August 1, By Nathaly Pesantez
Starbucks on Queens Boulevard has closed for renovations.
Building records for the 46-09 Queens Boulevard location show an application for renovations approved in June and that it plans to spend $135,000 on the revamp.…
August 1, By Nathaly Pesantez
Payag, a well-known Filipino restaurant located at 51-34 Roosevelt Ave., is closing and is up for sale.
The abrupt announcement came July 27, when the restaurant owner posted her plans on Facebook.
“It is with a heavy heart that we announced officially the closing of Payag restaurant,” part of the message reads.…
July 31, By Nathaly Pesantez
A Sunnyside Gardens house sold for $1.9 million in April, a record sale price for the historic district, according to a local realtor.
The three-family, 2,112 square-foot home is located at 47-08 39th Avenue,…
July 31, By Jason Cohen
Nearly 70 tenants—many of whom live in Sunnyside and Woodside buildings–are part of a class action law suit that alleges that their management company has been illegally jacking up their rent by falsely inflating the cost of apartment improvements across its entire portfolio of properties.…
July 30, Staff Report
The police are looking for an 88-year-old Woodside man who went missing on Saturday.
William Swinton was last seen leaving his 50-50 Broadway apartment at 4:30 pm.
He is described as approximately 5’10”, 175lbs, medium build,…
July 28, By Nathaly Pesantez
Ottomanelli & Sons, the famed West Village butcher shop, is bringing problems across the East River to another famed but unaffiliated butcher shop—Ottomanelli & Sons in Woodside.
The Ottomanelli & Sons Meat Market on Bleeker Street was the site of a racial incident in April,…
July 28, By Jason Cohen
The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens District Attorneys announced Wednesday that they will be dismissing nearly 700,000 open summons warrants next month.
They will be dismissing warrants issued for low level crimes that took place more than 10 years ago.…
July 27, By Nathaly Pesantez
The cost to buy a place to live in Sunnyside and Woodside has gone up significantly in the last year, according to a recent real estate report.
The medium price paid for a condo,…
By Nathaly Pesantez
A man stole a trumpet from a victim in broad daylight on 46th Street and Queens Boulevard, police say.
A 33-year-old man was playing his trumpet at 2:35 p.m. on July 14 at the northeast corner of Queens Boulevard and 46th Street when an unidentified man came from behind and snatched it.…
July 25, By Jason Cohen
A new exhibit that examines the impact of the 7 train on the borough of Queens opens next week at the New York Transit Museum Grand Central Gallery Annex and Store.
The exhibit, titled 7 Train: Minutes to Midtown,…