Sept. 13, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A global music festival featuring artists from all over the world is set to take place at Sunnyside Gardens next Saturday. The Queens United International Party’s (QUIP) 7th-annual World Music Festival will take place at Sunnyside Gardens at 48-21 39th Ave. from 4-10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. Adult… Read more »
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Sunnyside Gardens Park set for annual Memorial Day fair Saturday
May 23, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Sunnyside Gardens Park is gearing up to host its annual Memorial Day Fair on Saturday, May 25. The fair, which runs from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., will be held rain or shine with a backup date of Sunday, May 26. Open to the public, the event promises a… Read more »
Sunnyside Gardens Park to Undergo Makeover
Sunnyside Gardens Park will undergo a major revamp next month as long-awaited plans to replace the basketball courts, to put down new grass and to fix the drainage system are scheduled to begin in January. The process will take two years to complete and is going to be broken down into two phases.…
Barnett Ave. No Longer a Dangerous Eyesore
Barnett Ave, historically a dangerous two-way street punctuated by trash and weeds, has been cleared of waste and converted into a one-way street with a sidewalk. Many Sunnyside residents have been fighting for years to have the Avenue cleaned up, and have been working with the sanitation department,…
Graffiti Hits Tree in Gardens
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,…