March 20, 2019 By Christian Murray Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer has released the ballot items for the fifth round of participatory budgeting in the district, with a significant number of the 13 projects listed dedicated toward schools and public housing. Participatory budgeting is a process that allows constituents to vote on how capital dollars… Read more »
March 20, 2019 By Christian Murray The police are looking for three suspects who allegedly punched, kicked and robbed a 34-year-old man on a Sunnyside street corner last week. The victim was walking on the corner of Greenpoint Avenue and 48th Avenue at around 11:20 p.m. on Monday, March 11, when the suspects approached him… Read more »
March 18, 2019 By Meghan Sackman A faded mural on 48th Avenue that pays tribute to a Sunnyside resident who was murdered in 1988 will be freshened up next month. The mural, painted on the side of Guanches Deli Grocery at 46-01 48th Avenue, honors Jose Miguel “Cilo” Perez, a Sunnyside resident who was shot… Read more »
March 18, 2019 By Christian Murray Sunnyside stepped up in its hour of need. About 80 percent of the 103 employees who lost their jobs following the 5-alarm fire that broke out on Queens Boulevard in December have found new employment, according to Sunnyside Shines, which managed the relief effort. Many have been recruited by… Read more »
March 17, 2019 By Christian Murray The Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce has named Patricia Dorfman, a long-time civic activist and artist, as the 2019 Sunnysider of the Year. The award, officially called the Luke Adams Sunnysider of the Year Award, is handed out each year to an “individual who embodies the spirit of community and… Read more »
March 14, 2019 By Christian Murray A Bronx man who bought a luxury vehicle from a Northern Boulevard dealership by using a false ID to finance it has pleaded guilty to grand larceny. Josue Aguilar, 28, went to the Lexus car dealership at 40-40 Northern Blvd. on April 9, 2016, and posed as a South… Read more »
March 13, 2019 By Meghan Sackman Police are searching for Jordan Arias, 18, who allegedly tried to rob a 15-year-old at knifepoint in Woodside during a botched drug deal last month. Police say Arias met the 15-year-old at the 69th Street 7 train subway station in Woodside on Feb. 5 around 8:20 p.m. to sell… Read more »
March 13, 2019. By Meghan Sackman Police are trying to locate a 15-year-old girl from Sunnyside who has been missing for a week. Emily Gonzalez was last seen leaving her home near 42nd Street and 50th Avenue around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, police say. An NYPD spokesperson said she has yet to be… Read more »
March 12, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Cafe Bliss & Minimart, the corner store and eatery on 45th Street and Queens Boulevard, has closed after the owners say they were faced with steep rental fees, with plans already in place to reopen just blocks away. The 45-01 Queens Blvd. corner had been a bodega for years,… Read more »
March 12, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Yet another new building is in the works for Roosevelt Avenue in an area with several developments already in the pipeline. Plans were filed last week for a six-story building at 52-16 Roosevelt Ave., a site mid-block between 52nd and 53rd Streets that today sees a vacant two-story building… Read more »