Feb. 26, By Christian Murray
Maggie Mae’s, the well known bar located at 41-15 Queens Blvd, reopens at 5:00 pm today after being closed for renovations for nearly a month.
The bar closed for construction on Feb. 1, and its owners have rebuilt much of the interior with 1800s reclaimed wood.…
Feb. 25, By Christian Murray
Community Board 2 is in the midst of overhauling its website, as it aims provide residents with greater access to public documents.
The updated website will be much more comprehensive and is expected to be ready by spring.…
Feb. 24, By Michael Florio
The 108 Precinct was introduced to Twitter late last year– and today it was the tool that was used to unite a lost dog with its owner.
This morning officers found a dog–named Snowy– near Queens Boulevard and 46th Street and used twitter to track down the owner.…
Feb. 23, By Michael Florio
A proposed plan that would charge commuters a toll for using the Queensboro bridge—and three other New York City bridges–was put forward last week by an advocacy group that includes the former NYC traffic commissioner.…
Feb. 23, By Christian Murray
A graffiti vandal has been targeting the walls of Sunnyside spraying his tag SBR all over stores on 42nd Street, 43rd Street and 44th Street.
The police are following up on it; Sunnyside Shines has been struggling to clean it;…
Feb. 21, NY Post
Mayor Bill de Blasio is moving ahead with the plan to develop the Sunnyside rail yards, according to the New York Post.
On Friday — 17 days after Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the yards were off-limits — the city’s Economic Development Corporation issued a public notice seeking a yearlong feasibility study of the nearly 200-acre site.…
Feb. 20, By Christian Murray
Maggie Mae’s, a well known bar located at 41-15 Queens Blvd, is undergoing a major revamp.
The interior is being rebuilt from top to bottom with 1800s reclaimed wood from Pennsylvania.
New floors are being put down.…
Feb. 19, By Christian Murray
Sunnyside’s trash is about to become another city’s treasure.
The 1931 Aluminaire House, which was going to be erected on the corner of 39th Avenue and 50th Street, is being transported to Palm Springs.…
Feb. 18, By Christian Murray
The 16th annual Sunnyside/Woodside ‘St. Pat’s for All’ parade is scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 1—and will feature puppets, stilt walkers and plenty of Irish music.
The St. Pat’s For All parade is arguably this neighborhood’s most popular event.…
Feb.14, By Christian Murray
Nine people were injured following a multiple vehicle crash on the corner of Queens Boulevard and 43rd Street this morning, according to the FDNY.
The crash took place at 4:03 am and seven people were taken to area hospitals in serious but stable condition.…