Oct. 15, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A new bakery specializing in Mexican and Latin American baked goods and breads has opened its doors on the Sunnyside/Woodside border after a four-year journey. Masa Madre, part of the de Mole family, officially opened at 47-55 46th St. last Wednesday, Oct. 9, after a number of delays at… Read more »
Oct. 15, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A number of residents at a luxury 18-story apartment building in Long Island City have raised concerns about a plethora of issues, including continuous noise complaints, broken glass in the gym and homeless people frequently accessing the building. The Bevel, which opened at 42-20 27th St. in 2019, is… Read more »
Oct. 14, 2024 By Shane O’Brien A record crowd of 1,200 people lined the streets of Sunnyside on Sunday afternoon for the 14th annual Taste of Sunnyside restaurant crawl. Participants reveled in the fall sunshine as they moved between the 65 participating restaurants, bars, and coffee shops, which ranged from Latin American eateries to Irish… Read more »
Oct. 14, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Services for the UnderServed (S:US), a nonprofit dedicated to creating a more equitable New York by empowering people with disabilities, hosted its annual Developmental Disabilities Championships and Family Fun Day at Astoria Park’s Running Track on Thursday. The event celebrated individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities from across New… Read more »
Oct. 11, 2024 By Shane O’Brien The Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District (BID) held a launch event for Taste of Sunnyside on Thursday evening, bringing together business owners and community members who will be participating in Sunday’s highly anticipated restaurant crawl. Thursday’s launch event took place at QBK Sports at 41-20 39th St. and featured… Read more »
Oct. 11, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Hunters Point Parks Conservancy (HPPC) will host a Halloween Festival the weekend before the actual holiday, featuring a Halloween March and a special outdoor screening of “The Addams Family.” HPPC has teamed up with Long Island City Partnership, PS/IS 78Q PTA and a number of local businesses to host… Read more »
Oct. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien State Sen. Mike Gianaris hosted the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) at the Queens Public Library in Elmhurst Wednesday to help local residents secure their REAL IDs, which will be required to board domestic flights and access some federal facilities starting May next year. More than 50 members of… Read more »
Oct. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Shekar Krishnan has co-sponsored two bills presented to the City Council as part of efforts to crack down on alleged human trafficking and forced prostitution at illicit hotels and massage parlors in the city. Krishnan has co-sponsored two bills heard at City Hall on Wednesday, including the… Read more »
Oct. 10, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Council Member Julie Won has announced plans for the long-delayed “Long Island City Ramps” project, which aims to transform a gritty area under the Queensborough Bridge ramps into 50,000 acres of public land and park space. LIC Ramps aims to address a lack of open space in Court Square… Read more »
Oct. 9, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Hamido Seafood, a viral Egyptian seafood restaurant on Ditmars Boulevard, will open a new location almost directly across the street. The new restaurant is set to open next month at 31-29 Ditmars Blvd., the former location of Burgerology, which closed down during the summer. Staff at Hamido said the… Read more »