Many Sunnyside residents were awoken in the early hours of Monday morning by a low-flying police helicopter. The helicopter was flying over 42nd and Queens Blvd at 2:00am as police were pursuing three teenagers who were tagging the building above Dunkin’ Donuts.…
A man was arrested Friday night after a fight broke out at Center Cinemas. Miguel Melchor, 20, allegedly got involved in an altercation at the Queens Blvd theater and then went on to smash the glass in the entrance, police said.…
More than 70 volunteers turned out on Saturday to attend this fall’s graffiti clean up day. The event, organized by the Sunnyside United Neighborhood Network (SUNN), drew a disparate group of volunteers– from labor union members to the group’s core resident/members.…
The Sunnyside United Neighborhood Network (SUNN) is holding its fall graffiti cleanup event on Saturday, September 11, at 10 am. Volunteers will meet outside of the Sunnyside Reform Church on Skillman Ave and 48th Street. The entire neighborhood is encouraged to volunteer and in past events more than 100 people have turned out.…
The BAM tag has returned to the neighborhood. The tag, which has been applied less widely in the past year, is now being sprayed all over walls and doors throughout the neighborhood as the tagger marks his turf. Police at the local 108 precinct know who is behind the tag.…
In March, the Sunnyside Post ran a story about the arrest of Daniel Wattenbarg on graffiti charges. (the full story is available at the following link). Yesterday, Wattenbarg e-mailed a detailed response as to what led to this alleged crime. His comments are below.…
Local blogger, Monika Fabian spotted this graffiti on the wall adjacent to the PS 150 playground this morning. UPDATE: A spokesman for Councilman Van Bramer said his office has called the Dept. of Sanitation and has been assured that it is going to be cleaned up.…
By Christian Murray Jimmy Van Bramer, who is the Democratic candidate for the District 26 council seat, continues to face the same thorny questions from voters that he heard during his hard-fought primary campaign. “People want to know what can be done about graffiti and parking problems,” Van Bramer said.…
Graffiti bandits have sprayed a tree on 44th Street in the Gardens with purple paint. The oak tree is not in any danger, but it shows that some of these vandals will not stop at anything. While the entire area is targeted by these bandits,…
More than a hundred volunteers from the Sunnyside community, wearing torn clothes and workmen’s shirts, turned out on Saturday to attend this Fall’s graffiti clean up day. The event, organized by the Sunnyside United Neighborhood Network (SUNN), drew some of this community’s well-known political figures.…