July 3, By Michael Florio
A new child care center opened earlier this week in Woodside.
Sabrina’s Play Studio, which offers summer camp, birthday parties and play space, opened on Monday at 52-07 Queens Blvd.
The opening is a significant step for Sabrina Samuels,…
July 3, By Christian Murray
A retired firefighter who was a member of Battalion 49 in Astoria won $5 million after buying a scratch-off lottery ticket in Sunnyside.
Carmelo Mercado, 63, who retired from the FDNY after suffering lung ailments from Sept.…
July 2, By Jackie Strawbridge
Any straphangers who have been left stranded by the 7 train, or squeezed into one of its cramped cars, can come sing the 7 Train Blues at Sidetracks next weekend.
The grassroots organization 7 Train Blues was formed this spring in response to a series of delays,…
July 1, By Christian Murray
The 108th Precinct has been targeting law-breaking bicyclists.
The precinct–which covers Sunnyside, Woodside and Long Island City—issued 352 bicycle summonses over the past 28 days, compared to just three for the same period a year ago.…
July 1, By Michael Florio
The police have arrested the man who allegedly tried to rape a woman inside her Woodside apartment last Thursday.
Larry Williams, a 24-year-old Brooklyn native, allegedly followed the 28-year-old victim into her Woodside apartment where he attempted to pull her pants down,…
July 1, By Michael Florio
A local bar is set to transform its basement into a part-time comedy club.
Maggie Mae’s, located at 41-15 Queens Blvd, will be teaming up with Sunnyside Comedy to host a weekly comedy show each Wednesday at 7:30 pm.…
July 1, By Michael Florio
Sunnyside Artists, a local non-profit organization that promotes local art, has teamed up with the restaurant Salt & Fat to display the work of 25 artists.
The group has put together an art show titled “Au Naturel,” which features work that focuses on nature and nudity.…
June 30, By Christian Murray
The Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District has installed fifteen new trash cans on the sidewalks of Queens Boulevard and Greenpoint Avenue.
The new trash receptacles replace broken cans that no longer closed or locked.…
June 30, By Jackie Strawbridge
Sunnyside and Woodside’s schools, libraries, roads and playgrounds are about to get an injection of funding following the passage of the council’s $78.5 billion budget on Friday.
Some of this money will go toward traffic safety near a Woodside school that the Department of Transportation identified years ago as a priority for improvements.…
June 30, By Christian Murray
Maggie Mae’s, the revamped bar located at 41-15 Queens Blvd, is going to be the hometown bar in an upcoming TV series.
The show, called Benders, features a number of guys who have an obsession for their beer-swilling amateur hockey league.…