This beats glossy campaign materials. “Vote Feerick” it reads.…
Tag: Sunnyside
Sunnyside Film Festival to be Held Sept. 12
THE 3rd ANNUAL SUNNYSIDE SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL will be held on Saturday, SEPT 12th, 2009 beginning at 7:30 pm with music by Woodside’s own Kristen Cerelli. Films at 8 pm. Location (due to poor weather): Sunnyside Community Center, 43-31 39th St.
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NY Times Endorses Van Bramer, Opposes Queens Machine
District 26, Queens (Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City, Maspeth): Two candidates dominate the contest to fill the seat being vacated by Eric Gioia. Deirdre Feerick’s energetic community service is overshadowed by her excessive loyalty to the Queens Democratic machine. James Van Bramer has done good work for the borough’s enviable library system and has the independence and energy the Council needs.…
Bloomberg Opens Sunnyside Campaign Office
Mike Bloomberg has set up a campaign office on Greenpoint Ave. (btw 45th and 46th) in the heart of Sunnyside. Just two weeks ago, this site was a cheesy, clothing store, called “10 Express” (I think). Mike, obviously, was very quick to move in!!…
Mexican Store Opens on 44th Street
A small Mexican store opened up last month between Queens Blvd. and 43rd Ave. (44th Street). It’s not a restaurant. Instead it sells Mexican food, from drinks to chips. Its worth taking a look at.…
Long-Time Bodega Going out of Business
The bodega located at 46th and Queens Blvd (on the northern side) is in the process of being shut down by the landlord. Marshalls were sent last week to close the business but the owner was given a brief reprieve to sell what he could in a last minute hope to save it.…
Who is Deirdre Feerick?
I have started to see posters endorsing Deirdre Feerick as the best Democrat candidate for the District 26 New York City council seat. This seat is being vacated by Eric Gioia who is seeking higher office as New York’s public advocate.…
Mexican Restaurant to Open on 44th Street
A Mexican restaurant/takeout store is expected to go in on 44th Street (btw. 43rd Ave. and Queens Blv.), next door to “acupuncture.” A fortune teller was the last business owner to rent the space. The fortune tellers, primarily women, would sit outside,…
Indian Restaurant to Open on Queens Boulevard
This retail/restaurant space (on Queens Blvd/btw 44 and 45th) has been vacant for at least nine months. However, in the past two weeks contractors have been working inside. Based on a series of conversations with workers – and one with the owner of the Fish Shop next door – an Indian restaurant is moving in.…
Sunnyside Local Seeks Borough President Job
Marc Leavitt, a Sunnyside local, has lofty plans to wrest the Queens Borough Council presidency away from Helen Marshall (D) this year. Leavitt (D), an attorney who has just set up his campaign office in Woodside, has to collect about 15,000 signatures before he can get on the ballot and force Marshall into a Sept.…