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.
A Rego Park man could spend the rest of his life in prison after a jury found him guilty of stabbing his girlfriend to death, the DA said.
Horton's Market has said it plans to sell vegan goods, produce, and coffee alike.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at La Guardia Airport Thursday.
The Ethiopian-Eritrean cafe is the only Queens eatery to land on Eater's list of NYC's "most anticipated" restaurant openings in 2022.
A Bayside hotel has hosted seven lifesaving blood drives since May 2020; a time when the region's blood supply has dropped to "dire" levels.
NYPD officers took a man in the midst of a mental health crisis into custody and dropped him off at a Queens hospital, police said.
An as-yet-unidentified person went missing in Crocheron Park Wednesday at about 3 a.m., and hasn't been found hours later, police said.
The now-updated sign sparked a playful debate between Queens BP Donovan Richards and Bronx BP Vanessa Gibson about whose borough is better.
Diapers can't be purchased with SNAP benefits, so a non-profit donated 26,400 to Commonpoint Queens, which distributed them at its pantries.
Diapers can't be purchased with SNAP benefits, so a non-profit donated 26,400 to Commonpoint Queens, which distributed them at its pantries.
The units, which were disbanded in 2020 amid a reckoning with police brutality, are part of the mayor's plan to address gun violence.
"I cannot imagine a greater loss for the neighborhood. I am so upset about this," wrote one neighbor in a local thread.
Astorians who bought frozen, chopped spinach at Lidl should double check the package before using it, the FDA warned.
An employee at the New World Mall said she couldn't "give updates" about JMart opening in Little Neck, but didn't deny the plan outright.
Elected officials will share their plans for 2022 in a virtual meeting organized by the Bay Terrace Community Alliance. Register here.
This closure comes as Walgreens shutters locations across Queens, and other chain pharmacies close down Astoria storefronts.
"Some fuel in the basement exploded," an FDNY official told Patch over the phone.
The Queens teen left her Astoria Houses apartment last Thursday evening and hasn't been seen since, police said.
The man died when the loading door of a construction dumpster hit him in the head, according to the NYPD.
The 18-year-old was changing his tire near Hoyt Playground when an SUV driver plowed into him, police said.
