Feb. 7, 2025 By Jessica Militello. Queens Community Board 2 held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, Feb. 6 at Sunnyside Community Services.. Board chairperson Anatole Ashraf led the meeting, which was also available via Zoom. Among the attendees was New York State Senator Kristen Gonzalez, representing District 59, which includes parts of Western Queens, Northern Brooklyn, and the East ...

Jan. 9, 2025 By Bill Parry. A Woodside couple pleaded guilty Tuesday in Queens Supreme Court to attempted murder for an attack on their neighbor that rose to a level of violence rarely seen in the neighborhood that borders Sunnyside.

Nov. 7, 2024 By Ethan Marshall. The New York-based development and construction management firm New Empire Corp. announced the launch of sales at Centric, a new luxury condominium in Woodside, on Thursday, Oct. 31.. Centric is located at 58-01 Queens Blvd., the site of a former Rite-Aid and across from KFC to the west and Staples to the south.

Jan 2, 2025 · The proposed application calls for the reconstruction of an enclosed porch on the property, which was built in 1927. It also seeks approval from the Commission for the legalization of the installation of through-wall vents that had previously been installed without the required permits from the organization.

Jan. 7, 2025 By Shane O’Brien. The owners of Sunnyside café and bistro Brookside Market have launched an online fundraiser to help repatriate the remains of general manager Yoselin Zoila Campos Mendoza, who died tragically following a short battle with illness before Christmas.. Yoselin, 31, a native of Mexico, died on Dec. 21 after a …

Jan. 9, 2025 By Shane O’Brien. Over a year after neighborhood institution Alpha Donuts abruptly shuttered on Queens Boulevard, a Sunnyside resident explored the lingering loss of the old-school coffee shop and the impact of losing beloved neighborhood institutions.. Claire Kinnen, a student at Hunter College’s Integrated Media Arts Graduate Program who has lived in …

Nov. 4, 2024 By Shane O’Brien. More than 100 people gathered in Long Island City on Monday, Oct. 28, to celebrate Sunnyside Community Services’ (SCS) golden anniversary. The 50th-anniversary celebration and benefit took place at SCS’s Long Island City community space at 52-41 Center Blvd. and at the nearby American Brass restaurant, raised $125,000 for the organization’s community ...

Dec. 27, 2024 By Bill Parry. Police from the 114th Precinct in Astoria are looking for a heavy-set suspect who assaulted a 48-year-old man in Woodside on Friday the 13th.. The victim and his assailant began arguing just before 4:45 p.m. near the intersection of Northern Boulevard and 61st Street when the perpetrator sprayed him in the …

Dec. 5, 2024 By Shane O’Brien. Sunnyside Trad Weekend, a popular event featuring traditional Irish music, song and dance, will return to the neighborhood Thursday night for a four-night run at Courtyard Ale House.. The event, which will take place at 8 p.m. every day from Dec. 5-8, returns to Courtyard, an Irish bar located at 40-18 Queens Blvd., after a …

Sept. 30, 2024 By Shane O’Brien. Sunnyside Gardens Park will host its annual Oktoberfest Festival this Saturday, transforming the popular park into an authentic Biergarten.. Oktoberfest will be held on Saturday, Oct. 5, from noon to 5 p.m., offering craft beer, wine, and German-style food throughout the day.