April 15, By Christian Murray
The Starting Gate, which has been a popular Woodside bar for decades and a favorite among Irish immigrants, is being sold.
Joseph Moloney, currently a bartender, is taking over the 59-10 Woodside Avenue pub along with two investors.…
April 14, Christian Murray
A Korean fried chicken restaurant will be opening on Greenpoint Avenue this June.
The establishment, called Pelicana, will be located at 47-08 Greenpoint Avenue, at the space that was formerly a hardware store.
Pelicana, headquartered in South Korea,…
April 12, By Michael Florio
Sunnysiders can enjoy comedy for a good cause this month.
Comedian Cory Jarvis, a Sunnyside resident, is hosting a comedy fundraiser for the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Saturday, April 30.
The show will be held at the VFW Post located at 47-53 43rd St.…
April 11, By Michael Florio
The Queens Dinner Club, a new group aiming to showcase a different Queens restaurant each month, will feature a Sunnyside venue at its first event.
The club will host its inaugural event on Thursday at 7 p.m.…
April 9, By Christian Murray
The police have apprehended a Woodside man who was allegedly involved in a robbery pattern that involved 16 stores in Queens and Brooklyn, including three in the Sunnyside and two in Woodside.
The police had been looking for August Watkins who they have now charged with one of incidents but are investigating his involvement with others.…
April 8, By Christian Murray
Tickets are now on sale for the 2016 Taste of Sunnyside.
The event, organized by the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District, will feature about 30 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.…
April 8, By Michael Florio
Sunnyside will play host to a film festival this summer.
Two residents are putting together their first festival that will run on the weekend of July 15th through 17th. It will be called the Boulevard Film Festival and feature the work of Queens filmmakers.…
April 7, By Christian Murray
The police are looking for a man who has been robbing fast food restaurants and gas stations in Queens and Brooklyn in the past three weeks, with his latest victim being the owner of the Subway Restaurant on Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside.…
April 6, By Christian Murray
As residential towers go up and rezonings appear on the horizon, many 7 train commuters are skeptical that a years-long, $1 billion revamp of the line will alleviate overcrowding.
Ronnie Hakim, the president of MTA New York City Transit,…
April 5, Staff Report
A devastating acid attack on Skillman Avenue last year was part of a nearly million-dollar scam and cover up, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown.
Two people have been charged for throwing a caustic liquid in a woman’s face,…