Talk:Sunnyside, Queens

message: Sunnyside_Gardens,_Queens article also exsists, same subject.  Should there be a merger or redirect? 74.178.203.117 (talk) 05:00, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: NO!  This is NOT the same subject.  Sunnyside is a neighborhood in Queens County, NY; Sunnyside Gardens is a specific world-renowned historic district within that neighborhood.  The fact that the wider neighborhood takes its name from the famous garden city movement development it overlays does not make it the same subject anymore than New York City, which likewise predates and lies within New York State, is the same subject as the state.  The Sunnyside Gardens entry is, surprisingly, only a stub at this point.  But given its significance in urban planning and suburban development history, I think we can assume it will be expanded upon. TheCormac (talk) 21:16, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree that they should not be merged for the same reasons. Sunnyside Gardens is not a recognized as a "town" i.e. it doesn't have its own postal code or other public services but has significant historical importance as an early planned urban space. I think that should be the emphasis of the Sunnyside Gardens article, along with any other information that is specific to the Sunnyside Gardens complex. Sunnyside is the town that encompasses Sunnyside Gardens and should reflect all the facts and information about it as a neighborhood in New York City. Dialt0ne (talk) 17:33, 19 July 2009 (UTC)

text: I agree to WP:BOLDLY merge. Epicgenius (talk) 15:01, 4 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redirect needed?  Should the articles be merged? 

message: Dear folks: The borders of Sunnyside are very precise:  36th St. (west border), 50th St. (east), Barnett Ave. (north), and Greenpoint Ave. (south). Addresses south of Greenpoint Ave. and toward the Expressway, cemeteries, and Maspeth have always been "Woodside, New York." Addresses north of Barnett Ave. read "Long Island City, New York."  Thus, Sunnyside does NOT border on Astoria and Maspeth neighborhoods.
:Phipps Garden Apartments is just outside the 50th Street border you mention - it goes from 50th St. on the west to 52nd St. between Barnett Ave on the north and 39th Ave.  It was South of Barnett but had a Long Island City address (11104 later on)  According to Clarence Stein in his book "Toward New Towns for America" Phipps was built on "the property originally purchased for Sunnyside."Revmoran 16:04, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The Queens Library page  on Sunnyside disagrees with the borders mentioned above. To quote "The Sunnyside branch serves the area bounded by Skillman Ave. to the north, the Queens-Midtown Expressway to the south, 30th Street to the west, and 52nd Street to the east." Dialt0ne 04:05, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

text: The Hunter College Department of Urban Affairs & Planning  has also published a map  (see page 2 of the fact sheet) as part of developing a community plan  for Sunnyside. The borders of the plan go to 52nd street on the east end and all the way to the expressway on the south end. While I don't completely disagree with the boundaries that you present, the term "very precise" is poor language with a) no references and b) many groups choosing to define different boundaries. If you have links, scans, etc. of the maps published by "The New York Times and other media", it would make your statements more concrete. Dialt0ne 05:39, 26 November 2006 (UTC)

text: I can see that you feel very stong about Sunnyside's borders. However, you have not cited sources for the points you provide. I will whole heartedly agree with you if you can provide verifable facts, from reliable sources. Until then, I'll just have to disagree with "you" (since you are Anonymous) that Sunnyside's borders are not "very precise". Dialt0ne 01:36, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

text: Great find! Specifically - on February 2, 2007 the map  in New York Times Real-Estate section on-line specifically shows the boundaries of Sunnyside as follows: the western boundary as 39th Street, the eastern boundary as 50th Street, the southern boundary as 47th Ave and the northern boundary in two parts - from 39th St. to 43rd St. it is Skillman Avenue and from 43rd St. to 50th St. it is Barnett Avenue. Considering the anonymous user above cites the NYT as thier authoritative source and it does not match the strict lines they attempted to draw, I believe that it can clearly be said that Sunnyside's borders are not "very precise". Dialt0ne 05:04, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

text: Sorry, but you're missing MY point completely. If I can point out several sources - including the sources you reference - that all have different definitions of what Sunnyside's borders are, then who defines what Sunnyside's borders are? You? An anonymous user on wikipedia? I think not. And I wouldn't dare ask for the post office's definition of what Sunnyside is, as we're all Long Island City as far as they are concerned. If there were several reliable, confirmed sources that were all in agreement of what the border of Sunnyside are, then we wouldn't be discussing this. Since that doesn't exist, you cannot define Sunnyside's borders with any precision.
I do understand your point, and even agree to a certain extent. But you're missing mine, which refers to precision:  the boundaries of Woodside and Sunnyside are old--very, very old--and the official addresses we all use in 2007 reflect these "very precise" boundaries. Many blocks might have the "feel" of Sunnyside, or are so contiguous that Hunter's or another study group would include them as part of "Sunnyside". But that doesn't change what the precise borders are, what the post office uses (by the way, after complaints from residents, the PO officially adopted Queens neighborhood names several years ago and now observes the old, precise boundaries of Sunnyside, Astoria, Rego Park, etc., to determine an address; the previous "LIC/Flushing/Jamaica" distinctions in Queens aren't "official" anywhere now), how they're discussed by real estate agents, and Sunnyside and Woodside residents. In summary: I didn't make the borders up--they're on your envelope!
Greenpoint Avenue is the south border of Sunnyside. I live south of Greenpoint Ave and my address is Woodside and if I need to pick up a package I must travel to 61st street Woodside post office. I live less then one block from the Sunnyside PO though. 
--Umm, I live south of Greenpoint Ave and I 1). My address was given to my as Sunnyside, 2. I picked up my mail at the Sunnyside Post Office. So....you're wrong. --208.120.212.151 (talk) 02:27, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sunnyside's borders 

message: the movie "raising helen" was almost entirely filmed in sunnyside, queens.  The main character's apartment was in my grandma's apartment building! thanx.--Dlo2012 (talk) 23:12, 12 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  other calls to fame 

message: "Sunnyside is 48.0% White, 28.0% Hispanic/Latino (of any race), 24.0% Asian."
The above demographics are much too vague and needs more specifics.  What percentage of Sunnyside's population is black?  Or Middle Eastern?  As diverse as Sunnyside is (and I live in Queens, I know how diverse this neighborhood is), I'm having a very hard time believing that only whites, Latinos and Asians live in the neighborhood.  Please fix these statistics.  Thanks.
I'm from Sunnyside and have hardly ever seen black people there.  Don't know why.  I don't remember having any in my elementary school.  There are many ethnicities but I guess not all races.  There are Middle Easterners though, but maybe they're part of the White category?  And what about Indians for example, are they part of the Asian category?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.54.107.200 (talk) 22:02, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Reply to both comments above: That is what the source says. According to this source, only 2% of Queens Community Board 2 (Woodside and Sunnyside) is African American.  epicgenius (talk) 18:51, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Demographics 

message: Sunnyside's gantry has been renovated and the photo should be updated but I don't know how to do it so someone else should.  This is the new version and it's also a better picture than the current one, here you can see the name better. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5725062a859fd0c265e62244/t/5846d769be6594c4abacb10f/1481037710128/ 108.54.107.200 (talk) 22:13, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sunnyside Gantry's Renovation Photo Update Request 

message: The gantry is rusted in the picture but it has since been repainted. And I have a picture of PS150 without the graffiti van.  Mpcoder (talk) 13:22, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Can I upload better pictures of the gantry and PS150?