Oct. 31, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Papa’s Kitchen, the Filipino restaurant operating out of Woodside for the past six years, will be relocating to a new venue in Jackson Heights. The restaurant, which opened in a tiny space at 65-40 Woodside Ave. in 2012, said it is moving to 37-07 83rd St., right in the… Read more »
Oct. 31, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Residents of a quiet Woodside street remain on edge despite the arrest last week of the man they say has been menacing their block and masturbating while peeping through their windows. Fawad Hekmaty, 40, was arrested on Oct. 23 after breaking into a house near 50th Avenue and 41st… Read more »
Oct. 29, 2018 By Christian Murray Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer announced today that his office has helped more than 30,000 constituents since he took office in January 2010. Van Bramer, in making the announcement, said that his most notable constituent achievements since taking office include: aiding a resident from avoiding deportation; getting an additional… Read more »
Oct. 29, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for an unidentified man who backed an SUV into an 82-year-old woman in Woodside last month before fleeing from the scene. The man was backing up his Acura SUV on 57th Street when he struck the 82-year-old as she was crossing Woodside Avenue at around 1… Read more »
Oct. 26, 2018 By Christian Murray A store selling racy lingerie and adult toys opened on Queens Boulevard today in the former Radio Shack space. Lingerie Superstore, located at 45-02 Queens, sell a variety of lingerie in a variety of sizes –as well as items such as edible underwear, penis enlargement cream, dildos and vibrators…. Read more »
Oct. 25, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city will be setting up a “Day of Visibility” Friday aimed at informing New Yorkers on their rights against discrimination and harassment in response to anti-immigrant flyers recently seen in the neighborhood. Representatives from the New York City Commission on Human Rights, in tandem with employees of Sunnyside… Read more »
Oct. 25, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Hundreds poured into LaGuardia Community College last night for the first public meeting of the Sunnyside Yard master planning process. About 450 people RSVP’d to the event, according to staffers, who registered guest upon guest into the five-station workshop put on by the city’s Economic Development Corporation, the agency… Read more »
Oct. 25, 2018, Sponsored Story The Q StudioLab, an early childhood education center that opened its doors at 41-20 Queens Blvd. last year, is offering new programs that provide unique, experiential learning for children aged 1 to 16 years. Lauren Travers, a Sunnyside resident and founder of the Q StudioLab, said she opened the 16,000… Read more »
Oct. 25, 2018 By Christian Murray Plans have been filed for an 11-story, 122-unit building to go up on Queens Boulevard in Woodside. Developer Mount Sinai Properties, along with the Chetrit Group, have filed plans with the Department of Buildings to develop 43-21 64th Street (formerly 64-11 Queens Blvd.) where the Queens Motor Inn once… Read more »
Oct. 24, 2018 By Christian Murray A Woodside man was sentenced to nine years in prison today after pleading guilty to shooting his wife in March 2017, according to the Queens District Attorney. Victor Guzman, a 55-year-old retired New York City corrections officer, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault earlier this month after admitting that he… Read more »