Sept. 25, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The MTA will be adding trains to the 7 line beginning next year to meet increased ridership once L train service shuts down between Brooklyn and Manhattan, the agency announced yesterday. The service increase will begin in April 2019, the same time the Canarsie tunnel connecting Brooklyn and Manhattan… Read more »
Sept. 24, 2018 Staff Report Hundreds of participants are set to take part in the fourth annual Sunnyside Post Mile this Saturday. The event is for both runners and walkers, and starts at 10:00 a.m., with an opening ceremony kicking off at 9:30 a.m. Participants are still able to register online for the event and… Read more »
Sept. 24, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The 108th Precinct, covering Long Island City, Sunnyside, and parts of Woodside and Maspeth, will soon be launching a new program that focuses on neighborhood policing, with a community meet-and-greet planned to mark the roll out. The program, under the NYPD’s Neighborhood Policing Plan, will divide the precinct into… Read more »
Sept. 21, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A free event that aims to showcase a bit of Sunnyside history through its Art Deco buildings will be taking place this Saturday. The two-part event, from the Art Deco Society of New York, will begin with a presentation on the neighborhood’s Art Deco buildings using slide illustrations, and… Read more »
Sept. 20, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A group of architecture students have put forward a number of ideas as to how to develop the sprawling Sunnyside Yard with a focus on sustainability and keeping the area—eyed for development—cool. Graduate students at the New York Institute of Technology were tasked with developing plans for the 180-acre… Read more »
Sept. 19, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Sunnyside Gardens Park will be hosting its annual Oktoberfest in two weeks time, complete with a biergarten, an arts and crafts fair, and its ever-popular pumpkin patch. The park’s picnic grove will once more be transformed into a biergarten, where guests can enjoy award-winning German-styled beer while listening to… Read more »
Sept. 17, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Another pizzeria is in the works for Sunnyside. Philomena’s, to offer personalized New York style pies, square slices, pastries, and other baked goods, is aiming for a late October opening at 41-16 Queens Blvd., the former site of the shuttered Dayboat and Salt and Fat restaurants. The restaurant’s concept… Read more »
Sept. 17, 2018 By Tara Law Outgoing Congressman Joseph Crowley has retained the chairmanship of the Queens Democratic Party–despite losing his primary to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in June. The Queens Democratic Party voted 60 to four to reelect Crowley during a meeting at the Georgia Diner this morning, reported the New York Post. Crowley, who has been the… Read more »
Sept. 16, 2018 By Christian Murray The Chase Bank branch at 47-11 Queens Blvd was robbed–yet again–last week. Police said that a man entered the branch at about 2:10 p.m. Friday and passed a note to the teller demanding money. The teller complied and handed the suspect an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspect fled… Read more »
Sept. 14, 2018 By Sponsored Story A new Indian restaurant that offers traditional Indian food opened its doors in Sunnyside earlier this month. Cardamom, located at 43-45 43rd St., is run by Jackson Heights resident and chef Alwyn Gudhino, who decided to open his first restaurant after working at several Manhattan eateries for decades. “I… Read more »