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Sunnyside Post: Sunnyside Residents and Property Owner Come Together to Turn Empty Lot Into Composting Site
Sunnyside Post reporter Allie Griffin talked to Judy Zangwill, Executive Director of Sunnyside Community Services, property owner Harry Otterman, and Kristina Baines, one of the organizers with the 45th Street […]
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Collaborating for Compost
Since last June, Sunnyside Community Services (SCS) has been working with the 45th Street Composters to negotiate with the owner of a vacant lot in Sunnyside to use the lot for composting. The property […]
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Sunnyside Community Services Distributes More Than $1/2 Million in Assistance to Needy New Yorkers
Since the pandemic began, Sunnyside Community Services in Queens has distributed over half a million dollars in cash assistance to struggling New Yorkers. But with more than 500 people currently on the waiting list, the funds have run out. “The number of people asking […]
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Queens Daily Eagle: NYC Funds Immigrant Legal Services at Five Queens Providers
Sunnyside Community Services is one of five Queens organizations to receive grants to enhance legal counsel and case management to undocumented immigrant New Yorkers. The ActionNYC grant, from the Mayor’s Office […]
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WNYC: Masks And Handwashing But No Hugs In Pre-K During Covid
PreK children all over the city are heading back to in-person classes. WNYC reporter Jessica Gould stopped by our free preK Sunnyside UP program on the first day of school to […]
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Queens Gazette: SCS Passes Out Info And Free Face Masks
The Queens Gazette covered our face mask distribution event in Woodside. On September 1, staff members passed out free face masks and information about Covid by the 7 train. Read […]
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Free Face Masks Distributed in Woodside
Staff from Sunnyside Community Services passed out information and free face masks outside the 61st Street Woodside subway station on September 1. Since July, Sunnyside Community Services has distributed more […]
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New York Post: Elderly New Yorkers Languish on Wait Lists for Critical Services
Jonah Gensler, associate executive director for community services at Sunnyside Community Services, and Jolene Boden, case management program director for Sunnyside Community Services, are quoted in a recent New York […]
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The Office of Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez Honors SCS’ Michelle Bova
The Office of Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez honored Michelle Bova, Director of Marketing and Community Relations for Sunnyside Community Services, for helping her neighbors during Covid-19. Michelle has organized food deliveries and […]
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New York Yankees Honor Frontline Heroes
June (Shun Hing), a home health worker at Sunnyside Community Services Home Care, was honored by the New York Yankees at a home game against the Boston Red Sox for her […]
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City Limits: Senior Services Start to Feel the Pain of City’s Budget Cut
Judy Zangwill, executive director for Sunnyside Community Services, and Shyvonne Noboa, division director for senior services at Sunnyside Community Services, spoke with City Limits reporter Roshan Abraham about the cut […]
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Queens County Politics: Queens Senior Services Threatened by Budget Cuts and Uncertainty
The Queens County Politics website explores how senior service providers like Sunnyside Community Services face government budget cuts amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The author of this piece spoke to a […]