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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The suspended MTA train operator was convicted of manslaughter after he mowed down Aron Aranbayev with his car in a fit of road rage.
City Councilman Peter Koo's proposed bill would make it illegal to puff a cigarette while walking along NYC sidewalks, reports say.
Cops believe a serial burglar is behind at least a half dozen break-ins over the last six weeks, often stealing cash and jewelry.
The storm prompted LaGuardia, JFK and Newark airports to suspend operations by early Wednesday afternoon.
A new track, soccer field, basketball court and more were unveiled at the playground's grand opening on Tuesday.
The man was sentenced to a decade in prison on Tuesday for convincing the girl to take explicit photos and posting them on social media.
A Brooklyn man started abusing his two stepdaughters when they were 12 and 14, forcing them to bear eight of his children, prosecutors say.
Cops believe the same man caught on tape tackling a woman for her purse in a Flushing parking garage is behind at least six other robberies.
Isabelle McNamara-Angel, a junior at Loyola, will represent the Upper East Side high school at the competition in Florida this June.
Three Flushing residents are charged with making and using the fake plastic for shopping sprees at high-end department stores.
The teen arranged to sell the jacket to a buyer he'd met online but was jumped by two men at the location they agreed to meet at, cops say.
The thief was caught on camera swiping the 78-year-old woman's wallet from her purse inside a Jackson Heights Burger King, police said.
Students raised the funds within a week of launching a GoFundMe to get to the national gun violence protest on March 24.
Mu Ramen is among three finalists up for the New York City Hospitality Alliance award, which showcases the borough's best eateries.
This weekend in Queens: Sample "Dessert Goals," salsa your way through St. Patrick's Day or watch your wildest hair fantasies come to life.
Members of the Wildmeda Crips Gang turned neighborhood streets into "war zones" and bragged about the shootings online, prosecutors say.
The three drove off with the car after the Uber driver realized they weren't his scheduled customers, police say.
One man pretended to have the gun in his pocket while another stole $200 from the chain eatery in East Elmhurst, cops say.
A man faces up to 15 years in prison for allegedly "jackpotting" the ATMS to spew the cash without putting a card in.
One person is in custody after a threat scribbled on a desk prompted cops to search the school for guns on Thursday, police say.
