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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A petition to fix "dangerous traffic conditions" and return more than 25 parking spaces along 116th Street is gaining traction.
The man punched a 29-year-old rider in the face out of the blue before fleeing the train at a stop in Sunnyside, police said.
Two perps in a BMW pulled out guns on the three men and demanded all their property, police said.
The man caused two women to fear for their safety when he groped them on separate Queens buses just hours apart, cops said.
Patch asked readers to help celebrate Mother's Day with photos and stories of your mothers. Here's one Queens son's heartwarming response.
Mothers get free mimosas, music lovers get the Bankra Carribean Folk Festival, hipsters get a flee market and more: This weekend in Queens.
A man was arrested after he and two others were spotted loading the mailbox into the back of a minivan in Queens, police say.
The man claimed he bought a pint of Halo Top after "misleading" labels led him to believe it was regular ice cream, New York Post reported.
Four firefighters were also injured in the blaze on Friday morning, fire officials said.
The woman leapt to her death from the apartment complex's sixth story on Thursday morning, police say.
The Queens mother was beaten "so viciously that she was unrecognizable" after dropping her son off for school, prosecutors say.
Queens schools won all six awards in the NYC student contest to create the best videos and posters promoting walking and street safety.
The man repeatedly touched the 28-year-old woman inappropriately before running off, police say.
The 64-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment Wednesday morning, police say.
The Jamaica man was sentenced to up to 12 years in prison on Wednesday for forcing the teen into sex and prostitution.
The woman admitted on Wednesday to leaving the unresponsive newborn in a trash can after giving birth in her Ozone Park home, cops say.
Law enforcement and education officials would join up to review and improve security in NYC schools under the bill posed Tuesday.
The Queens man died from his injuries a day after he was hit by a car while crossing Jewel Avenue against the pedestrian signal, cops said.
The woman was caught on tape hauling the opened food delivery box down a nearby sidewalk.
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