Nov. 16, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez After nearly a decade of weekend service changes, closures, and other interruptions on the 7 line due to a massive signal system upgrade, the MTA at last announced that work on the project will wrap up at the end of the month. The project, which replaces the entire 7… Read more »
Nov. 15, 2018 By Christian Murray Assemblymember Catherine Nolan, perhaps most known in recent years for her staunch opposition to large-scale developments within her district, raised eyebrows earlier this week when she came out in support of Amazon’s plan to build a campus spanning millions of square feet in Long Island City. The longtime assemblymember… Read more »
Nov. 15, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A rally will be taking place this weekend in protest of the Department of Transportation’s controversial redesign of Skillman and 43rd Avenues. Queens Street for All, the local group that has continuously pushed back against the redesign and its subsequent implementation, will hold the event at 51st Street and… Read more »
Nov. 14, 2018 By Christian Murray The on-again-off-again lights on the Sunnyside arch continue to be on the fritz. The lights have been dark for months and stopped working shortly after they were replaced and revamped to much fanfare in July. Jaime-Faye Bean, executive director of Sunnyside Shines, said that water appears to have got… Read more »
Nov. 13, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez (for additional coverage on Amazon go to LICPost) Amazon officially announced today that it has selected Long Island City as one of two locations for its new headquarters, with plans to bring its operations to sites around Anable Basin. The e-commerce giant, as part of the announcement, released its… Read more »
Nov. 12, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for a man and woman who robbed a 7-train straphanger at gunpoint and later forced him off at the 40th Street station last month. The 38-year-old victim was inside a Manhattan bound 7 train at midnight on Oct. 29 when the unknown man approached him and… Read more »
Nov. 10, 2018 By Christian Murray (Update) Two Sunnyside residents are dead after the motorcycle they were riding on went down 43rd Avenue in the wrong direction and crashed into a van during the early hours Saturday, police said. Police responded to a 911 call at about 3:35 a.m. about a collision in the vicinity… Read more »
Nov. 9, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez It’s only a matter of time until Sunnyside’s local Veterans of Foreign Wars post could be forced to shut down. The John Vincent Daniels Jr. VFW Post, or Post 2813, has been a neighborhood institution for the past 85 years, but has struggled to keep its doors open in… Read more »
Nov. 8, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Local artisans will showcase their works this Sunday at the annual Sunnyside Artists Crafts & Arts fair. The event will take place on Nov. 11 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at its usual location inside Queen of Angels Church at 44-04 Skillman Ave, in the street-level parish hall…. Read more »
Nov. 8, 2018 By Christian Murray Ethel Plimack, who was Sunnyside’s oldest resident and cherished by many, has died. She was 107. Plimack passed away in her sleep inside her Sunnyside Gardens home on Tuesday. She is survived by three children and multiple grandchildren. Her husband, an optical supply wholesaler, died 40 years ago. Plimack,… Read more »