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.…
May 25, Staff Report
The police released video yesterday of two men who allegedly stole a woman’s purse from a Woodside laundromat in March.
The men allegedly took the woman’s purse that was hanging on a doorknob inside 55 Laundromat,…
May 25, Staff Report
A man was struck by the 7 Train this morning in Corona, causing heavy delays for rush hour commuters.
According to the police, a 38-year-old Hispanic man fell on the tracks at about 6:40 am at the 103rd Street-Corona Plaza stop.…
May 24, By Christian Murray
Local residents turned out en masse to partake in the seventh annual Taste of Sunnyside last night that was held under a giant tent under the elevated No 7 line on Queens boulevard for the fourth year running.…
May 23, By Christian Murray
The owner of the building containing Mexican restaurant La Adelita will be bulldozing the site, according to a recent filing with Buildings Dept.
Owner Ovidiu Mihu filed for a demolition permit to raze the three-story building at 52-22 Roosevelt Avenue on May 12 which was approved.…
May 22, By Jason Cohen
The MTA has been putting the public’s health at risk for decades by allowing hazardous lead paint chips to fall off the 7 train trestles unabated, according to a class action lawsuit filed this morning.…
May 22, Staff Report
A popular Filipino restaurant located in Woodside has been temporarily shut down by the Health Department.
Kabayan, located at 69-12 Roosevelt Avenue, was shut down Thursday for racking up a whopping 117 violation points during a standard health inspection.…
May 22, By Christian Murray
Gertrude “Gert” McDonald, a long-time resident who helped pave the way for women in Queens politics, has died at the age of 100.
McDonald, who was born in Manhattan and moved to Sunnyside when she was seven, …
May 19, Staff Report
More than 1,000 people have signed up to participate in this year’s LIC Post ‘Run the Waterfront’ 5K, with organizers saying the event is on track to being a sellout.
The charity run/walk, in its second year,…