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.
Jersey Mike's Subs had a line out the door when it opened Wednesday, but some neighbors said they'd rather eat at a local sandwich shop.
Bolt Fitness specializes in high intensity interval training, offering daily cardio and stretching classes alike. Find out more here.
The 69-year-old man left his apartment in the Queensbridge Houses on March 2nd and hasn't been seen since, police said.
Four MS-13 gang members stand accused of murdering Nazareth Claure and leaving her body in the trunk of a car, federal prosecutors said.
Spring has sprung in Brooklyn, where the first cherry blossoms are blooming in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and Prospect Park. See maps here.
The vegan Latin American eatery underwent months of renovations and tried to move locations before reopening in March. Now it's for sale.
Station upgrades, which the MTA said would be done this year but are still being designed, just got $1M more from a trillion-dollar aid law.
One New Yorker ate 200-plus bagels from citywide shops over the course of 13 months and is now ranking the bagels and selling them as NFTs.
At least four people were shot on the grounds of NYCHA complexes Monday night, the NY Post reported, following a weekend of violence in NYC.
Several blocks along Crescent Street started getting concrete upgrades Monday night, marking the first step in a citywide bike safety push.
Claude Boniello is especially loved by local retirees, many of whom he's further bonded with amid the pandemic, the NY Daily News reported.
Laurie Cumbo, a former politician who was tapped to be the Cultural Affairs commissioner, has been criticized for "anti-immigrant" remarks.
Jones Surgical Co., which has stood in Forest Hills since the 1950s, will close March 31, moving to wholesale-only due to retail struggles.
"Join this collective experience with open ears and never hear the world the same way again," organizers says of the live film, "32 Sounds."
This marks at least the fourth time since February that a Queens store sold a winning Take 5 ticket.
Mackenzie Scott, philanthropist and former wife of the Amazon CEO, channeled funds to a Queens organization fighting mass incarceration.
Several people died, and 60 were hurt, in e-bike-connected fires last year, but the FDNY said it's unclear if a bike caused Monday's fire.
Now in its third year, organizers of the popular Open Street are raising money for what they say will be the most exciting season yet.
Chancellor David Banks is taking Baysiders' questions and comments about public schools at a once-every-two-year town hall on Tuesday.
"Omg, in Bayside? I grew up there and this never happened. Bayside was always quiet," wrote one person in response to news of the shooting.
