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 »
March 30, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The city has selected an architecture firm to come up with a master plan for Sunnyside Yards, the first major step since it released a study last year that considered the feasibility of a large-scale development over the 180-acre area. The Economic Development Corporation has selected PAU, a Park… Read more »
March 29, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez A Sunnyside immigration attorney has been charged with asylum fraud and making false statements on asylum applications for clients. Andreea Dumitru, whose law firm is located at 48-23 Skillman Avenue, is alleged to have submitted fraudulent forms for over 180 clients with statements and items she knew to be… Read more »
March 29, 2018 By Christian Murray The Taste of Sunnyside is scheduled to take place May 22 on the parking lot next to P.C. Richard on Queens Boulevard and 50th Street. The announcement was made by the executive director of the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District, the organizer of the marquee event, at its annual… Read more »
March 27, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez The Department of Transportation revealed its updated proposal for safety improvements along Skillman and 43rd Avenues at a highly anticipated town hall last night. The agency’s new plan, revealed to the public for the first time yesterday, sees many of the same features presented in its initial proposal released… Read more »
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 »