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.
Danielle was born and raised on an island in Southeast Michigan (No, it's not as cool as it sounds.) and graduated from Michigan State University in 2015. She lives in Brooklyn with her one-eyed chiweenie, whom she loves more than most people.
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Residents need the mayor to sign off on renegotiations of a tax spike that could oust many from the co-op. "We're begging him for consent."
A person was hit by a train at the M train station in Ridgewood on Tuesday afternoon, MTA and fire officials said.
The owner of the Glendale construction firm allegedly lied about how much his employees earned and paid them in cash to cover his tracks.
The pair committed 13 separate robberies across Queens, sometimes minutes apart, in less than a week, police said.
The Long Island-based chain will start serving its acai bowls, kombucha tea and other heathy fare in Astoria on July 24, owners say.
Bell Boulevard and 40th Avenue were co-named "Frank Skala Way" in honor of the longtime community leader, who died of a stroke in 2015.
A few minor tweaks helped a handful of Jamaica bodegas sell and offer more healthy foods, according to a new Public Health Solutions study.
The thief reached into the woman's purse and stole her wallet at the 46 Street-Bliss subway station, police said.
The perp robbed two women inside the New York Presbyterian Hospital on Main Street, cops said.
Here are this week's top headlines throughout the borough.
The planned four-story building at 214-10 15th Ave. would feature 18 apartments and a daycare center on the first floor, city records show.
Roughly 150 bicycles are now available through the program, which uses a mobile app to rent them out at $1 for every 30 minutes.
Developers recently scored a $502 million loan for the 67-story skyscraper at 23-14 44th Drive, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The 36-year-old man could spend up to life behind bars for the heists, federal prosecutors said.
Hundreds of NYC school zone speed cameras could go away on July 25 if lawmakers don't pass an East Elmhurst senator's bill to renew them.
More than 100,000 flyers are expected to pass through the airport on its busiest travel days. Here are the best times to fly out.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday the controversial redesign will move forward, despite board members voting it down 27-8 in June.
A 26-year-old driver from New Jersey was arrested shortly after he hit the motorcyclist on Laurelton Parkway and took off, police said.
A Brooklyn man was arrested nearly two weeks after he was allegedly caught on tape stealing the car and pistol whipping a valet worker.
A Jamaica man was cuffed after his Dodge Durango hit a 63-year-old woman in a Far Rockaway crosswalk and dragged her several feet, cops say.
