June 11, By Christian Murray
With 50,000 people expected to come to Long Island City to celebrate the July 4th fireworks, the police are putting together a comprehensive plan to deal with transportation issues and security threats.
The police are faced with several challenges that night,…
June 10, By Kim Brown
Writers Milan Kundera, Stephen King and Sunnysider Julian Voloj all have something in common: they wrote the “Best Summer Books” of 2015, chosen by Publishers Weekly.
Neither the honor, nor the release of Voloj’s graphic novel “Ghetto Brothers” have changed his life much,…
By Jackie Strawbridge
Two Brooklyn men charged with sex trafficking allegedly forced a teenage girl into prostitution from a Long Island City Days Inn, according to the Queens District Attorney.
Defendants Kadeem Moore, 18, and Francois Cousins, 22, were charged last week with sex trafficking,…
June 9, By Michael Florio
Students from P.S. 150 walked one mile around the streets of Sunnyside Monday to raise money and increase awareness of Alzheimer’s disease.
More than 1,000 students participated in the walk that was organized by sixth grade teacher Rosella Giorgi.…
June 8, By Michael Florio
Hundreds of Sunnyside residents came out Sunday to support this neighborhood’s artists.
Sunnyside Artists, a non-profit group comprised of about 200 members, hosted its 8th Annual fair Sunday and nearly 700 people attended to see the work of 30 local artists at Queen of Angels church.…
June 7, By Christian Murray
The Dog & the Duck, a gastropub located at 45-20 Skillman Avenue, got the approval it needed from the Community Board Thursday to add 12 outdoor seats.
The approval was controversial and was not rubber stamped like most applications for side-walk seating.…
June 5, By Christian Murray
The configuration of Queens Boulevard is about to undergo significant change following the approval of its traffic safety plan by Community Board 2 last night.
The Community Board unanimously approved the Department of Transportation’s plan that will add protected bike lanes and a pedestrian path to the middle of Queens Blvd—as well as change the traffic flow in order to make the corridor safer.…
June 4, By Michael Florio
Sunnyside residents will have the opportunity to come out and support local artists this Sunday and perhaps enjoy a free glass of wine in the process.
The annual Queen of Angels Art Fair, which is being put together by Sunnyside Artists,…
June 4, By Christian Murray
The owner of the building located at 47-16 to 47-24 Greenpoint Avenue will start demolishing the structure in about two weeks, according to the owner.
Meir Babaev, a partner in AB Capstone, said that the demolition process will be quick and that construction is expected to begin in September. …
June 3, By Michael Florio
Two local organizations have teamed up to turn Sunnyside’s Bliss Plaza into a performance center once a month.
Sunnyside Shines and ReCreate Queens, a local group dedicated to putting on artistic performances, have joined forces to host a performance series every third Thursday each month from June to October at Bliss Plaza,…