May 8, By Christian Murray
Several Sunnyside residents have come to the defense of a street cart vender who operates below the 40th Street subway station after learning that he was told he could no longer do business there.…
May 3, By Jason Cohen
Paint chips containing dangerous levels of lead have been falling from some of the elevated 7 train lines and two state legislators are looking to pass legislation requiring that the elevated lines city wide be examined for health risks.…
May 2, Staff Report
Two Brooklyn men found guilty of sex trafficking crimes, which involved forcing a 16-year-old girl and a 23-year woman to have sex with strangers, have been sentenced to 2 to 6 years in prison, according to the Queens District Attorney’s office.…
April 30, By Christian Murray
Area schools are about to receive an injection of funds following the results of this year’s participatory budgeting process where residents got to vote on how more than $1 million should be spent in the district.…
April 27, Staff Report
A large Chinese restaurant located on the border of Sunnyside and Long Island City has been temporarily shut down by the Health Department.
New Grand Buffet, a spacious sit-down Chinese restaurant located at 34-45 48th Street,…
April 26, By Christian Murray
Following the death and injury of two bicyclists in Sunnyside earlier this month, the 108 Police Precinct has stepped up its enforcement of law-breaking cyclists.
The precinct, which covers Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City,…
April 25, By Hannah Wulkan
The first part of the new Kosciuszko Bridge will open this week with an elaborate light show.
The first piece of the new bridge connecting Queens and Brooklyn will officially open to traffic in both directions on Thursday,…
April 25, By Hannah Wulkan
Participatory Budgeting in the Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City district saw a record participation rate this year, with more than 5,000 people casting ballots for community improvement projects this year.
A total of 5,125 people voted in the Participatory Budgeting process in the 26th Council District this year,…
April 24, Staff Report
A Woodside pastor was sentenced to seven years in prison today for sexually abusing a six-year-old girl.
Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced today that 46-year-old James Love of Woodside, a pastor at New Mount Zion Baptist Church in Brooklyn,…
April 24, By Christian Murray
Tickets are now on sale for the 2017 Taste of Sunnyside.
The event, organized by the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District, will feature about 25 restaurants and will once again take place under a block-long tent on Queens Blvd (between 45th and 46th Streets) under the elevated 7 train.…