June 8, By Christian Murray
Community Board 2 elected a new chairperson last week after Pat O’Brien announced last month that he was stepping down from the top job.
The new chair is Denise Keehan-Smith, a third generation Woodsider,…
June 7, By Michael Florio
About 1,000 attendees are expected to turn out for Sunnyside’s 48th annual Flag Day Parade Saturday.
The parade, which is believed to be the only one in Queens, will start at 11 am on the corner of Greenpoint Avenue and 41st Street with participants marching east to Joe Sabba Park,…
June 7, By Christian Murray
Humbled by Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer’s rejection of its 208-unit Barnett Avenue plan last week, representatives of Phipps Houses adopted a more conciliatory approach when they presented their application to Community Board 2 Thursday.…
June 3, By Christian Murray
Riko Peruvian Cuisine, formerly known as Pio Pio Riko, is planning to offer its patrons sidewalk seating at its Greenpoint Avenue/46th Street location.
The restaurant, which currently occupies a prominent space at 45-23 Greenpoint Ave.,…
June 2, By Michael Florio
A new mural captures the essence of Sunnyside.
The mural, which was completed last week, was designed by a Sunnyside student and painted by a Sunnyside artist on the wall of The Lowery, a bar and kitchen that will open on the corner of 43rd Street and 43rd Avenue.…
June 2, By Michael Florio
Proponents of a controversial plan that would add a toll to the Queensboro Bridge will rally in Astoria this weekend.
The rally will take place on Saturday at 11 a.m., starting at the Astoria Blvd N/Q subway station,…
June 1, By Michael Florio
Soleluna, an Italian restaurant located at 40-01 Queens Blvd., hopes to offer an outdoor café to customers this summer.
Owner Valerio Marchi will bring his application to establish an outdoor seating café with five tables and 10 seats before Community Board 2 on Thursday.…
May 31, By Christian Murray
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer has told the Sunnyside Post
that he will block Phipps Houses’ proposal to build a 10-story residential development on Barnett Avenue, essentially killing the controversial development plan.
Van Bramer said Phipps’ proposal,…
May 29, Staff Report
A man entered a Sunnyside office building last month and stole a woman’s purse, the police announced Saturday.
The perpetrator allegedly entered 47-01 Queens Boulevard and removed a 58-year-old woman’s wallet from her purse around noon on Wednesday,…
May 27, Staff Report
More than a dozen old wire trashcans on Queens Boulevard have been replaced by new, cleaner cans.
Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer and the Department of Sanitation unveiled 14 new garbage cans along Queens Boulevard on Friday.…