Feb. 28, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Woodside-Sunnyside Runners will be holding their annual Community Run for All this Sunday, right before the St. Pat’s for All Parade. The fourth annual run will take place from 12:30 p.m. until 1 p.m. on March 4, and begin at Skillman Avenue and 49th Street, with the route… Read more »
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Irish Music Festival Returns to Sunnyside for 6th Year on Sunday
Feb. 27, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Irish Music Festival is returning for a sixth time to Sunnyside this Sunday, immediately following the famed St. Pat’s for All parade. The music festival will feature live music, food and drink specials, and dancing through the nine bars that form part of Sunnyside’s Boulevard Bars. The first… Read more »
Young Israel of Sunnyside to Hold Events Celebrating Purim, One For Adults With Special Needs
Feb. 27, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Young Israel of Sunnyside will be celebrating Purim this week in an event especially catered to adults with special needs. The private event will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at the synagogue on 46th Street and 43rd Avenue, and will cater to about 10 adults with special needs from… Read more »
Woodside Man Reported Missing Since Sunday: NYPD
Feb. 27, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are looking for a Woodside man who went missing two days ago. Kwang Kim, 57, was last seen on Feb. 25 at 10:30 p.m. in front of his residence near 60th Street and Roosevelt Avenue, police say. Kim is described as approximately 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing… Read more »
St. Pat’s For All Parade Set For Sunday
Feb. 26, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The annual St. Pat’s for All parade kicks off in Sunnyside Sunday, marking a near two-decade run for the event. The parade, in its 19th year, will take place on March 4 and will start on the corner of 43rd Street and Skillman Avenue. The event will feature a… Read more »
New Design For Sunnyside Building Under Construction, Expected to Wrap Up End of 2018
Feb. 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The group behind a Sunnyside development in progress since 2015 has revamped the upcoming building’s look and pegged its completion toward the end of the year. The corner building at 47-16 Greenpoint Ave. will see a color scheme of grey, black, and white in a sleek new look as… Read more »
City Takes Steps to Acquire Former Phipps Playground for Public Park
Feb. 22, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city is at last starting up the acquisition process for the former Phipps playground, part of the Sunnyside Gardens Historic District. The Department of Parks and Recreation is putting forth an application with the city to ultimately turn 50-02 39th Ave., the corner lot at 39th Avenue and… Read more »
Thieves Steal Jewelry, Cash, From Woodside Home in Queens Burglary Pattern, Over $45,000 Stolen So Far
Feb. 22, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are searching for a pair of robbers who broke into a Woodside home last week after a burglary spree throughout Queens beginning in January. Police say that at around 7 p.m. on Feb. 12, two men broke into a home near 67th Street and 50th Avenue by forcing… Read more »
Fairfield Inn in LIC to Begin Housing Homeless Families in March
Feb. 21, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Fairfield Inn by Marriott in Long Island City is set to become a shelter for adult families. The hotel, located at 52-34 Van Dam St., will provide shelter for up to 154 homeless families, according to the Department of Homeless Services. The shelter is expected to open in… Read more »
Barnwell Faces Challenger for 30th Assembly District Seat
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 »