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Sunnyside Post Mile Takes Place Sunday, 400 Participants Expected

May 29, By Christian Murray

The Sunnyside Post Mile kicks off Sunday with more than 400 participants expected to run/walk to help raise funds for the Coalition for the Homeless.

Leonor White, the event organizer, said the goal is to raise about $7,000,…

Sunnyside Gardens Park to Host Carnival Saturday

May 29, By Jackie Strawbridge

Sunnyside Gardens Park will be packed this Saturday with carnival games and activities ranging from bouncy houses to sword fighting.

Tomorrow is the Sunnyside Gardens Community Association’s Memorial Day Fair, which will take place from noon to 5 p.m.…

CB2 Committee Squawks over Dog & Ducks’ Plans to Add Sidewalk Seats

May 28, By Christian Murray

The controversy deals with 12 outdoor seats.

The Dog & the Duck, a gastropub located at 45-20 Skillman Avenue, faced resistance last night from a Community Board 2 subcommittee about its application to add 12 sidewalk seats.…

YMCA Holds Fitness Classes Under 40th Street Train Station

May 26, By Michael Florio

The Long Island City YMCA and Sunnyside Shines have teamed up to host monthly fitness classes under the 7-train.

The YMCA is offering free classes at Lowery Plaza, the public plaza located under the 7-train station at Queens Blvd and 40th Street.…

Roving Repair Service Will Fix Sunnysiders’ Broken Stuff

May 23, By Jackie Strawbridge

Bring that broken desk lamp, leaky coffee pot or wobbly table to Skillman Avenue next month, and a group of thespians will fix it for you.

Pop Up Repair, a short-term itinerant repair service,…

Eight-story Holiday Inn Planned For Woodside

May 21, By Jackie Strawbridge

The western Queens hotel boom has not neglected Woodside, with an eight-story, 135-room Holiday Inn Express planned to go up on Queens Boulevard.

The hotel is going to be located at 64-06 Queens Boulevard and is being developed by Century Development Group,…