
March 17, Staff Report
A two-story house sandwiched between the 7 train tracks and Woodside Library has a date with the wrecking ball.
Demolition plans were filed with the Department of Buildings at 54-21 Roosevelt Ave. earlier this month.…
March 17, Staff Report
A two-story house sandwiched between the 7 train tracks and Woodside Library has a date with the wrecking ball.
Demolition plans were filed with the Department of Buildings at 54-21 Roosevelt Ave. earlier this month.…
March 17, Staff Report
Residents will be able to keep a closer eye on much of the criminal activity taking place in Sunnyside using the NYPD’s recently released CompStat2.0 website.
The site allows users to search crime stats by precinct and to see criminal incidents pinpointed on a map.…
March 17, Staff Report
A small supermarket is expected to open at 40-08 Queens Blvd next month taking over the space that had been occupied by Superior Market/Beer World.
The new market, called Sunnyside Natural & Fresh, will focus on selling organic foods as well as beer,…
March 16, By Jackie Strawbridge
The DOT will build more than a dozen pedestrian islands and implement other safety upgrades along a 1.3-mile stretch of Northern Boulevard.
The agency presented its plan to improve the corridor from Honeywell Street to Broadway at Community Board 1’s monthly meeting Tuesday,…
March 16, By Christian Murray
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer will be voting in favor of the two zoning text amendments next week.
The zoning text amendments, called Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) and Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA), are likely to be put up for a council vote March 22.…
Massive citywide zoning changes move forward against our will
Op Ed by Patricia Dorfman
The City Council is set to approve two major zoning amendments next week after reaching a deal with the Mayor Bill de Blasio Monday.
The amendments,…
March 15, By Jackie Strawbridge
The City Council has reached a compromise with Mayor Bill de Blasio on two zoning amendments that are crucial to his affordable housing plan for the City.
The zoning amendments, called Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) and Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA),…
March 15, By Michael Florio
A Sunnyside apartment was destroyed in a blaze on Sunday and residents have started raising funds for the displaced occupants.
The fire ripped through a sixth floor apartment at 47-09 Skillman Ave on Sunday morning.…
March 15, By Christian Murray
A Woodside resident who has been working at a variety of Sunnyside and Woodside bars over the past 15 years is taking over Shelley’s.
Dympna Rogers, who said she signed a lease last month to take over the 58-15 Woodside Ave.…
March 11, By Christian Murray
Jamaica Bay, a forgotten body of water located at the southern edge of Queens and Brooklyn, was the City’s dumping ground for most of the 20th Century where sewage, garbage and chemicals would flow.…