Restaurant space for lease in Sunnyside

Sunnyside runs east from Long Island City toward Woodside under the elevated 7 train on Queens Boulevard, which carries the neighborhood's stores and restaurants. North of the boulevard, warehouses and production buildings border the Sunnyside Yard rail yard and run up to Northern Boulevard, where car dealerships and service shops have long clustered.

Retail stock
1.3M SF
Retail properties
302
Largest retail
45-10 48th Street
Transit
7 at 40 St-Lowery St

Building figures are existing stock from NYC PLUTO 26v2 tax lot records, not space on the market. More below.

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NYC restaurant inspections

Restaurants in Sunnyside

How many restaurants the city's Health Department has on file here, how many are new, what they serve and which streets they line: the neighbors and the competition a new restaurant in Sunnyside would have.

Open restaurants
187
with an inspection on file
New permits, 12 months
32
17% of those open
Awaiting inspection
30
applied for a permit
Most common
American
25 places, 13%

Streets with the most restaurants in Sunnyside

  1. Greenpoint Avenue26
  2. Skillman Avenue22
  3. Roosevelt Avenue20
  4. 43rd Avenue13

What restaurants in Sunnyside serve

  1. American25
  2. Latin American22
  3. Mexican18
  4. Asian and Asian fusion9
  5. Pizza9
  6. Bakery and desserts8

Restaurants across New York City

Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Restaurant Inspection Results, records as of October 2, 2026, pulled 2026-10-03. Counted by permit; business names are not shown. Neighborhood figures count places near the neighborhood's commercial core, the same area as the building figures on this page. Counts are food service permits in an active status: restaurants, cafes, bakeries, bars that serve food and similar places. A new permit is either a new restaurant or a new operator taking over an existing one.

NY State Liquor Authority

Liquor licenses in Sunnyside

How many places in Sunnyside can serve drinks, how many are waiting on a license, and whether a new full liquor license here would face the 500-foot rule: the first thing to check before leasing a space for a bar or a restaurant with a full bar.

Full liquor licenses
61
to drink on site
Beer and wine licenses
24
to drink on site
Applications waiting
7
5 for full liquor
Within 500 ft of 3+
74%
45 of 61 full-liquor places

The 500-foot rule in Sunnyside

A new full liquor license for drinking on site cannot be issued within 500 feet of three or more places that already hold one, unless the State Liquor Authority finds at a hearing that it is in the public interest (ABC Law, section 64). Here 45 of 61 full-liquor places have three or more others within 500 feet, so most spaces near the existing bars and restaurants would need that hearing. Beer and wine licenses are not subject to the rule.

  1. 3 or more others within 500 ft45
  2. Fewer than 316

Streets with the most liquor licenses in Sunnyside

  1. Greenpoint Avenue11
  2. Skillman Avenue10
  3. 43rd Avenue5

Liquor licenses across New York City

Source: New York State Liquor Authority, Current Liquor Authority Active Licenses and Current SLA Pending Licenses, as of October 2, 2026, pulled 2026-10-03. Counted by license; business names are not shown. Neighborhood figures count places near the neighborhood's commercial core, the same area as the restaurant figures above. Only licenses to drink on site count: full liquor for restaurants, bars, hotels, clubs and similar places, and beer and wine. Stores, boats and second bars of a licensed place are left out. The 500-foot figures count each place once (one holding two licenses is one place) and only places with a map point; distances run between those points, while the law measures from the nearest entrances, so treat them as an estimate.

NYC storefront registry

Storefronts in Sunnyside

How many shopfronts the city's registry counts here and how many stood empty at the end of 2024: a quick read on how much choice a retail or restaurant tenant has.

Registered storefronts
333
Vacant on Dec 31, 2024
21
Vacancy rate
6.3%
NYC 8.7%
A year earlier
6.9%
fewer empty now

Streets with the most storefronts in Sunnyside

  1. 7 vacant (7.9%)
  2. Greenpoint Avenue59
    4 vacant (6.8%)
  3. Skillman Avenue36
    0 vacant (0.0%)
  4. 47th Avenue23
    1 vacant (4.3%)
  5. 43rd Avenue22
    3 vacant (13.6%)

Storefront vacancy across New York City

Source: NYC Department of Finance, Storefronts Reported Vacant or Not (Local Law 157), annual filings, pulled 2026-10-03. Owners of buildings with ground- or second-floor storefronts register each one every year with its status on December 31. Neighborhood figures count storefronts near the neighborhood's commercial core, the same area as the building figures on this page. A vacant storefront is not always on the market: some are being renovated, held empty or already leased to a tenant who has not moved in.

NYC tax lot records

Retail buildings in Sunnyside

What already stands here, from the city's own property data. Useful for sizing a search before a single space is listed.

