Aug. 31, 2023 By Michael Dorgan City Council member Julie Won joined educators and the head of the School Construction Authority (SCA) in Sunnyside on Wednesday, Aug. 30, to view a newly constructed middle school that is set to open for the first time next week. The new school, called I.S. 429, is located at… Read more »
When Jimmy Van Bramer took office one year ago, he pledged that he would combat graffiti, create additional green space and address parking problems for local residents. Most of all, he said he would be accessible. Van Bramer has largely met his goals.…
The following letter was written by Jimmy Van Bramer: It is hard to believe that nearly three days after snow started to fall, and two days after it stopped, hundreds if not thousands of streets and roadways have been left untouched and unplowed,…
About 50 people from various worker advocacy groups held a rally outside Associated Marketplace on Greenpoint Ave. on Friday alleging that management is not paying overtime or minimum wages. The group targeted four supermarkets on Friday, three in Brooklyn and the Associated in Sunnyside. …
Some elementary school students who live in the Big Six apartment complex in Woodside are being forced to walk to school today– due to bus service cuts. The Department of Education has dropped its bus service to children who live at the Big Six apartment complex who attend PS 229.…
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer is not only trying to clean up the neighborhood’s graffiti problem– but he’s also moving to wipe Sunnyside clean of pigeon feces. In an earlier story that ran on this news site, it included a picture of the 46th Street subway with pigeon feces splattered all over the newspaper boxes.…
A group of 50 concerned residents joined political leaders at a rally outside Casa Romana today and shouted: “Shut it down.” The group–led by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan and Community Board 2 Chair Joseph Conley–called for the closure of the Sunnyside bar following last Friday night’s brawl,…
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer announced today that he has launched a school-supply drive to help lower income residents get the supplies their children need. “For most children, the beginning of a new school year means new clothes, new shoes and a new backpack filled with fresh supplies.…
Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer presented a $101,000 check yesterday to members of the Samaritan Village Woodside Senior Center. The funds will help the organization improve its senior health and fitness initiatives. The funds will also be used to fund the construction of a modern gym and exercise room.…
Late July, a Sunnyside Gardens resident came home in the middle of the afternoon to find her front door pried open and her family’s belongings scattered all over the floor. Her home, located in the 49th and Skillman area, had been ransacked and $12,000 worth of jewellery,…