Kayla Levy covers all things Astoria, Long Island City, Forest Hills and Bayside for Patch. She has written for New York Magazine's Curbed and the Strategist, and Time Out. Follow her on Twitter @kaylev and send story tips to kayla.levy@patch.com.
Rosa's Pizza is set to replace Jack's Pizza at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center — a plan that Jack's said was in the works before it closed.
Smoke and flames billowed out of the NYCHA complex Tuesday afternoon as 78 fire fighters battled a blaze in the 709-unit tower, videos show.
"Bayside is not the Wild West! We must get these guns off the streets," said one leader after a student was shot walking home from school.
An Eater list of spring's most anticipated eatery openings includes two spots coming to Clinton Hill in the next few weeks. Read more here.
Locals also want the Department of Buildings to vacate the house, but the agency said it can't unless it is poses a 'life safety hazard.'
Piccoli Trattoria, a cozy spot on 6th Ave, has been serving homestyle Italian fare with an organic and locally-sourced twist for 10 years.
The teens involved in the shooting were Cardozo students, prompting the school to go into a brief lockdown, sources told the NY Post.
The teenager disappeared from her Fort Greene home on Friday and hasn't been seen since, police said.
The 74-year-old man disappeared from his Park Slope home on Feb. 21 and hasn't been seen since, police said.
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Flavors available include blueberry, salmon and bacon.
A local Thai restaurant is under new ownership, and Forest Hills stadium can continue to serve alcohol. Read more eatery updates here.
MTA brass said two transit plans in northwest Queens could converge: a subway line linking BK and Queens and a public transit route to LGA.
Health inspectors found a Brooklyn pizzeria storing prohibited chemicals and a cafe in Park Slope with evidence of mice. Find out more here.
The FDNY called for an investigation into the building's safety after a worker fell from the roof and was taken to the hospital Friday.
The Bayside Chip City store, which has been eagerly anticipated by neighbors since last year, opened its doors on Friday with much fanfare.
"New York will continue to stand by the Ukrainian people in their fight against tyranny and oppression," Governor Hochul said Thursday.
"It’s time we do right by every mother and every baby, no matter the color of their skin or the language they speak," the mayor said.
Demolition permits are the next step in a plan to replace the longtime, now-closed laundromat near Fort Greene Park with an apartment tower.
A Forest Hills man could spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of second degree murder in a botched robbery.
