May 21, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Yet another Sunnyside staple will be closing its doors. Mama’s Empanadas, the small yet popular eatery known for its dozens of empanada varieties, will be closing its Greenpoint Avenue location at the end of June, according to Javier Garcia, who owns the Queens-based chain. Garcia said running the 42-18… Read more »
May 19, 2018 By Christian Murray A Queens Boulevard property marketed for its development potential is changing hands for $9.9 million, according to a press release issued by the real estate brokerage firm Cushman & Wakefield. The brokerage firm said Friday that it had arranged the sale of 43-10/24 Queens Blvd—a property that incorporates about… Read more »
May 18, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez An LGBT center in Woodside will begin offering an array of services geared toward LGBT youth in a new program starting today. The LGBT Youth Drop In Center, the name of the new initiative, will be located within the AIDS Center of Queens County offices at 62-07 Woodside Ave.,… Read more »
May 18, 2018 By Staff Report Nearly 1,000 people have signed up to participate in this year’s LIC Post Waterfront 5K, with the event expected to be a sellout. The charity run/walk, in its third year, is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 2 at 8:30 a.m. and the number of participants is being… Read more »
May 17, 2018 By Christian Murray Two Sunnyside bars were burglarized this morning but police made quick work in catching the perpetrators. The incidents took place at Bar 43, located at 43-06 43rd St., and the Lowery Bar & Kitchen, at 43-02 43rd Ave., around 6 a.m. police said. Three men used forced to enter… Read more »
May 16, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A developer’s plan to build a two-tower, 561-unit development along Queens Boulevard in Woodside has received a major blow as Council Member Robert Holden, who represents the district where the project would be located, expressed opposition to it earlier this week. Holden, before a crowd of angry area residents… Read more »
May 16, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A man was stabbed multiple times on a Woodside street last week. The 25-year-old victim was at the corner of 47th Street and 48th Avenue on May 6 when his assailant approached him at around 7:30 a.m., police say. Police say the assailant then stabbed the 25-year-old four times… Read more »
May 15, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a suspect who took part in an attack on a Sunnyside man inside the victim’s apartment last month. The suspect and an accomplice allegedly cut the victim’s head with a knife and punched him in the face inside his 43-06 45th Street apartment at… Read more »
May 15, 2018 By Christian Murray A Woodside woman has been charged with visa fraud for filing false documents to get Filipino nationals work visas, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Rena Beduya Avendula, 50, who owned Woodside-based Professional Place & Recruitment Inc. (PPRI), would submit fraudulent documents claiming that her clients would be employed… Read more »
May 14, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A grocery store and casual eatery on the same Sunnyside block have shuttered, the Sunnyside Post has learned. Green Point Farm, a long-time mom-and-pop grocer at 42-04 Greenpoint Ave., closed a little over a week ago, according to neighboring businesses. A May 4 letter posted over Green Point Farm’s… Read more »