Retail space
1.3M SF
Properties with retail space
302
All commercial space
4.4M SF
Built before 1940
71%

Largest retail buildings

  1. 1 floor · built 1980
  2. 45-01 Greenpoint Avenue30K SF
    2 floors · built 1931
  3. 50-02 Skillman Avenue19K SF
    1 floor · built 1951
  4. 50-15 Roosevelt Avenue18K SF
    1 floor · built 1966
  5. 45-18 Greenpoint Avenue16K SF
    1 floor · built 1928
All 4 large commercial buildings in Sunnyside

Age, height and zoning

  • Median year built: 1931.
  • Median height: 2 floors.
  • Most common zoning districts: R6A (78), R7A (76), R6 (58). 14% of these lots are zoned for manufacturing.
  • Historic districts: Sunnyside Gardens Historic District (13 lots).

Source: NYC Department of City Planning, PLUTO 26v2, pulled 2026-10-03. Counts cover tax lots with commercial floor area within about 0.5 mi of Sunnyside's commercial core, and each lot counts toward one neighborhood only, so boundaries are approximate. Building figures are the city's floor-area estimates, not available space.

MTA station data

Subway stations in Sunnyside

Every station within about 0.5 mi of Sunnyside's commercial core, closest first. Stations joined by a free transfer count once.

Stations
3
Subway lines
1
Fully accessible
0 of 3
Closest
46 St-Bliss St, 3 min walk

The 3 stations

  • 46 St-Bliss St3 min walk · Not accessible
  • 52 St4 min walk · Not accessible
  • 40 St-Lowery St8 min walk · Not accessible

Lines

The 7 train stop within about 0.5 mi of Sunnyside's core.

Step-free access

  • None of these stations is fully accessible. The closest accessible station is 61 St-Woodside (7), about 0.7 miles from the core.

Source: Metropolitan Transportation Authority, MTA Subway Stations, pulled 2026-10-03. Walking times are straight-line estimates from the nearest point of Sunnyside's commercial core (the same area as the building counts), so the street route is longer. Accessibility is the MTA's rating for the named station. PATH, LIRR, Metro-North and ferries are not in this data.

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Questions about restaurant space in Sunnyside

How much does restaurant space cost in Sunnyside?

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How much retail space is there in Sunnyside?

New York City's PLUTO tax lot data (26v2) records about 1.3 million square feet of retail floor area across 302 properties in the part of Sunnyside Leasemark covers. The largest by that measure is 45-10 48th Street, at about 138,000 square feet. That is the existing building stock, not space currently for lease.

How many restaurants are there in Sunnyside?

The NYC Health Department had 187 restaurants and other food service places with an inspection on file in the part of Sunnyside Leasemark covers as of October 2026, and 30 more had applied for a permit and were waiting for their first inspection. The most common kinds are American (25), Latin American (22) and Mexican (18). The streets with the most are Queens Boulevard (45), Greenpoint Avenue (26) and Skillman Avenue (22).

How many new restaurants opened in Sunnyside in the last year?

32 food service places in the part of Sunnyside Leasemark covers had their first pre-permit health inspection in the 12 months to October 2, 2026, 17% of the 187 open there. Counts are food service permits in an active status: restaurants, cafes, bakeries, bars that serve food and similar places. A new permit is either a new restaurant or a new operator taking over an existing one. Places that opened and closed again within the year are not counted.

How many bars and restaurants have a liquor license in Sunnyside?

The New York State Liquor Authority listed 61 active full liquor licenses and 24 beer and wine licenses for drinking on site in the part of Sunnyside Leasemark covers as of October 2, 2026. 7 more applications for on-site licenses were waiting for a decision, 5 of them for full liquor.

Does the 500-foot rule apply to a new liquor license in Sunnyside?

New York's 500-foot rule (Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, section 64) bars a new full liquor license for on-site drinking within 500 feet of three or more places that already hold one, unless the State Liquor Authority finds at a hearing that it is in the public interest. In the part of Sunnyside Leasemark covers, 45 of the 61 places with a full liquor license (74%) have three or more others within 500 feet, so most spaces near the existing bars and restaurants would need that hearing. A beer and wine license is not subject to the rule and does not count toward it. Distances here are between map points, so check the exact address before you sign a lease.

How many storefronts are vacant in Sunnyside?

Owners registered 333 ground- and second-floor storefronts in the part of Sunnyside Leasemark covers for the end of 2024, and 21 of them (6.3%) stood vacant on December 31, 2024, against 8.7% citywide and 6.9% here a year earlier. The most storefronts are on Queens Boulevard (89) and Greenpoint Avenue (59). A vacant storefront is not always on the market: some are being renovated, held empty or already leased to a tenant who has not moved in.

What subway lines serve Sunnyside?

Three subway stations sit within about 0.5 mi of Sunnyside's commercial core, served by the 7 train. The closest is 46 St-Bliss St (7), roughly 3 minutes on foot; then 52 St (7) and 40 St-Lowery St (7). Walking times are straight-line estimates from MTA station data.

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