March 26, 2018 By Christian Murray Plans were filed with the Dept. of Buildings last week for the construction of a six-story, 10-unit building on Roosevelt Avenue by 67th Street. The building, which would go up at 67-01 Roosevelt Ave., would consist of ground floor retail and second floor medical offices. The application calls for… Read more »
March 23, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Department of Transportation insists that the new traffic lights coming near two schools in the Woodside and Sunnyside area are not tied to the agency’s plans for safety improvements, which include bike lanes, along Skillman and 43rd Avenues. Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) announced earlier this month that… Read more »
March 22, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Woodside on the Move (WOTM), the non-profit group serving the western queens neighborhood for decades, will be hosting its first annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday. The “Easter Eggstravaganza” will take place at 11 am on March 24 inside Doughboy Park at 56th Street and Woodside Avenue. Over 4,000… Read more »
March 21, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A Sunnyside intersection near an elementary school and a park will be getting a traffic signal after years of calls for the city to install one there. Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Long Island City) told the Sunnyside Post that the Department of Transportation will be putting up a… Read more »
March 21, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer has released the ballot items for the fourth round of participatory budgeting in his district, with one-third of the items based in Sunnyside and Woodside. In participatory budgeting, residents can vote on how to spend capital funds on projects such as schools improvements, parks,… Read more »
March 20, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez Demolition permits have been filed for a large, nearly 90-year-old building at the corner of 51st Street and Roosevelt Avenue. The blue-colored building was built in 1932 and most recently held J & Sons Supply. The permits, filed on March 19, call for the one-story, 15-foot tall structure at… Read more »
March 19, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez P.J. Horgan’s, the Irish bar and eatery, has at last returned to Sunnyside. The locale officially opened at 49-02 Skillman Ave. on Wednesday, about three years after its original Queens Boulevard location closed. The former location first opened nearly 50 years ago. The new pub, however, denotes the business’s… Read more »
March 15, 2018 By Staff Report Update 3/22 4:10 p.m. – The Project For Living Artists announced that the date of the event has changed to Wednesday, April 4 at 7:00 p.m. The author of a comprehensive book about homelessness, its causes, myths and potential solutions, will discuss her work at an author talk in… Read more »
March 14, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The much-anticipated town hall on the Department of Transportation’s proposal to install bike lanes on Skillman and 43rd Avenues has been scheduled for the end of the month. The town hall, organized by the DOT, will take place on March 26 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at PS… Read more »
March 13, 2018 By Tara Law Features and short films made by Queens filmmakers will grace the silver screen alongside movies from around the world at the 8th annual Queens World Film Festival in Astoria this month. The festival will take place from March 15 to 25 at Kaufman Astoria Studios (34-12 36th St.) and… Read more »