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WEBOct. 10, 2024 By sobrien. 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 the local community attended ...
Sunnyside Drum Corps celebrates 47th anniversary, calls for new …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · The Sunnyside Drum Corps is appealing for new members as the marching band celebrates its 47th anniversary. The Drum Corps, founded by local resident Tony Lana in 1977, holds practice in the All Saints Episcopal Church at 43-12 46th St. every Saturday from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. The program is free and open to children aged 9-19, although ...
Senator Gianaris secures additional funding for security at …
WEBSept. 5, 2024 By Shane O’Brien. State Sen. Mike Gianaris has secured a 55% increase in funding for security at religious schools in New York State as part of a bid to prevent hate attacks based on religion. Gianaris and Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi secured $70 million for Nonpublic School Safety Equipment (NPSE) in the 2024-25 state budget, up from $45 million in the 2023-24 budget.
Sunnysider Preserves Neighborhood History Through Photo …
WEBOct 19, 2012 · By Bill Parry Luke Adams, who has lived in Sunnyside for 40 years, has spent decades putting together a comprehensive photo collection that showcases the history of the neighborhood. Adams is a longtime member of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce and maintains “The Good Old Days” section of the chamber website (sunnysidechamber.org).…
NYPD Appoints its First Female, Person of Color as Commanding …
WEBDec. 9, 2020 By Christian Murray. The NYPD has appointed its first female captain and person of color to lead the 108 Precinct. Capt. Lavonda Wise has just been named the new commanding officer of the 108 Precinct, which covers Sunnyside, Woodside and …
Sunnyside Community Services welcomes students to 3-K and Pre …
WEBSep 9, 2024 · NYC students kicked off the 2024-2025 school year on Thursday, Sept. 5, and Sunnyside Community Services joined in the excitement by welcoming students to its Sunnyside Up 3-K and Pre-K programs. “I am looking forward to watching all the kids grow this year, said Ms. Aline, one of the program’s ...
City Takes Another Step Toward Making Sunnyside Yards …
WEBMay 3, 2018 By Nathaly Pesantez. The city has taken a significant step forward toward the development of Sunnyside Yards, formally announcing a lead consultant to form a master plan and a steering committee comprised of local leaders to help shape it.
Four-Alarm Fire Tears Through Several Businesses in Sunnyside
WEBAug. 12, 2021 By Allie Griffin. A four-alarm fire tore through several businesses in Sunnyside Thursday morning. Flames broke out inside Taiyo Foods, a Japanese market located at 45-08 44th St., at around 7:20 a.m. The fire quickly spread to the four neighboring businesses housed within the same one-story building, FDNY officials said.
FDNY battling 5-alarm inferno at Sunnyside apartment building
WEBDec 20, 2023 · The FDNY is battling a massive 5-alarm fire at a Sunnyside apartment house that broke out at around noon. The first call was received at 12:02 p.m. after the blaze broke out on the top floor of a six-story apartment building located at 43-09 47th Ave. bringing 25 units and 106 firefighters and EMS personnel to the …
Save the Date: Taste of Sunnyside returns Oct. 13
WEBAug 23, 2024 · The Taste of Sunnyside restaurant crawl, a hugely popular annual event that showcases the neighborhood’s diverse culinary offerings, is set to return on Sunday, Oct. 13. More than 60 local restaurants will take part in Taste of Sunnyside 2024, with more than 20 new businesses coming on board. The Sunnyside …