Dec. 1, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez
The Department of Transportation is working on an updated proposal for protected bike lanes on Skillman and 43rd Avenues after receiving strong opposition from small businesses and residents over its initial plan because of the lost parking spaces that would come with it.…
Nov. 30, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez
A rendering for an eight-story mixed-use building proposed for Queens Boulevard has been released, depicting plans for multiple retail shops at ground level and clear floor-to-floor windows up top.
The 83-foot-tall building, developed by Ramesh Vig at 43-46 39th Pl.…
Nov. 27, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez
A donation drive pulled off by a group of Sunnyside mothers resulted in carloads upon carloads of winter jackets, toys, and clothing delivered to families currently sheltered at the Best Western hotel on Hunters Point Avenue.…
Nov. 24, 2017 By Christian Murray
A retro trolley is set to go through Sunnyside’s retail shopping district tomorrow to mark Small Business Saturday.
The vintage red and green trolley will start running at noon and go through until 8 pm.…
Nov. 22, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez
Sunnyside is set to continue its tradition of singing Happy Birthday in large crowds to Ethel Plimack, a local on the verge of 107.
Residents are set to gather outside Plimack’s Sunnyside Gardens home,…
Nov. 21, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez
Plans for a new middle school in Sunnyside are inching closer to reality as the City Council’s subcommittee on Landmarks and Public Siting unanimously approved the site selection for a nearly-700 seat public school right by Sunnyside’s historic district.…
Nov. 21, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez
An Elmhurst man who rode his scooter in two parked cars in Woodside last week has died, police said.
The victim, William McManus, 56, was found by police lying on the roadway on 66th Street,…
Nov. 21, By Tara Law
A 23-year-old man was seriously injured after he was hit in the head by a baseball bat on Monday evening in Sunnyside, police said.
The victim was walking near the corner of 46th Street and Greenpoint Avenue at around 8:25 p.m.…
Nov. 20, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez
A free event focusing on local real estate has been planned for Tuesday, where the public can get answers on best buying, selling, and renting practices for Sunnyside and Woodside directly from neighborhood brokers and experts.…
Nov. 17, 2017 By Nathaly Pesantez
A developer has filed plans to build an eight-story mixed-use building on the corner of Queens Boulevard and 39th Place, which is currently an empty lot.
The proposed building, at a height of 83 feet and with an address of 43-46 39th Pl.,…