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Thieves break into Michaels craft store, take $9,000 cash

December 5, Staff Report

Michael, a popular crafts store located at 51-09 Northern Boulevard, was burglarized last week, according to police.

Thieves broke into the store Thursday night and stole $8,900 in cash from the safe.

Police were unable to provide details on how the thieves were able to get in to the safe.…

Community Board 2 meetings to be streamed live and archived

December 2, By Christian Murray

Community Board 2 meetings will be streamed live starting early next year.

The community board is working with the public media provider WNET, which will be installing cameras at the meeting venue and streaming it to its WNET site.…

Escalator at Woodside station to be repaired by mid January

December 2, Staff Report

The escalator at the 61st Street-Woodside station has been broken for the past couple of weeks and commuters have been forced to climb the stairs to get on the train.

The MTA plans to fix the escalator and has notified Community Board 2 Chairwoman Denise Keehan-Smith that it will be up and running no later than mid January.…

Inaugural Skillman Avenue Holiday Festival takes place Saturday

December 2, By Hannah Wulkan

The first ever Skillman Avenue Holiday Festival will be taking place this Saturday.

The Skillman Project, a collaboration of businesses located on Skillman Avenue, is hosting the festival to bring the community together and celebrate the new holiday lights strung across the avenue.…

Sunnyside Woman Thanks FDNY for Saving Her Life from 43rd Avenue fire

November 29, Staff Report

A woman seriously injured in a Sunnyside fire embraced the holiday spirit and gave thanks last week to the firefighters who saved her life.

Claudia Hernandez, a 43 year old Sunnyside resident, visited Ladder Company 163 in Woodside last Wednesday to express her gratitude for pulling her out of a fire in her home on October 7 and treating her critical injuries.…

Put on your santa suit, Sunnyside Boulevard Bars to host Santathon Bar Crawl

November 29, By Christian Murray

Hundreds of Santas are going to be lining the streets of Sunnyside this Saturday as they participate in the neighborhood’s fifth annual Santathon/pub-crawl.

Nine bars along—or near—Queens Blvd are participating in the festive event,…

Police nab Woodside resident with 4lbs of marijuana in his car

November 28, By Christian Murray

The police pulled over a man with a defective headlight in Woodside early this morning and discovered 4 pounds of marijuana in his possession.

Hardik Shah, a 26-year-old Woodside resident, was pulled over by the police on the corner of 64th Street and 39th Avenue at 1:32 am after cops noticed that his 2003 Honda Element had a broken headlight.…