22 THE QUEENS COURIER • DECEMBER 28, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
year in review
MAY
C.J. Sullivan’s gets new look
Mark Boccia, who is also part-owner
of Bell Boulevard’s Bourbon Street,
announced that he and his business partners
would take over the space that is currently
home to C.J. Sullivan’s American
Grill, or “Sullivan’s.” It’s name was
changed to “One Station Plaza” — what
the Bayside gathering place was named
years prior. One Station Plaza off ers
lunch, brunch, dinner and space for parties.
Th rowback photos of the neighborhood
are also posted at the location.
Photo via Facebook/TheQueensBookShop
New bookstore coming to Kew Gardens
Aft er raising more than $70,000 from Queens residents who were hungry for a
bookstore once several Barnes & Noble locations closed, the women behind the
Queens Bookshop Initiative fi nally found a permanent home. Vina Castillo, Natalie
Noboa and Holly Nikodem, employees at the former Barnes & Noble in Forest Hills,
announced on May 12 that aft er months of searching, the trio has found a storefront
on Leff erts Boulevard in Kew Gardens. Th e new store is located at 81-63 Leff erts
Blvd.
Mayor touts progress of Queens Blvd.
makeover
Mayor Bill de Blasio visited Elmhurst
on May 16 to announce the third phase of
the Queens Boulevard redesign that started
in 2015. Community Board 6, which
encompasses Rego Park and Forest Hills,
voted to approve the third phase of the
project that spans from Eliot Avenue to
Yellowstone Boulevard. Th e plan looks
similar to the already implemented redesign
in Woodside and Elmhurst. Th e
Department of Transportation (DOT)
announced it would install a protected
bicycle lane and pedestrian path, median
extensions, stop controlled slip lanes and
expanded pedestrian space along the 1.3
miles of the boulevard.
Photo by Suzanne Monteverdi/QNS
Holy Cross H.S. goes co-ed in 2018
One of Queens’ last all-boys high schools, Holy Cross High School, will welcome
female students next year, the Flushing institution announced on May 18. Holy
Cross, a private Catholic institution located at 26-20 Francis Lewis Blvd., will begin
teaching both young men and women in September 2018, welcoming them to the
Class of 2022.
Photo courtesy of Mayoral Photography Offi ce/Ed Reed
Photo via Wikimedia Commons/Ciskevin