Danielle Woodward is a reporter for Patch in New York City, where she covers all things Queens. She came to Patch from the Traverse City Record-Eagle in Northern Michigan, where she's covered business, features and education news. She's also been a copy editor and producer for the Arizona Republic and has written for the online news site, Addiction Now.
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The trio targeted elders in Flushing, Jackson Heights and Maspeth, often pretending to be granddaughters or neighbors to get in their homes.
The four perps stole cellphones and a combined $1,500 in cash during stickups at the two Queens spas, cops said.
The Jamaica man who proclaimed he was "ready to die" for ISIS now faces up to 35 years in prison for lending support to the terrorist group.
Treat your pooch to a dog-friendly ice cream on Friday at one of these parks in Forest Hills, Long Island City and Willets Point.
The rising progressive star fired back at Florida Rep. Ron DeSantis after he dismissed her as "this girl, Ocasio-Cortez or whatever she is."
A Far Rockaway man pleaded guilty to tossing the cat from his third-floor balcony and then stomping the pet to death as neighbors watched.
The passenger allegedly cursed out and tossed liquid at a 55-year-old traffic cop who ticketed his car for double parking in Astoria.
Check out this week's top headlines throughout the borough.
A spray area, new play equipment and an athletic field were among upgrades unveiled Thursday in the park's first makeover in over 20 years.
Two brazen thieves took the phrase "everything but the kitchen sink" literally when they robbed this South Ozone Park home.
"It's a movement to get to know your neighbors through generosity," said Leona Dalphond, who runs the local sharing group in Forest Hills.
The shoplifter punched and threatened to stab an employee who caught him loading nearly a dozen bars of soap into his backpack, cops said.
The infant and her 35-year-old mother were found in a Days Inn hotel room on Wednesday night, police said.
"SHED," an hourlong interactive art show meant to depict the immigrant experience, will premier at the Queens Botanical Garden this Friday.
Work on Grand Central's tunnel entrance will shut down select weekday Port Washington LIRR trains from July 21 to Sept. 3, the MTA said.
The man was sentenced Wednesday after forcing himself on the teen, who was allegedly blackmailed into meeting up with him for sex.
The Fort Greene groper grabbed the 23-year-old woman's butt before fleeing the station, police said.
The 29-year-old woman had cuts and bruises to her face consistent with assault, cops said.
The two men attacked a 22-year-old after he wouldn't hand over his cash and cellphone, cops said.
"This would ruin our neighborhood's quality of life," said Sharyn Bagell, who is planning to protest the posed complex at 214-10 15th Ave.
