Dec. 23, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Displaced tenants, elected officials and community advocates gathered at a Sunnyside residential building destroyed by fire last December to mark the one-year anniversary of the five-alarm fire that left hundreds displaced from their homes. The five-alarm fire broke out at 43-09 47th Ave. at around noon on Dec. 20… Read more »
Dec. 11, 2024 By sobrien Dec. 11. 2024 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Jessica Ramos and Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani committed to freezing rents for millions of New Yorkers living in rent-stabilized apartments at a Mayoral Forum on Housing on Saturday. Ramos and Mamdani, the two Queens-based candidates in the 2025 mayoral race, joined fellow… Read more »
Sept. 24, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann A prominent New York City landlord has come under fire by tenants who live in one of its buildings in Sunnyside, with many of them accusing the property owner of shoddy management and harassment. The tenants at 43-17 48th St. in Sunnyside held a rally on Saturday, Sept. 21,… Read more »