All Aboard The Seven Line
BY GLORIA SANDERS A
s the International Express brings us to our second stop in Sunnyside, 40th Street A(Lowery Street), we start to truly

understand what this town is all about. While riding the No. 7 so close to the city that never sleeps, you can see a Manhattan skyline on the horizon so striking it can at once rouse big daydreams or wander to a soothing place inside your mind.

The amenities available for the residents of Sunnyside and their neighbors are as diverse as they are many. With immigrants from many nations settled here, it is quite common to find ethnic cuisines, especially those of Middle Easterners, the dominant group in Sunnyside. Armenians, Romanians and Turks also have chosen to settle here. Restaurants, coffee shops and bakeries, all with their respective ethnicities displayed on their awnings line Queens Boulevard.

One block from the No. 7 line is Arsi's Patisserie, a European style pastry caf that offers delicious "bouregs" (cheese pies) in different flavors, fresh pastries and salads. Across the boulevard, ethnic stores such as Massis, Baruir and Superior offer multiple varieties of coffee and numerous types of imported foods from all over Europe as well as American goods. For entertainment, the Sunnyside Center Cinemas, located two blocks from the 7 train, hold Super Tuesdays, where a ticket to any show is only $4. The shopping venues across Queens Boulevard and Greenpoint Avenue are countless, with stores filled with the latest fashions for all ages.

Not only is Sunnyside a culturally diverse community, it is also home to Sunnyside Park, one of the only two private parks in New York City.

Join me next week as we explore the last stop in Sunnyside and arrive in Long Island City.