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 man shoved an NYPD officer to the ground and fled after she tried to arrest him for sneaking into a Queens subway station without paying.
Police towed 13 cars and issued more than 50 summons.
A man stole $3,200 from the restaurant's safe, police say.
The NYPD's 103rd precinct said domestic violence education and outreach will be its top priority in 2018.
The men forced their way into the couple's home and stole thousands of dollars in jewelry, police say.
Former Councilman Ruben Wills is already serving time for pocketing more than $30,000 of taxpayer dollars.
The DOT plans to convert 72nd Street between Grand Central Parkway and Queens Boulevard into a one-way road.
A community solar farm slated for Queens could help New Yorkers access solar energy without the hassle of putting up their own panels.
Police suspect two men are behind four armed robberies that happened within the last month in Jamaica.
An unidentified man was found dead in a Jamaica home with multiple stab wounds to his torso, police say.
Police are looking for the woman who mailed a pair of pricey photos back to MOMA PS1 just days after they were stolen from the museum.
Nearly 80 people turned out to the bike ride Sunday to show their support for the new bike lanes along Northern Boulevard.
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz is accepting applications through Jan. 12.
The summit will discuss how to finance a business launch.
Adopt a rabbit and learn about proper rabbit care from a Queens-based rabbit rescue nonprofit at this event near Forest Hills on Nov. 18.
The Rego Park man allegedly used Facebook to ask mothers in the Philippines for photos of themselves sexually abusing children.
The newly-widened sidewalks aim to ease congestion in Flushing, New York City's second largest transportation hub.
Residents claim Bayside Imports has been illegally filling street parking spaces for years.
Forest Hills Stadium has stepped in to make sure the lights twinkle again this year.
Cell phones were snatched three times in less than two months, police said.
