March 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A public meeting will take place in the coming days for the community to discuss the new homeless shelter on Van Dam Street that will occupy the current site of the Fairfield Inn by Marriott. The meeting will be held on March 15 at St. Raphael’s Church, located at… Read more »
March 2, 2018 By Christian Murray A fringe group of bicycle advocates who want protected bike lanes on 43rd and Skillman Avenues have stepped up the rhetoric, with one taking to twitter yesterday to intimidate Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer. Members of the group have been lashing out at Van Bramer in recent weeks for not… Read more »
March 2, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A pair of thieves stole $50 in cash from a bodega along Greenpoint Avenue weeks ago, the police announced last night. The two men broke the locks off the gates guarding Yogi Convenience, located at 41-11 Greenpoint Ave. at 2:49 a.m. on Feb. 1, police say. Once the pair… Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »