Feb. 20, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Assemblymember Brian Barnwell is facing a challenger for his seat in Albany. Melissa Sklarz, a transgender advocate who has worked through a variety of roles, officially announced today that she will be running to represent the 30th Assembly District, which covers parts of Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City, and… Read more »
Feb. 16, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The lobby display at a Sunnyside condominium that was the focus of an investigation by the NYC Commission on Human Rights will be no more under a settlement with the building’s board announced today. The agency’s settlement, after a months-long investigation into complaints of tenant harassment and discrimination at… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2018 By Christian Murray An 83-year-old pedestrian was fatally struck by an SUV in Woodside this afternoon. The elderly woman was hit at around 2:30 p.m. while she walking westbound on Woodside Avenue and tried to cross 57th Street, police said. The victim was struck by a 2006 Toyota Highlander that was traveling westbound… Read more »
Feb. 14, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez La Adelita, the Mexican bakery and restaurant originally located in a soon-to-be demolished Woodside building, has re-emerged just one block away from its former site. The new locale, still taking after the name given to women in the military during the Mexican Revolution, opened one week ago at 54-05… Read more »
Feb. 13, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Demolition permits have been filed for a Woodside building on a block that is reportedly shaping up to see a massive mixed-use development in the future. The permits were filed on Feb. 8 for the one-story building at 69-20 Queens Blvd., the site of La Hacienda, a now-defunct Mexican… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2018 By Christian Murray Council member Jimmy Van Bramer has all but announced that he is running for Queens Borough President. Van Bramer formed the “Van Bramer 2021” committee last week and said that he is limiting contributions to $3,850. That figure is the maximum allowed for the borough president race and well… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Two properties on the Long Island City/Sunnyside border currently occupied by Speedway gas stations and convenience stores are up for sale in a $45.5 million package sales agents are marketing as major development sites. The sale of the properties, 39-02 Queens Blvd. and 39-04 Northern Blvd., is being managed… Read more »
Feb. 12, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The NYPD is searching for a Sunnyside man who was reported to have been missing since last Friday. Daniel Ungureanu, 28, was last seen on Feb. 9 at around 10:20 p.m. inside his six-story apartment building on 43rd Street (north of Queens Boulevard), police said. Ungureanu is described as… Read more »
Feb. 9, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Residents living near PS 343 in Sunnyside have had to endure a blaring, high-pitched tone emanating from the roof of the school for weeks in a quality of life problem that the city has at last resolved. The deafening ringing-sound from the school, located at 45-45 42nd St. prompted… Read more »
Feb. 9, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Woodside on the Move (WOTM), the longstanding neighborhood non-profit, is offering free tax preparation services this year to qualified New Yorkers. The free tax services are available to those earning $54,000 or less with dependents, or $30,000 or less with no dependents. In addition, Woodside on the Move will assist… Read more »