4 The Queens Courier • holiday • december 12, 2013 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com Santas take over Sunnyside BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO aaltamirano@queenscourier.com s holiday guide The Santas came to town to celebrate a festive night for charity. Sunnyside’s Boulevard Bars, a collective of 10 bars and restaurants on and around Queens Boulevard, held the Second Annual Sunnyside Santathon pub crawl for charity on Saturday, December 7. The group raised over $6,000. All who took part in this year’s Santathon were dressed in their best Santa attire, and some even came as Santa’s little helpers. During the event, participants picked up $10 wristbands from the 10 participating bars, each offering $3 drink specials. The participating bars were Bar 43, The Courtyard Ale House, Maggie Mae’s, The Gaslight, Arriba Arriba, Sidetracks, Molly Blooms, PJ Horgan’s, McGuinness Pub and Bliss Street Station. Brian Scutch, 27, from Bayside, heard about the holiday event from his friend Travis Silverstein, 29, who lives in Sunnyside. The two friends decided to put on their best Santa hats and start their crawl at Bar 43, located at 43-06 43rd Street. “Who wouldn’t participate,” asked Scutch, 27. “You’re given the opportunity to drink with fellow Santas.” Silverstein knew he had to attend this year, after moving in to the neighborhood too late last year to join the inaugural pub crawl. “I love Christmas,” said Silverstein. “Christmas is one of my favorite holidays of the year.” All money raised at this year’s festive bar crawl will go to buy toys for local kids in need during the holiday season. In the next few weeks, the group plans to go out to buy the toys and personally donate them to local organizations. “When you see the smiles on kids’ faces, you know it’s all for a good cause,” said Nicholas Murphy, general manager at Bar 43, who hoped to break the almost $5,000 collected during last year’s Santathon. “We want to try to keep it clean and no trouble. We want to have fun and raise money for the children.” Each bar is also collecting new, unwrapped toy donations until Christmas. “Honestly it’s all for the kids to get toys for Christmas,” said Patrick Burke, owner of The Courtyard Ale House, who saw the number of participants triple this year. “It’s growing, which is great to see. It’s a lot of fun,” For more information on Sunnyside’s Boulevard Bars, visit www.facebook.com/ SunnysidesBoulevardBars. THE COURIER/ Photo by Angy Altamirano Participants dressed in their best Santa attire took part in Sunnyside’s Boulevard Bars’ Second Annual Sunnyside Santathon pub crawl for charity. Authentic Italian Food From OSTERIA ITALIANA 57-59 61st Street, Maspeth, NY 11378 • 718-894-4391 EVERY MONDAY THRU THURS. RECEIVE 20% OFF OUR ENTIRE MENU CHRISTMAS EVE AND NEW YEAR’S EVE PRE -FIXE MENU FEATURING 4 COURSES W/ FREE BEVERAGE CHRISTMAS EVE $30.00 NEW YEAR’S EVE $35.00 We Now Serve Whole Wheat Pasta and Gluten Free Pasta FREE DELIVERY • OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 12PM - 11PM
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