The 7 train isn't looking so hot this year

No service to Manhattan for 22 weekends, some of those with no service at all in Western Queens. Say it ain't so.

No more street vendors?

They've been chased off by the cops, at the instigation of business interests. Boo! Hiss! Let me tell you, Mr. Restaurant Owner, I don't care how unfair you think it is, but when I'm in the mood for chicken and rice for $5, I'm not going to go spend $15 on some rather fancier food in your establishment. I'll just get the C&R in Manhattan, eat there, and give you nothing.

Local Government

Today I learned that Sunnyside falls in Queens Community Board 2, and the meetings are the first Thursday of the month.