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... that the 25-foot-tall, illuminated, Art Deco-inspired Sunnyside Arch, built in 1983 to revitalize a Queens commercial strip, was called "Sunnyside's iconic symbol" by the City Council?
Alt1 ... that the Sunnyside Arch, an illuminated, 25-foot-tall Queens landmark, fell dark within a few years of being built because its many small light bulbs were too difficult to replace?

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Created by Mnation2 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

Mnation2 (talk) 15:39, 21 June 2026 (UTC).[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook eligibility:

Cited:
Interesting: - To be honest, while this may be interesting to residents of Queens (or NYC) such as myself, unfortunately it may not be that interesting to the other 8 billion people who don't live here. This is a super-specific fact that requires knowledge of NYC's history to understand why it's interesting. Also, the NYC City Council calling this "iconic" is not noteworthy; politicians often do this to boost interest in specific places in their neighborhoods.

QPQ: None required.

Overall: @Mnation2: Nice work on the article. However, the hook needs a little work; I've left some comments above. Epicgenius (talk) 01:06, 22 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@Epicgenius: Thanks for the quick review and feedback on the hook. It is well taken. I proposed an Alt1 about the difficulty of replacing the bulbs. Let me know what you think! Mnation2 (talk) 01:59, 22 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]
- @Mnation2: Thanks for the ALT1. It's getting late, so I'll review this tomorrow, but I tweaked the wording a bit, do you like this?
  - Alt1A ... that New York City's illuminated Sunnyside Arch fell dark within a few years of being built because its many small light bulbs were too difficult to replace?
- (It technically isn't an officially designated landmark, but a landmark in the more subjective sense, so I can see someone nitpicking on WP:ERRORS about this.) Epicgenius (talk) 03:43, 22 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]
@Epicgenius - thanks! I like your Alt1A. I take your point that it's not an official/legal landmark. Mnation2 (talk) 12:52, 22 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]
- Sounds good. ALT1A is good to go (this does not need an extra review as it just rehashes facts in ALT1.) Epicgenius (talk) 13:29, 22 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Lippincott, E. E. (June 3, 2001). "Neighborhood Report: Sunnyside; A Second Chance for a Landmark That Lost Its Luster, Bulb by Bulb". The New York Times. Section 14, Page 4. Retrieved June 20, 2026. Built on the southern side of Queens Boulevard at 46th Street in 1983 by a community group that is now defunct, the cream-colored two-story arch had an embarrassingly short heyday... The arch was intended to revitalize a sagging commercial strip.
^ Ferris, Marc (December 18, 2003). "High Hopes in Sunnyside: District Proposed to Perk Up the Arch and Business Area". Newsday. New York. p. 55. Retrieved June 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. The Sunnyside Arch, a neighborhood icon that straddles the commercial strip of 46th Street at Queens Boulevard, is only 20 years old but it looks like a vintage Art Deco relic ... The office of Borough President Helen Marshall pledged $77,000 to fix the arch, but the city's Office of Management and Budget denied the expenditure on the grounds that it did not represent a capital expense ... Opinion in the neighborhood is divided over whether to renovate the arch or tear it down.
^ Strong, Otto (October 12, 1994). "Bring Back the Gleam: Landmark Will Shine Again". Newsday. New York. p. 3. Retrieved June 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. The 25-foot high arch, located just south of Queens Boulevard, had been supported by Gateway Community Restoration Inc., a local community development group ... had been on the board's agenda for a possible vote to tear it down ... But the vote was shelved ... "We have a commitment of $44,000 from the borough president to rehabilitate the Sunnyside arch, the benches and some of the light fixtures along the street," said Board 2 chairman Joseph Conley ... "The lights gave it a Coney Island atmosphere" ... In recent years, however, the arch has found a way into Adams' heart ... a meeting place for people.
^ "Minutes of the Stated Meeting of January 22, 2015" (PDF). The City Record. New York City Council. January 22, 2015. §53, Luke Adams Way. Retrieved June 20, 2026.

[nyt2001-1] Lippincott, E. E. (June 3, 2001). "Neighborhood Report: Sunnyside; A Second Chance for a Landmark That Lost Its Luster, Bulb by Bulb". The New York Times. Section 14, Page 4. Retrieved June 20, 2026. Built on the southern side of Queens Boulevard at 46th Street in 1983 by a community group that is now defunct, the cream-colored two-story arch had an embarrassingly short heyday... The arch was intended to revitalize a sagging commercial strip.

[newsday2003-2] Ferris, Marc (December 18, 2003). "High Hopes in Sunnyside: District Proposed to Perk Up the Arch and Business Area". Newsday. New York. p. 55. Retrieved June 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. The Sunnyside Arch, a neighborhood icon that straddles the commercial strip of 46th Street at Queens Boulevard, is only 20 years old but it looks like a vintage Art Deco relic ... The office of Borough President Helen Marshall pledged $77,000 to fix the arch, but the city's Office of Management and Budget denied the expenditure on the grounds that it did not represent a capital expense ... Opinion in the neighborhood is divided over whether to renovate the arch or tear it down.

[newsday1994-3] Strong, Otto (October 12, 1994). "Bring Back the Gleam: Landmark Will Shine Again". Newsday. New York. p. 3. Retrieved June 20, 2026 – via Newspapers.com. The 25-foot high arch, located just south of Queens Boulevard, had been supported by Gateway Community Restoration Inc., a local community development group ... had been on the board's agenda for a possible vote to tear it down ... But the vote was shelved ... "We have a commitment of $44,000 from the borough president to rehabilitate the Sunnyside arch, the benches and some of the light fixtures along the street," said Board 2 chairman Joseph Conley ... "The lights gave it a Coney Island atmosphere" ... In recent years, however, the arch has found a way into Adams' heart ... a meeting place for people.

[cityrecord2015-4] "Minutes of the Stated Meeting of January 22, 2015" (PDF). The City Record. New York City Council. January 22, 2015. §53, Luke Adams Way. Retrieved June 20, 2026.

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