August 16, by Nathaly Pesantez
The Sunnyside Ballet Studio will be hosting an open-house event in celebration of their grand opening at their new location late August.
The event will be held at the new studio, located at 49-02 Queens Boulevard on the 4th Floor,…
August 15, by Nathaly Pesantez
Transit advocates will spend Saturday afternoon canvassing Sunnyside and Woodside businesses in an attempt to gain their support in asking the city to install protected bike lanes on 43rd Avenue.
The event, organized by the Transportation Alternatives Queens Volunteer Committee,…
August 11, By Jason Cohen
With many hotels in Queens being used as homeless shelters, one lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require hotel owners to notify their guests if the homeless are also staying on site.
Councilman Eric Ulrich (R- Howard Beach) introduced a bill (Intro.…
August 10, by Nathaly Pesantez
Mario’s Restaurant, the famed Sunnyside institution that celebrated its 30th anniversary last year, will be closing its doors at the end of August.
The Italian restaurant, located at 43-07 47th Avenue, will serve its last patrons on Wednesday,…
August 10, Staff Report
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) launched his eighth annual back-to-school supply drive this week.
From Aug. 8 through Sept. 5, residents are being asked to donate backpacks, notebooks, pencils, crayons, calculators and rulers. The items can be dropped off at Van Bramer’s District Office at 47-01 Queens Boulevard (Suite 205) or at any of the Queens Library branches in his western Queens district.…
August 9, by Nathaly Pesantez
The average number of food service violations per eatery in Queens is fewer than in any other borough in 2016, according to a report by Consumer Protect.
An average of 3.99 violations per business were found in Queens zip codes.…
August 8, by Nathaly Pesantez
Sunnyside, Woodside, and Jackson Heights are the focus of a new study released by NYC Service, where the three neighborhoods were shown to have a volunteer rate of 48 percent, according to a new door-to-door study on volunteerism by the city.…
August 7, by Nathaly Pesantez
The Sunnyside Post Mile is entering its third year, with a mid-October event in store to raise funds for Sunnyside Community Services.
The event, set for October 14, is organized by the Woodside-Sunnyside Runners group and the Sunnyside Post,…
August 7, By Jason Cohen
A 42-year-old Queens man allegedly molested an infant on the 7 train Saturday, police said.
According to a NYPD spokesman, Antonio Guarchaj of Corona, allegedly sat next to a woman and her 10-month old baby on a Manhattan bound 7 train at around 1:15 pm before touching the infant’s feet and placing his hand up the child’s skirt,…
August 6, Staff Report
The police have arrested a man who allegedly tried to grope an off duty female cop on the 7 train as it approached the 40th Street subway station on Friday.
Fnu Kamruzzaman, 27, was charged with rubbing his genitals on the officer’s arm while they were riding a Manhattan-bound 7 train around 10:20 a.m.…