April 11, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The controversial plan to add protected bike lanes and other safety features to Skillman and 43rd Avenues has been modified yet again. The DOT presented the revised plan to a skeptical Community Board 2 Transportation Committee on Monday just weeks after it held a contentious town hall meeting regarding… Read more »
April 11, 2018 Staff Report The Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce elected a new president Tuesday at its annual meeting. Melissa Orlando, the founder of Access Queens and an instructor at Sunnyside Ballet Studio, has taken over the post from Manny Gomez who stepped down. Orlando was the secretary of the chamber prior to the vote…. Read more »
April 10, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A two-tower complex with over 500 residential units could be making its way to Queens Boulevard in Woodside. The large-scale development, put forth by Madison Realty Capital, would see a 17 and a 14 story building at 69-02 Queens Boulevard housing 561 units combined, according to filings with the… Read more »
April 10, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are looking for two suspects who stole a woman’s unattended purse inside Dunkin’ Donuts on 48th Street last month. The police released photos yesterday of the suspects who allegedly grabbed the victim’s purse from her chair while she had stepped outside the 35-00 48th Street establishment at… Read more »
April 10, 2018 By Christian Murray The police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 79-year-old Sunnyside man who was last seen Monday morning inside a Forest Hills radiology clinic. Nestor Ciro, who resides at 47-17 39th Street, went missing at about 10:30 a.m. after visiting Empire Imaging of New York located at 113-02… Read more »
April 9, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A Woodside native who served in the Vietnam War may have a local street he grew up on named after him. Community Board 2 overwhelmingly voted to co-name the stretch on 52nd Street between Roosevelt and Skillman Avenues after James Frawley, who served in the army as a combat… Read more »
April 6, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A group of cycling advocates will honor the life of Gelacio Reyes one year after his death at a Sunnyside intersection on Sunday. The event, organized by Transportation Alternatives and Cyclists Latinoamericanos de New York, includes riding through Reyes’ regular commute from the Upper East Side in Manhattan to… Read more »
April 6, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Community Board 2 unanimously voted to back the city’s acquisition of the former Phipps Playground for a public park in Sunnyside. The park, at the corner of 39th Avenue and 50th Street, has been vacant for decades, and served as a playground for the neighboring Phipps Housing Complex. The… Read more »
April 4, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Neighborhood residents can learn about and vote on a series of proposed projects around the area they’d like to see funded at Sunnyside Community Services this weekend. The project expo will take place on April 7 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the center, located at 43-31 39th… Read more »
April 3, 2018 By Staff Report Registration has opened for the 3rd annual LIC Post Waterfront 5K, which will take place in June to raise money for the Hunters Point Parks Conservancy. The event, scheduled for Saturday, June 2 at 9:00 a.m, is for both runners and walkers, and as many as 1,500 attendees are… Read more »