October 20, By Christian Murray
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, parents and dozens of first-grade students from P.S. 343 held a rally yesterday calling for the installation of a traffic light on the corner of 47th Avenue and 42nd Street.…
October 19, By Jackie Strawbridge
Citywide zoning changes that could affect local building heights, housing density and more will be presented and discussed at a public meeting sponsored by Community Board 2 and Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer next week.…
October 19, By Christian Murray
About 75 adults—many accompanied by their children–turned out for a rally on 48th Street Sunday to call on the Department of Education to construct a middle school in the neighborhood.
The attendees gathered around a makes-shift stage set up near the corner of 37th Avenue and 48th Street,…
October 16, By Michael Florio
Additional train and bus service will run this weekend as the MTA gears up for the large crowds attending the Mets’ National League Championship Series (NLCS) games 1 and 2 this weekend.
The Mets are set to take on the Cubs both Saturday and Sunday at Citi Field at 8:07 pm.…
October 16, Staff Report
A Mexican restaurant is opening tonight and will be offering free shots throughout the night to celebrate.
The restaurant, called Chihuahuh, is located at the 47-02 Greenpoint Ave. and will be open until 2 am.…
October 15, By Christian Murray
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and Community Board 2 have scheduled a town hall meeting to discuss the controversial Phipps development plan that calls for the construction of a 220-unit, 10 story complex on Barnett Avenue between 50th and 52nd Streets.…
October 15, Staff Report
Two men broke into a Sunnyside Gardens house Monday and took off with jewelry, according to police.
The men kicked in the front door of a 45th Street house, located between Skillman and 39th Avenues,…
October 15, Staff Report
A tractor-trailer driver who struck and killed a bicyclist in Maspeth yesterday has been arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and faces a slew of charges including criminally negligent homicide, according to police.…
WTOP News, October 14
A self-described psychic telling fortunes in Sunnyside apparently failed to foresee her arrest on a warrant from Rockville, Maryland, charging her with fraud.
Erica Ufie, 35, was arrested Oct. 2 near “Sunnyside Psychic” parlor in Queens,…
October 14, By Christian Murray
It’s time to get out the lederhosen and the Bavarian hats.
The Skillman Project, a group of bars and restaurants located on Skillman Avenue, is hosting its 4th annual Oktoberfest this Saturday.
There are seven bars/restaurants participating in the event—and attendees will be offered $3 pints all day/night.…