Jan. 17, 2019 By Christian Murray A former bookkeeper who was behind a vicious acid attack on Skillman Avenue in 2015 that disfigured a woman’s face has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Kim Williams, 49, of the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx, was sentenced today for stealing more than $750,000 from the Long… Read more »
Jan. 17, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A developer has filed plans for a seven-story building at the corner of 52nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue in a project that comes after several properties were recently purchased on the stretch. “52 Roosevelt Ave Inc,” the developer that recently purchased three properties on the avenue including the old… Read more »
Jan. 16, 2019 By Christian Murray Governor Andrew Cuomo urged lawmakers to pass legislation this year that would charge motorists a fee for entering Manhattan below 60th Street. Cuomo said that the charge, known as congestion pricing, would help fund a crumbling subway system by raising $15 billion in coming years. He said it would… Read more »
Jan. 15, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Portions of the yellow and green decorative tiles that line the Queens Boulevard viaduct fell off and pierced the windshield of a car in the parking lot below in an alarming incident captured by one local resident last week. Images provided to the Sunnyside Post by Vitali Ogorodnikov, a… Read more »
Jan. 10, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Yet another Roosevelt Avenue building has sold on a block that is gearing up to see significant change. The two-story corner building at 51-30 Roosevelt Ave. sold for $3.58 million on Jan. 4, according to Goldenwood Property Advisors, which brokered the deal. The Bayside-based Pantelatos family, who owned the… Read more »
Jan. 10, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez A Woodside man has been charged with criminal possession of marijuana, THC, and other illegal substances that he allegedly stashed in large quantities inside a College Point warehouse, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office. Phillip Kim, a 35-year-old resident of 61st Street, now faces up to eight years… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for a pair of thieves who have wreaked havoc on more than a dozen businesses in Queens and Brooklyn over the last several months, stealing over $69,000 combined in goods, cash and more from the sites. The thieves—two men—are behind 17 burglaries that took place between… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2019 By Nathaly Pesantez One of the six Queens Boulevard businesses that was destroyed in the massive five-alarm fire last month has already found a new place to call home right in the neighborhood. Better Line Hardware, once located off Queens Boulevard on 45th Street, will be reopening about two blocks away at… Read more »
Jan. 8, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Pizza Hut located within the Tower Square shopping complex has closed. The pizza chain, which occupied the historic trolley barn building since the 1990s, appears to have closed within the past couple of weeks, according to several businesses in the multi-store complex. The store has been boarded up… Read more »
Jan. 7, 2019 By Christian Murray Sugary drinks like soda are no different than cigarettes, according to city health officials. The NYC Department of Health launched a media campaign today that compares sugary drinks to cigarettes and tells viewers that soda and other sugary drinks can lead to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cavities and… Read more »