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Sunnyside Gardens residents left in the dark after DOT removes streetlights on 44th Street

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May 7, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Sunnyside Gardens residents say their block has been left in near-total darkness for more than two weeks after the Department of Transportation (DOT) removed several streetlights from 44th Street. According to residents on the block between Skillman Avenue and Barnett Avenue, the DOT removed at least three streetlights around… Read more »

Woodside bar owner left in coma following brutal attack on 48th Avenue

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Oct. 16, 2024 By Shane O’Brien  A Woodside bar owner was left in a coma for four days after being brutally attacked by three assailants while walking along 48th Avenue in broad daylight last month. Jason Spratt, who has owned the Jar Bar at 45-06 48th Ave. for the past ten years, was walking home… Read more »