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.…
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.…
December 1, By Christian Murray
There have been no post-election hate crimes reported in the 108 police precinct—which covers Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside—other than a threat made against Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer via e-mail while he was organizing an anti-Trump rally/march.…
November 30, By Hannah Wulkan
More than half of Sunnyside and Woodside residents are finding it difficult to pay their rent each month and lack the funds to cover their living expenses for three months should an emergency strike,…
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.…
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,…
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.…
November 26, Staff Report
A fire broke out at on Greenpoint Avenue Saturday morning at the Peruvian restaurant Riko.
The blaze was called in at 8:58 am and 60 firefighter arrived at the 45-23 Greenpoint Avenue to put it out.…
November 25, Staff Report
Curry Point, an Indian restaurant located at the intersection of Greenpoint Avenue and 42nd Street, has closed.
The restaurant, which appeared to have been undergoing renovations, has vacated its 41-02 Greenpoint Ave premises and there is a ‘for rent’ sign in the window.…
November 25, By Christian Murray
The Sunnyside tradition of singing Happy Birthday for a local centenarian continued on Thursday with about 150 well-wishers showing up outside Ethel Plimack’s home to celebrate her 106th birthday.
The tradition, started by Patricia Dorfman,…