November 22, Staff Report
A Sunnyside man has been arrested for the murder of his infant daughter, according to police.
Jorge Baque has been charged in the high-profile death of his 5-month-old daughter, Alaia Baque, who died after suffering eight skull fractures and a bruise to the back of her head in July.…
November 22, By Hannah Wulkan
A well-known Sunnyside Gardens resident is about to turn 106 and the neighborhood will be marking her birthday in traditional style.
For the fourth year in a row, residents will gather outside her 46th Street home to sing “happy birthday” on Thanksgiving Day.…
November 22, By Hannah Wulkan
A popular bakery chain opened a new location in Sunnyside this morning, offering a variety of baked goods, sandwiches and coffee.
Paris Baguette, a multinational company based in Korea, opened its 14th New York location today at 45-22 46th Street,…
November 21, By Christian Murray
The Sprint Store on Greenpoint Avenue was robbed yesterday by two men who threatened the employees at gunpoint, according to police.
The men walked into the 46-31 Greenpoint Avenue store at about 12:35 pm,…
November 21, By Christian Murray
More than 1,000 people walked over the Queensboro Bridge to Trump Tower Saturday to voice their dismay about the racist rhetoric coming from Donald Trump in recent months.
Holding signs of “Melting Pot not Despot” and “Build Bridges not Walls,” the protesters gathered at Dutch Kills Green around 1 pm and began their walk after being fired up by speeches from Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer,…
November 20, Staff Report
The police arrested a man Friday night who was allegedly firing shots from a 9mm pistol in the vicinity of 43rd Street and Barnett Avenue.
The police responded to 911 calls of shots fired at around 10pm and were able to nab the perpetrator on the corner of 42nd and Skillman Avenue outside Lou Lodati Park.…
November 20, Staff Report
Police are looking for a man who allegedly grabbed a woman’s wallet from her shopping cart inside Food Bazaar last month.
The incident allegedly took place about 1:50 pm Saturday, October 22, at the 42-02 Northern Boulevard supermarket.…
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer received an e-mail this afternoon calling him a traitor and that the penalty for traitors is death.
The e-mail arrived at 3:35 pm, about half an hour after Van Bramer sent out a mass email reminding his constituents about his march this Saturday over the Queensboro Bridge to Trump Tower to protest the President Elect’s discriminatory pledges.…
November 17, By Hannah Wulkan
More than 500 people gathered at the Sunnyside Community Services Center last night to denounce President-elect Donald Trump and his ideology and to brainstorm future political action.
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer hosted a community speak out and brought together local organizations and community members to share their feelings about the election results and figure out ways to combat Trump’s controversial pledges.…
November 16, By Hannah Wulkan
Demonstrations and protests have dominated cities across the country since the election last week, and now a local politician is getting in on the action.
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer will be leading a march across the Queensboro Bridge to Trump Tower on Saturday to protest against the values that President Elect Donald Trump espouses.…