Jan. 10, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A town hall aimed for January where the city would present an updated redesign for Skillman and 43rd Avenues to the public is now postponed indefinitely in light of new demands for traffic calming measures by P.S. 11. Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) said demands made yesterday by P.S…. Read more »
Jan. 10, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Woodside Library has closed to undergo emergency floor repairs related to exposed asbestos tiles at the site. A spokesperson for the library system said the problems at the Woodside branch, located at 54-22 Skillman Ave., have to do with the carpet tiles on the floor curling up after… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Skillman Avenue street crossings by P.S.11 in Woodside are a danger to the nearly 1,000 students who cross them daily, according to community leaders and parents. Today, in front of the 54-25 Skillman Ave. school, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and parents gathered to call on the DOT… Read more »
Jan. 9, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A fire consumed part of a Woodside house this morning as firefighters worked to bring the flames under control. Firefighters began responding to the incident at 50-68 47th St., the site of a private two-story home, just after 11 a.m. Several firefighters at the scene said the flames originated… Read more »
Jan. 8, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Queens saw the fewest traffic fatalities in 2017 among the five boroughs in a year the city is calling the safest on record. Pedestrian fatalities dropped 32 percent last year, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio’s announcement made earlier today. In 2017, 214 people, 101 of them pedestrians, died… Read more »
Jan. 8, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Permits have been filed for a six-story mixed-use building in Woodside just a block away from the 69th St/Roosevelt Avenue subway station. The new building, with an address of 40-06 68 St., will rise 55 feet high, and will predominantly hold residential units in its 21,530 square-feet of space…. Read more »
Jan. 5, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for a man who allegedly broke into a Woodside apartment and stole pieces of jewelry and a tablet. The incident happened on Dec. 27 at around 4:20 p.m., when the suspect walked through the front door of a three-family building near 55th Street and Roosevelt Ave,… Read more »
Jan. 4, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Residents at the Woodside Houses were left without heat and hot water beginning this morning as heavy snow and winds were ravaging the city. The New York City Housing Authority’s website showed heat and hot water outages through the entire 1,350 apartment-development at 50-51 Broadway just after 3:30 p.m…. Read more »
Jan. 3, 2018 By Christian Murray The police have released video of two individuals wanted in connection with the theft of a woman’s purse at a popular Sunnyside bar/restaurant. The incident took place at Sidetracks, located at 45-08 Queens Blvd., when the suspects–a man and a woman– started a conversation with the victim at about… Read more »
Jan. 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The pop-up vintage clothing store under the Sunnyside Arch has closed up shop, ending a short three-month run in the neighborhood. Violet’s Volition and Bliss, the name of the now-closed boutique on 45-06 46th St., opened late September, and featured curated items like vintage housewares, accessories, and handmade jewelry…. Read more »