Dec. 9, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The Queens Farm museum is now showcasing a floral-inspired winter wonderland. The museum has partnered with the Floral Escape, a Queens-based company that specializes in creating pop-up floral productions, to bring the colorful new exhibit to the 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy farm. The new production, called The Winter Escape,… Read more »
Dec. 9, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The MTA will not be providing 7 train service between Queensboro Plaza and 34 Street-Hudson Yards on most weekends in January and February. The agency announced Friday that is it cutting service to conduct track work near the Grand Central-42 Street station. Service will be suspended from 1 a.m…. Read more »
Dec. 6, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A well-known Irish bar in Sunnyside has reopened under a new name following a major refurbishment. The Gaslight, located at 43-17 Queens Blvd., shuttered in March due to coronavirus restrictions but re-opened late last month as “The Goat.” The establishment has undergone a facelift with the exterior now sporting… Read more »
Dec. 3, 2020 By Michael Dorgan The NYC Dept. of Transportation plans to install Citi Bike docking stations in Sunnyside and Woodside in spring 2021 and is currently looking for community feedback as to where to site them. The DOT is calling on the public to make suggestions via a portal on its website that… Read more »
Dec. 1, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A 29-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot in Long Island City early Monday. The victim was inside 47-09 30th St. on Nov. 30 at around 1 a.m. when an unidentified individual shot him once in the lower back, according to police. The man went to Cornell… Read more »
Nov. 30, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Two small businesses in Sunnyside have shuttered permanently in the midst of the COVID-19 economic crisis while a bar on Queens Boulevard that closed in March has re-opened under a new name. Bliss 46 Bistro, located at 43-46 46th St., closed Sunday after a nine-year run, according to a… Read more »
Nov. 30, 2020 By Michael Dorgan A local community-based non-profit is making an urgent appeal for donations so it can take advantage of a $10,000 challenge matching grant and help local residents in need. Sunnyside Community Services, which puts on a wide range of essential programming for individuals of all ages, has also been supporting… Read more »
Nov. 23, 2020 By Michael Dorgan An annual Thanksgiving food drive is taking place in western Queens as the need to help struggling families is greater than ever, organizers say. Volunteers will be collecting non-perishable food items and other supplies throughout the month that will be dropped off at the Mosaic Food Pantry in Sunnyside… Read more »
Nov. 23, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a group of suspects who assaulted a cop as he was jogging in Long Island City Friday. Police said the 43-year-old cop, who was in plainclothes and on his dinner break, was running in the vicinity of Vernon Boulevard and 53rd Avenue at around 6:30… Read more »
Nov. 20, 2020 By Michael Dorgan Police are searching for a suspect who attempted to rob a man at knifepoint inside a Long Island City subway station last week. The suspect allegedly approached a 46-year-old man inside the Queensboro Plaza subway station on Nov. 13 at around 2:40 p.m. and displayed a knife, according to… Read more »