By Sofia Montagna
On June 25, the Sunnyside Shines Business Improvement District (BID) – a partnership of property owners, business owners, residents, elected officials, and city agencies that aims to enrich the economic life of Sunnyside – was joined by community members for its annual meeting at Sunnyside Community Services.
Event attendees had the opportunity to hear from a variety of speakers, including New York Secretary of State Walter Mosley and Executive Director of Sunnyside Shines BID Dirk McCall de Paloma.
In his keynote speech for the event, Walter Mosley spoke extensively about Governor Kathy Hochul’s affordability agenda, which he described as an effort to keep money in the pockets of New Yorkers. “Affordability across the state is the number one issue. As a result, the go