December 2, Staff Report
A 12-story hotel is likely to rise on Queens Boulevard across the street from the 33rd Rawson 7-train Station
The site, located at 32-45 Queens Boulevard, is likely to consist of about 100 units, said co-developer Roger Lee.…
December 1, By Jackie Strawbridge
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz has joined growing opposition to the City’s two major zoning proposals.
Katz announced Tuesday that she opposes the Department of City Planning’s proposed “Zoning for Quality and Affordability” and “Mandatory Inclusionary Housing” zoning text amendments.…
December 1, By Christian Murray
Another Queens Boulevard building is likely to be bulldozed.
The building that goes from 39-11 to 39-19 Queens Blvd is expected to become rubble, according to documents that were filed with the Dept. of Buildings this summer.…
November 30, By Jackie Strawbridge
The fourth annual Santathon will bring good cheer and charity to Sunnyside’s neighborhood bars this weekend.
Santathon is a pub crawl for charity presented by Sunnyside’s Boulevard Bars, a group of nine bars and restaurants on and around Queens Boulevard.…
November 30, Staff Report
New Yorkers can ride the subway back in time throughout December.
The MTA will run a “holiday nostalgia fleet” of vintage subway cars for four consecutive Sundays starting Dec. 6. The fleet includes subway cars from the 30s,…
November 30, By Michael Florio
Long Island City and Sunnyside residents can now break out their inner Rocky.
Supreme Team Boxing, a new neighborhood boxing gym, opened at 34-09 Queens Blvd. earlier this month.
The 1,900-square-foot center offers pro-style boxing and kickboxing classes,…
November 26, By Christian Murray
Ethel Plimack, a Sunnyside Gardens resident, celebrated her 105th birthday today and local residents gathered outside her 46th Street home to wish her a Happy Birthday on Thanksgiving Day.
At noon, Ethel’s neighbor Patricia Dorfman knocked on her front door to wish her Happy Birthday.…
November 25, Staff Report
A man followed a 25-year-old woman into her Sunnyside apartment building Saturday and robbed her at gunpoint, police said.
The suspect allegedly followed the woman into the lobby of her 47th Avenue/39th Place Street apartment building at around 4:50 am November 21,…
November 24, By Jackie Strawbridge
The Public Advocate released the annual “landlord watchlist” on Monday and pinpointed buildings in western Queens as some of the Borough’s worst, although acknowledging some glitches in the data.
The Worst Landlords Watchlist is an information-sharing tool that allows New Yorkers to identify buildings and property owners who rake in violations from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development.…
November 23, By Christian Murray
The MTA is reneging on its promise to put up noise mitigating plants next to the LIRR tracks on Barnett Avenue, according to community leaders.
Two MTA representatives spoke to members of Community Board 2’s Land Use committee Wednesday and said that the plants were no longer part of East Side Access project.…