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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"You're not going to forget my son," said Elizabeth Ortiz, whose baby boy died days after she had him. This is how she'll honor his memory.
Students can find all thing prom free of charge at this Woodside pop-up on Saturday - Except "promposals," you're on your own for that one.
Construction began Monday on the $1.2 million project, which will include a running track, a turf field, tennis courts and more.
The two shattered the rear window of a passerby who unknowingly drove into the crossfire, police say.
The four-month-old girl was found dead on Monday with internal injuries that doctors later deemed "questionable,' police say.
The man was busted with more than 70 guns and 50,000 rounds of ammunition inside his Oakland Gardens basement, police said Monday.
The Infatuation's famed food festival will take over the stadium for the first time on Oct. 6. Tickets go on sale June 19.
John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark reported more than 250 cancelations by Monday morning.
Two firefighters were also injured in the blaze, which broke out at around 4 a.m. on Monday, fire officials say.
Find out whodunnit at a murder mystery dinner in Bayside, sing along to "Pete the Cat" musical in Jamaica or jog a 5K along the JFK runway.
The Jamaica man admitted he forced the teen into sex and prostitution by beating and threatening her, prosecutors say.
The complex on 57th Avenue and Junction Boulevard will be outfitted with a new roof, doors and landscaping, its new owner announced Friday.
An investigative journalist will talk about the 45 days he spent in constant fear for his life as a captive of the extremist group.
Video shows the man look both ways before he began forcefully rummaging through her purse until retrieving her wallet.
Two Queens men were arrested Thursday for the foreign exchange trading scheme, which targeted Korean-American investors, prosecutors say.
Fast food chains outnumber fresh produce markets 5 to 1 in Jamaica, Jackson Heights and Corona, a Public Health Solutions study found.
The Far Rockaway man funneled money from their estates to pay for vacations, shopping sprees, living expenses and more, prosecutors say.
The man was caught on tape hauling the stolen goods through the complex's lobby in broad daylight.
A trio of thieves hit six businesses over six weeks in the neighborhood, police say. They swiped cash, blank checks and electronics.
The Queens leader of a deadly drug ring was arrested after cops found 22 pounds of narcotics in his Brooklyn drug house, prosecutors say.
