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.
Mike's Pizzeria, a decades-old spot on Yellowstone Boulevard, was temporarily closed after the health department found pests in the eatery.
Applications for the fourth annual parade, which will take place in March for the first time since 2019, opened this week. Learn more here.
Students at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy set up a living museum in order to honor influential members of the Hispanic community.
Ronald Dragoon, who took over Ben's deli from his father, reflects on the past 50 years, including bologna backlogs and plant-based menus.
A man filed a 311 report about a truck blocking a bus stop and shoveled snow onto its hood. An hour later he got his first death threat.
Traditions of dinnertime storytelling inspire the multicultural menu at Lore, a new restaurant on the corner of 15th Street and 7th Avenue.
The manager was stabbed and punched after trying to stop a man from stealing cough syrup and shampoo from the pharmacy, police said.
The Competitive Winter Picnicking games, which were covered by Brooklyn Magazine, are as much a competition as a piece of performance art.
News of this accident comes after a weekend of fatal car crashes in New York City where drivers killed four people.
When a resident asked about the best sandwich shop in Forest Hills, neighbors flocked to Facebook to discuss BLTs and veggie wraps alike.
Some Baysiders missed when Cousins Maine Lobster came to the area on Monday, but it's returning to the area later this week.
The Park Slope private school amped up security Tuesday morning after someone threatened to shoot up to 30 people on campus, documents show.
The donation from St. Mary's board co-chair will support the hospital's services, which 90 percent of families can't afford on their own.
The progressive lawmaker's campaign marks a shift for District 3, which has mostly been represented by centrist Democrats and Republicans.
Susan Donoghue will oversee all of NYC's of greenspaces instead of Brooklyn's backyard, but she'll remain a neighbor and park supporter.
T-Bone Diner, which has been open on Queens Boulevard since the 1930s, was temporarily shuttered after the city found vermin in the eatery.
The men started to leave the shop with beer that they didn't pay for, and then pulled out weapons when stopped by a worker, police said.
A Hong Kong-style restaurant serving up Cantonese comfort foods on Northern Boulevard is among the "hottest" spots in Queens, Eater says.
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