June 29, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Sunnyside Yard Steering Committee held its first meeting this week, signaling the start to the 18-month master planning process for a potentially massive development at the Sunnyside Yard site. The approximately 35-member committee, made up of local leaders and stakeholders in an array of disciplines, met yesterday to… Read more »
June 28, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer has endorsed Cynthia Nixon in her bid to be the next governor of New York–the first council member to do so from the borough. The two made a joint announcement this morning at Bliss Plaza, under the 7 line’s 46th St station. Van Bramer… Read more »
June 27, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for a Woodside man who was last seen in his pajamas outside his 58th Street house. Mohammad Alam, 61, has not been seen since 7 p.m. Tuesday, when he left his residence wearing blue and white pajamas. Alam, who suffers from dementia, is described as… Read more »
June 27, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Registered Democrats in the neighborhoods of Sunnyside and Woodside voted for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in yesterday’s primary by a huge margin over incumbent Rep. Joseph Crowley. The Board of Elections broke down the results for the 14th Congressional District by Assembly and election district. In the portion of Assembly District… Read more »
June 27, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a first-time political candidate vying to represent New York’s 14th Congressional District, stunned the Democratic establishment by defeating incumbent Rep. Joe Crowley in Tuesday’s primary. The 28-year-old Bronxite, who has worked as an educator and as an organizer for Bernie Sanders, unseated a 10-term congressman viewed as… Read more »
June 26, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Hundreds of people turned up to rally in Woodside yesterday to rail against the Trump administration’s policy of separating families of undocumented immigrants on the Mexican border. Attendees carrying colorful signs with expressions of unity and criticism of the Trump administration gathered at St. Sebastian’s Roman Catholic Church just… Read more »
June 25, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez New York’s primary congressional elections have at last arrived, where Rep. Joe Crowley and progressive candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will vie to represent the state’s 14th congressional district for the U.S. House of Representatives tomorrow. While the primary elections will see candidates battle it out for eight congressional districts, the… Read more »
June 22, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are responding to a scene in Woodside where a woman was struck by a motorcyclist earlier today. A woman, whose age was not disclosed, was hit by the motorcycle some time around 3 p.m. at the intersection of 58th Street and Roosevelt Avenue, a NYPD spokesperson said. The… Read more »
June 21, 2018 By Tara Law Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer is organizing a rally in Woodside Monday to protest the Trump administration’s separation of immigrant children from their families. The “March Against Family Separation” will congregate near St. Sebastian’s Roman Catholic Church at 58-02 Roosevelt Ave. at 7 p.m. The protest aims to condemn the… Read more »
June 21, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Police are trying to locate an elderly man from Woodside who went missing yesterday. Benjamin Padua, 72, was last seen on June 20 at the 52nd Street train station at around 10:30 a.m., according to police. Pandua is described as Asian, measuring 5 feet 5 inches, and weighing 160… Read more »