April 21, By Christian Murray
Ridership of the No. 7 train at the Vernon-Jackson and Court Square stations continues to surge and the MTA plans to alleviate the problem through the addition of two trains per hour.…
April 20, By Christian Murray
A photo was shot of a man spray-painting the exterior wall of a Sunnyside grocery store earlier this month.
The alleged vandal, who was with his girlfriend, was tagging the wall outside Sunnyside Market at 42-08 43rd Street at about 8:00 am on April 8,…
April 19, By Christian Murray
It’s time to take the foot of the gas.
The Department of Transportation has started work on a 50-block slow zone that incorporates the northern section of Sunnyside and parts of Woodside.
The zone—called the “Sunnyside Gardens-Woodside Slow Zone–is the second to come to the neighborhood in the past six months.…
April 17, Staff Report
Another large residential development is likely to come to Queens Blvd—this one near the Big Six Towers in Woodside.
A demolition permit was filed with the Department of Buildings earlier this month to raze a one-story auto parts shop located at 64-06 Queens Blvd.…
April 15, By Christian Murray
A new optical store is opening on Queens Blvd this Sunday on a block that has undergone significant change in the past 5 years.
Sunny Sight Optical, located at 44-13 Queens Blvd, takes over the space that was previously occupied by Pink Icing.…
April 14, By Christian Murray
The official ribbon cutting at the newly revamped Thomas P. Noonan Playground took place today with politicians, war veterans and children in attendance.
The playground, which reopened last week, underwent a $2 million upgrade that features new play equipment (see previous coverage)—as well as two monuments placed in honor of the men from Sunnyside who were killed in Vietnam.…
April 13, By Christian Murray
The largest residential development to come to Sunnyside in recent years is expected to be completed next month and the 38 rent units contained within it will soon be hitting the market.
The development,…
April 12, By Michael Florio
Climbing enthusiasts will soon have yet another rock to climb.
The popular rock climbing gym, Brooklyn Boulders, is set to open a massive facility in Queensbridge this summer. The facility will be the second major rock climbing venue to be located in Long Island City.…
April 10, By Michael Florio
The posters are still up and the ads still run—as the search continues for a missing rescue dog.
Mary Tyler, a beagle mix, went missing on March 3rd just a day after she was adopted and found a new home in Woodside.…
April 9, By Michael Florio
In the wake of President Barack Obama’s recent comments condemning “conversion therapy,” State Sen. Mike Gianaris has renewed his call to ban the practice in New York.
Gianaris, who co-sponsored a bill in 2013 that would ban conversion therapy for minors,…