December 8, By Hannah Wulkan
Queens residents will have the chance to learn self defense at a free class hosted by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer next week.
Though not an expert himself, Van Bramer has enlisted several community groups to host a self-defense and anti-bullying class next Wednesday at 6 p.m.…
December 7, Staff Report
Police are searching for a man who allegedly attacked a Muslim MTA worker at Grand Central Station after abusing her on a Manhattan-bound 7 train Monday.
The victim, who was wearing her MTA uniform and hijab,…
December 6, By Christian Murray
Scores of congregants from a Woodside church attended Community Board 2’s monthly meeting Thursday to support their leaders who seek a zoning variance that would permit the construction of a 5 story structure on the corner of 69th Street and Roosevelt Avenue.…
December 5, Staff Report
Michael, a popular crafts store located at 51-09 Northern Boulevard, was burglarized last week, according to police.
Thieves broke into the store Thursday night and stole $8,900 in cash from the safe.
Police were unable to provide details on how the thieves were able to get in to the safe.…
December 2, By Christian Murray
Community Board 2 meetings will be streamed live starting early next year.
The community board is working with the public media provider WNET, which will be installing cameras at the meeting venue and streaming it to its WNET site.…
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.…