 19, 2019 By Christian Murray Police have arrested the man wanted for raping a 20-year-old woman on Skillman Avenue, near P.S. 11, on Friday night. Matthew Luna, 27, of 35th Street in Long Island City, was arrested Monday night on charges of rape, stalking, criminal sex act and assault, police said. Luna, according to… Read more »
Feb. 18, 2019 By Christian Murray Nearly 20 priests who served Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City parishes were named on Friday when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn released a list of priests credibly accused of child sex abuse. The diocese, which covers Catholic churches in Queens and Brooklyn, named 108 priests, many of… Read more »
Feb. 18, 2019 By Christian Murray The police have released additional footage of the man who allegedly raped a 20-year-old woman near Skillman Avenue, near P.S. 11, Friday night. The new footage is taken of the man getting on the Q32 bus, shortly after he allegedly raped the victim in the vicinity of 54th Street and… Read more »
Feb. 18, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a man who allegedly raped a 20-year-old woman on Skillman Avenue, near P.S. 11, on Friday. Police say that the man followed the woman in the vicinity of 54th Street and Skillman Avenue at around 10:40 p.m., Friday 15, before then striking up a… Read more »
Feb. 15, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Zen Yai, the Vietnamese noodle and coffee shop that was among several Queens Boulevard businesses destroyed in a fire late last year, will soon reemerge in Williamsburg, according to the owner, who said he remains committed to one day returning to Sunnyside. The restaurant, which opened at 45-04 Queens… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Amazon has pulled out of its plans to build a campus in Long Island City, the company said today in a bombshell announcement. The e-commerce giant released a lengthy statement on its blog earlier this morning that said the reasoning was tied to the opposition the project faced since… Read more »