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Part Of 45th St To Be Named For Sunnyside Gardens Landscape Architect

July 20, By Jackie Strawbridge

The 20th century landscape architect behind Sunnyside Gardens and Phipps Garden Apartments will soon get a tribute in the historic district whose character she helped create.

A bill that would rename 45th Street between Skillman Avenue and 39th Avenue to “Marjorie Sewell Cautley Way,” in memory of this architect,…

Van Bramer Announces $10K For 18 New Trash Cans

July 17, By Jackie Strawbridge

Almost 20 new trash cans have popped up in Woodside and surrounding neighborhoods, after $10,000 was allocated for their installation.

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, who allocated the funding, joined the Department of Sanitation and Woodside residents on Friday to announce the installation these new cans;…

Northern Blvd Dealerships Come under Fire, Pose a Danger to Pedestrians

July 17, By Michael Florio

Car dealerships are displaying their vehicles on the sidewalk along Northern Blvd and street safety advocates are sick of it.

Angela Stach of Transportation Alternatives and Cristina Furlong of Make Queens Safer, two pedestrian safety advocacy groups,…

Man Breaks into Woodside Business, Steals Euros

July 16, By Christian Murray

A man broke into a Woodside establishment earlier this month and took off with an undetermined amount of foreign currency, police said.

The suspected entered 53-04 Roosevelt Avenue on Thursday, July 2, at about 7:45 am and stole an undetermined amount of Euros.…

Police Search for Skateboarder Who Grabbed Woman’s Butt in Woodside

July 15, By Christian Murray

The police are looking for a man who grabbed a woman’s buttocks while he was riding his skateboard in Woodside last Friday.

The police said a 24-year-old woman was walking in front of 39-67 61st Street at about 7:30 pm,…

Summer Strolls Brings Kids Arts Fair, Jazz Back Under The Arch

  July 15, By Jackie Strawbridge
Sunnyside Shines’ free annual street festival will bring crafts and jazz under the Sunnyside arch for two weekends in August. The festival, called Sunnyside Summer Strolls, will take place on the first two Saturdays of August at 46th Street under the arch,…