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More than a dozen old wire trashcans on Queens Boulevard have been replaced by new, cleaner cans.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.…
May 26, Staff Report
Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer is calling on Albany to lift a cap on traffic speed cameras, which currently sit outside only 140 of New York City’s roughly 2,000 schools.
New York State first installed speed cameras in 20 school locations as part of a pilot program in 2013;…
May 26, By Christian Murray
Blink Fitness, which touts itself as offering discount pricing and modern equipment, opened its Woodside facility yesterday.
The gymnasium is located at 56-02 Roosevelt Avenue inside what was a dilapidated two-story manufacturing building.
“We are excited to open our doors and welcome the Woodside community,” said Michael Fisher,…
May 25, By Jackie Strawbridge
The annual Memorial Day fair at Sunnyside Gardens Park will bring carnival games, magic tricks and music to local families on Saturday.
Activities at the fair will include a bouncy house, Lego demonstrations, gymnastics and a temporary tattoo parlor,…
May 25, Staff Report
Nearly 1,000 people have signed up for Long Island City’s first waterfront 5K run/walk and the organizers have decided to limit the number to participants to 1,200.
The event, scheduled for Saturday, June 4, is for both runners and walkers—and it is expected to be a sell-out with 1,200 participants in attendance.…
May 25, By Christian Murray
Local residents turned out in big numbers to participate in this year’s Taste of Sunnyside that was held in a giant tent under the elevated 7 train tracks on Queens Boulevard Tuesday night.
The event was sold out last week and several people who wanted to buy tickets last night were told they were unable to partake.…
May 24, By Christian Murray
More than 150 residents attended a public hearing last Wednesday to express their views on the controversial 10-story, 208-unit affordable housing development that is proposed to rise at 50-25 Barnett Ave.
The attendees, many of whom were long-time Phipps Gardens Apartments residents,…
May 23, Staff Report
A 72-year-old woman is in critical condition after being struck by a car Friday night.
A driver struck the woman while attempting to reverse into a parking spot at the intersection of Skillman Avenue and 52nd Street,…
May 20, By Michael Florio
Sunnyside students will get to meet a police dog and learn about the NYPD’s K-9 unit at a P.S. 150 demonstration next week.
The K-9 unit will teach students how to handle dogs, how to properly approach them and how to safely interact with them,…
May 19, By Michael Florio
Sports Authority is closing all of its 450-plus stores across the United States including its Northern Boulevard location, according to court filings.
The Colorado-based company, which was once the largest sporting goods store chain in the country with stores in 41 states and Puerto Rico,…