October 2, By Christian Murray
The lights on Sunnyside Arch are about to be replaced after being on and off for years.
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer has allocated $15,000 to replace the existing neon lights that have had a history of failure. …
October 2, Staff Report
A long-time Woodside resident opened a new Japanese restaurant last week near the heavily trafficked intersection of 61st Street and Roosevelt Ave last Wednesday.
Michael Chan, 40, who has lived Woodside for about 25 years,…
October 2, by Nathaly Pesantez
Elected officials and community leaders were caught off guard last week when they learned that the Best Western on the border of Sunnyside/Long Island City is now a homeless shelter.
Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan (D- Long Island City) said she was “outraged and disappointed” upon learning last week that the Best Western at 38-05 Hunters Point Ave.…
October 2, By Christian Murray
Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer announced last week that $1.5 million is going to spent on revitalizing Doughboy Park, up from the $750,000 that he announced would be directed to the park in June.
The initial $750,000 announced in June is going toward revitalizing the plaza area and renovating the Doughboy statue and surrounding memorials.…
September 29, By Christian Murray
The dilapidated dog run at Doughboy Park is expected to be revamped by March 2018, according to the Parks Department.
Construction on the dog run in Doughboy Plaza, located on Woodside Avenue between 54th and 56th streets,…
September 28, Staff Report
C Clearly, a family optometry practice located at 48-14 Skillman Avenue, is hosting a grand opening event on Saturday– a little over a month since its soft opening.
The free and open-to-the-public celebration is scheduled to take place on Saturday,…
September 28, by Nathaly Pesantez
Sunnyside Community Services (SCS) and the Queens Post are working together to collect supplies to send to Puerto Rico following the devastation Hurricane Maria inflicted on the entire island.
SCS will collect donations from Oct 2.…
September 27, by Nathaly Pesantez
A Best Western hotel located near the Sunnyside/LIC border has become a homeless shelter, the Sunnyside Post has learned.
A hotel employee at the 38-05 Hunters Point Ave. site, reached through the hotel’s listed number,…
September 22, by Nathaly Pesantez
The annual Sunnyside Restaurant Week will kick off its fifth year in October, where diners from all over can score three-course dinners for $25 from a host of neighborhood restaurants.
The week-long event will begin on Oct.…
September 24, By Christian Murray
The police are looking for a man who allegedly robbed a Dunkin’ Donuts in Woodside earlier this month.
The suspect entered the 58-01 Woodside Ave. store around 6:00 am Saturday, September 16, ordered a coffee and when he went to pay for it he reached over and tried to remove cash from the register,…