April 25, By Hannah Wulkan
The first part of the new Kosciuszko Bridge will open this week with an elaborate light show.
The first piece of the new bridge connecting Queens and Brooklyn will officially open to traffic in both directions on Thursday,…
April 25, By Hannah Wulkan
Participatory Budgeting in the Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City district saw a record participation rate this year, with more than 5,000 people casting ballots for community improvement projects this year.
A total of 5,125 people voted in the Participatory Budgeting process in the 26th Council District this year,…
April 24, Staff Report
A Woodside pastor was sentenced to seven years in prison today for sexually abusing a six-year-old girl.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced today that 46-year-old James Love of Woodside, a pastor at New Mount Zion Baptist Church in Brooklyn,…
April 24, By Christian Murray
Tickets are now on sale for the 2017 Taste of Sunnyside.
The event, organized by the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District, will feature about 25 restaurants and will once again take place under a block-long tent on Queens Blvd (between 45th and 46th Streets) under the elevated 7 train.…
April 21, Staff Report
The police released photos today of three suspects wanted in connection to a robbery that took place in Sunnyside in February.
The incident occurred in front of 47-25 48th Street on Friday, Feb. 24, when three suspects surrounded a 38-year-old man at around 10:15 pm and stole his money and food,…
April 21, By Christian Murray
A group of about 75 people gathered at Bliss Plaza in Sunnyside last night to rally against the gentrification of Queens, specifically targeting three major proposals put forward by the mayor that would affect the livability of Astoria,…
April 20, Staff Report
A Queens man was sentenced to 17 years in prison after beating a shopkeeper in Woodside to death with a door handle last year.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced that 22-year-old Victor Mendoza of Woodside was sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to first degree manslaughter for beating 34-year-old Martin Ouiej to death in March 2016.…
April 20, By Christian Murray
An Astoria-based veterinarian is opening a Sunnyside location later this month.
The clinic will be located at 45-10 Skillman Avenue and a grand opening is scheduled for Saturday, April 29 at 1pm. The practice is called the Skillman Animal Clinic and has been in the works for about a year.…
April 19, Staff Report
A Queens man was sentenced to 22 years in prison yesterday for shooting and killing a man outside of a Woodside strip club.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced that 30-year-old Dwayne Johnson of Queens Village was sentenced after pleading guilty to manslaughter for shooting and killing 25-year-old Allah Howell in October 2013 outside Perfection nightclub at 62-05 30th Avenue,…
April 19, By Hannah Wulkan
Mayor Bill de Blasio will be coming to Long Island City next week for a town hall meeting to address community concerns.
The town hall meeting will be held on April 27 at 7 p.m.…