August 2, by Nathaly Pesantez
The Kiwanis Club of Sunnyside has been hosting monthly social mixers to raise money for two local food pantries, with the next mixer happening this Friday.
The program, called “Sunnyside First Fridays”, makes arrangements with neighborhood locales to host evening events,…
August 2, by Nathaly Pesantez
A family optometry practice has opened on Skillman Avenue in the former site of the Apollonia Gallery.
C Clearly, located at 48-14 Skillman Avenue, officially opened its doors on July 29, and offers eye examinations along with products like eyeglasses,…
August 2, by Nathaly Pesantez
A teen girl and a young boy are accused of working together to steal stuffed toys from a flower shop on Greenpoint Avenue.
The owner of Flowers by Giorgie, the flower shop on 45-17 Greenpoint Avenue,…
August 1, By Nathaly Pesantez
Starbucks on Queens Boulevard has closed for renovations.
Building records for the 46-09 Queens Boulevard location show an application for renovations approved in June and that it plans to spend $135,000 on the revamp.…
August 1, By Nathaly Pesantez
Payag, a well-known Filipino restaurant located at 51-34 Roosevelt Ave., is closing and is up for sale.
The abrupt announcement came July 27, when the restaurant owner posted her plans on Facebook.
“It is with a heavy heart that we announced officially the closing of Payag restaurant,” part of the message reads.…
July 31, By Nathaly Pesantez
A Sunnyside Gardens house sold for $1.9 million in April, a record sale price for the historic district, according to a local realtor.
The three-family, 2,112 square-foot home is located at 47-08 39th Avenue,…
July 31, By Jason Cohen
Nearly 70 tenants—many of whom live in Sunnyside and Woodside buildings–are part of a class action law suit that alleges that their management company has been illegally jacking up their rent by falsely inflating the cost of apartment improvements across its entire portfolio of properties.…
July 30, Staff Report
The police are looking for an 88-year-old Woodside man who went missing on Saturday.
William Swinton was last seen leaving his 50-50 Broadway apartment at 4:30 pm.
He is described as approximately 5’10”, 175lbs, medium build,…
July 28, By Nathaly Pesantez
Ottomanelli & Sons, the famed West Village butcher shop, is bringing problems across the East River to another famed but unaffiliated butcher shop—Ottomanelli & Sons in Woodside.
The Ottomanelli & Sons Meat Market on Bleeker Street was the site of a racial incident in April,…
July 28, By Jason Cohen
The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens District Attorneys announced Wednesday that they will be dismissing nearly 700,000 open summons warrants next month.
They will be dismissing warrants issued for low level crimes that took place more than 10 years ago.…