April 27, By Christian Murray
The high number of burglaries has long plagued residents of Sunnyside/Woodside and Long Island City, but this year the number of reported incidents is down nearly 50 percent compared to the same period in 2015.…
April 26, Staff Report
The H&R Block office located on Queens Boulevard has closed for good.
The owner of the 44-03 Queens Boulevard office moved out Saturday and now the 1,500 square foot space is empty.
Nelson Yadgarov, who is renting the space,…
April 25, Staff Report
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and members of Community Board 2 will hold a press conference Tuesday to call on the MTA to follow through with its promise of putting up noise barriers next to the LIRR tracks on Barnett Avenue.…
April 24, By Christian Murray
The quarter-page ad in Friday’s issue of the Woodside Herald
is direct:
“Together we Stay, Stop the Phipps Development!”
The ad was placed by a new group called the Queens Anti-Gentrification Project that was formed eight months ago by a handful of Sunnyside,…
April 21, Staff Report
Local parents are petitioning to keep the temporary stop signs near P.S. 361 in place permanently.
About 100 people have signed a Change.org petition to retain the stop signs at 57th Street and 39th Avenue – an intersection described as vital for a safe passage to and from both P.S.…
April 19, Staff Report
Nonna Gina, the brick oven pizzeria that opened at 43-24 Greenpoint Ave. in January 2015, is likely to close, according to its owner.
The pizzeria is currently owned by Simone Apollonio, who said the pizzeria had a short lease and that the landlord does not want to renew it.…
April 19, Staff Report
Crowded 7 train straphangers will get a little relief this fall.
The MTA will provide two additional round trips on weeknights from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. starting in the fall. The agency had mentioned the plan at a Sunnyside town hall meeting early this month,…
Five projects totaling $1.8 million, including several school upgrades, won this year’s Participatory Budgeting process in Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer’s district.
Participatory Budgeting allows constituents to vote on how capital dollars will be spent in their district. More than 3,600 people came out to vote for this year’s session.…
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,…