Feb. 18, 2025 By Shane O’Brien. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards held a virtual meeting with Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday to discuss the ongoing crisis at City Hall.

Feb 11, 2025 · Woodside on the Move, a non-profit that aims to maintain and improve the quality of life in the neighborhood, and the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District have joined forces for the new restaurant week, which seeks to foster a deeper connection between the two adjacent neighborhoods.. The event aims to highlight the proximity between the two Queens neighborhoods while also providing ...

Feb. 13, 2025 By Bill Parry. A married couple from Sunnyside was sentenced in Queens Supreme Court on Thursday to 14 years in prison for attempted murder in a brutal assault of a neighbor over a parking spot in March 2023.. Aruto Cuevas, 32, and Daisy Barrera, 28, of 48th Street, pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the second degree last month for attacking 28-year-old Wilson Chabla ...

Feb. 4, 2025 By Shane O’Brien U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez delivered a powerful message at Sunnyside Community Services on Saturday, accusing President Donald Trump of “preying upon the most vulnerable” in society.. Speaking at the ceremonial inauguration of Assembly Member Claire Valdez, Velázquez urged New Yorkers to “fight back” against the …

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 ...

Feb. 4, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Claire Valdez hosted a local inauguration in Sunnyside Saturday afternoon after taking office in Albany at the beginning of last month.The event celebrated the efforts of local campaigners and a victory for democratic socialism in Assembly District 37.

Jan. 13, 2025 By Colum Motherway. Newly sworn-in Assembly Member Claire Valdez has promised to help deliver an inclusive and more progressive New York as she officially begins the next stage of her career.. Valdez is the new representative for Assembly District 37, which covers the neighborhoods of Ridgewood, Sunnyside, Long Island City, Maspeth, and Woodside.

Jan. 8, 2025 By Bill Parry. A Queens grand jury indicted four homeless men for attacking a 69-year-old unhoused man who was sleeping on a 7 train in Woodside just before Christmas. The victim woke up as his assailants were stealing his belongings, and a fight ensued, leading to the stabbing death of one of the five perpetrators.

Jan. 31, 2025 By Shane O'Brien State Sen. Mike Gianaris and Assembly Member Claire Valdez have introduced legislation aimed at ensuring fire State Sen. Mike Gianaris and Assembly Member Claire Valdez have introduced legislation aimed at ensuring fire victims in New York State have access to housing following their displacement.

Jan. 24, 2025 By Shane O’Brien. The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, the state’s largest grantmaking nonprofit focused exclusively on advancing the health and well-being of New Yorkers, has announced that it has awarded 209 grants totaling $208 million to nonprofits across the city, including $54 million in grants for 109 programs across Queens and Brooklyn.