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Vote for the projects you believe need funding, cast your ballot online

March 16, By Hannah Wulkan

Participatory budgeting voters in Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City will be able to vote online for the first time ever this year.

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer will kick off his third annual participatory budgeting vote on March 25,…

LIC Man Who Threw Dog Out of Window Sentenced to a Year in Prison

March 16, By Hannah Wulkan

A man who lives on the border of Long Island City and Astoria was sentenced to a year in prison for dropping his dog out of a third story window last summer, announced Queens District Attorney Richard Brown today.…

Man beats and stabs girlfriend in their Woodside home, police say

March 15, Staff Report

An off-duty EMT was arrested yesterday after assaulting and stabbing his girlfriend in their shared Woodside home.

According to police, 31-year-old Peter Matura, an EMT with the FDNY, was arrested around 1:30 p.m. yesterday after assaulting his girlfriend in their home near 64th Street and Queens Boulevard.…

Peruvian restaurant Don Pollo for sale

March 14, Staff Report

A Peruvian restaurant in Sunnyside has gone on the market.

The owners of Don Pollo, located at 41-06 Greenpoint Avenue, have listed their business with a local realtor and are looking to sell it for $120,000.…

NYPD: Man shoots his wife inside Woodside home, victim in stable condition

March 13, Staff Report

A Woodside man was arrested after shooting his wife in the stomach on Sunday night.

According to police, 54-year-old Victor Guzman was arrested around 7:45 p.m. on Sunday night for shooting his 51-year-old wife in the torso inside their home on 59th Street near Laurel Boulevard.…

Skillman Avenue Restaurant Week planned, takes place March 22-April 2

March 10, By Hannah Wulkan

Restaurants on Skillman Avenue are planning to celebrate the warmer weather with a week of food and drink specials.

A coalition of Skillman restaurants will host the first ever “Spring on Skillman” restaurant week at the end of the month,…

Former owner of PJ Horgan’s to open a bar on Skillman Avenue

March 9, By Christian Murray

A former owner of PJ Horgan’s is opening an Irish bar on Skillman Avenue in a location that was a former dry-cleaning store.

Joe Gillespie, a Sunnyside resident who co-owned PJ Horgan’s for several years,…