June 12, By Christian Murray
The Woodside Library is in the running to win $20,000.
The library, located at 54-22 Skillman Ave, was selected as one of the 10 best branch libraries across the five boroughs. Now, it has a 50-50 shot of winning $20k.…
June 12, By Christian Murray
The ‘Taxi King’ and a Sunnyside resident who operate agencies in Woodside and Long Island City have been indicted for failing to pay $5 million in MTA taxes.
Evgeny Freidman, 46, and Andreea Dumitru,…
June 8, By Christian Murray
A man was punched in the face and then robbed at gunpoint on Skillman Avenue late last month, according to police.
The incident took place outside 47-09 Skillman Avenue when the victim—a cab driver–was approached by two men shortly after he got into his vehicle to start work at 2:45 am on Saturday May 27,…
June 7, By Jason Cohen
A high school located on the border of Sunnyside and Long Island City was briefly evacuated this morning after someone claimed that a smoke bomb had been set off in the building, a spokesman for the FNDY said.…
June 7, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside residents will have the opportunity to come out and support local artists this Sunday and perhaps enjoy a free glass of wine in the process.
The annual Queen of Angels Art Fair, which is being put together by Sunnyside Artists,…
June 7, Staff Report
A 14-year old boy was assaulted by a group of teenagers at the 46th Street subway station on Monday, according to police.
The victim was standing on the Manhattan-bound 7 train platform at around 2:30pm when seven teenagers approached him and proceeded to punch him multiple times.…
June 6, By Christian Murray
A new coffee/sandwich shop opened on Queens Boulevard two weeks ago in the location that once housed the Meat Boutique.
The shop, called Brookside Market, is located at 43-15 Queens Blvd. and is owned by Paul Longo,…
June 1, By Christian Murray
Two comics are bringing standup to Sunnyside performing each month at Maggie Mae’s.
Cory Jarvis, a Sunnyside resident who has performed at several festivals, and Brian Jian, a comedian from Manhattan, will be putting on a show on the first Thursday of every month in the downstairs space at Maggie Mae’s (41-15 Queens Blvd).…
May 30, By Christian Murray
A developer filed plans last week for an 8 story, 25-unit complex to go up on in Sunnyside, according to Building Department records.
The building, which would go up at 41-34 45th Street, would replace an existing 2-story brick house.…
May 29, By Christian Murray
The city council passed several pieces of legislation last week that aim to rein in the Building Standards & Appeals after claiming that the city agency grants zoning variances with little regard to the views of the public.…