Nov. 2, 2017 by Nathaly Pesantez
SUNNYSIDE — A “docu-poem” released earlier this year provides a window into Blissville, the name of the forgotten neighborhood wedged between Sunnyside and Greenpoint, now recognized as part of Long Island City.
“Blissville”,…
Nov. 1, 2017 by Nathaly Pesantez
SUNNYSIDE — A retro trolley is set to go through the the streets of Sunnyside in the coming weeks, in time for the holiday season.
The vintage red and green trolley will pass through Greenpoint Avenue and Queens Boulevard on two dates,…
Oct. 27, by Nathaly Pesantez
A Sunnyside woman walked away with $100,000 after appearing as a contestant on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”.
Liz Farley, 38, was just three questions shy from winning the top prize of $1 million on the syndicated show,…
Oct. 27, by Nathaly Pesantez
Pets decked out in Halloween costumes will parade through the streets of Woodside for the sixth year in a row on Saturday.
The Woodside Annual Halloween Pet Parade will take place on Oct. 28,…
Oct. 26, by Nathaly Pesantez
An Army veteran and former Community Board 2 member is running on the Republican and Conservative tickets to represent Council District 26, taking on incumbent council member Jimmy Van Bramer who has been in office since 2010.…
Oct. 26, by Nathaly Pesantez
New infographics from the city’s Independent Budget Office detailing how much time subway commuters lost to delays from 2012 to 2017 per line reveal that 7 train riders lost a combined total of over 1,100 hours this year.…
Oct. 24, by Nathaly Pesantez
The Globe Tavern, located at 49-10 Skillman Avenue, will be hosting a Tom Petty Tribute night and fundraiser Thursday night, with the proceeds going toward training seeing-eye dogs that are used by the blind and visually impaired.…
October 23, By Christian Murray
About 150 people turned out Saturday for the co-naming of 40th Street/Queens Blvd to Lillian ‘Lily’ Gavin Place, in honor of the late owner of Dazies and long-time Sunnyside community leader.
Gavin, who passed away in July 2016 at the age of 85,…
October 23, By Christian Murray
A well-known Thai restaurant on Queens Boulevard has closed.
Dee Thai, which has been located at 46-17 Queens Boulevard since 2008, shut down recently and there is now a giant ‘for rent’ sign in the store window.…
Oct. 20, by Nathaly Pesantez
A street art group show is heading to Woodside this weekend in an event that will feature works from 50 names in the street art world.
InsideOut, the name of the event presented by Project for Living Artists,…