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.
Qiang Tu is at least the 4th biker to be killed by a driver in Queens this year, which could be the deadliest since the mayor took office.
Qiang Tu is at least the 4th biker to be killed by a driver in Queens this year, which could be the deadliest since the mayor took office.
The food drive, which runs from Nov. 5 through Dec. 31, aims to support CUNY students who are facing food insecurity amid the pandemic.
Sunday marks opening day of Commonpoint Queens' batting cages in Little Neck, complete with a free tour and chance to try out the facility.
Congregants, who "overwhelmingly" voted in support of the sale last week, have been thinking about moving for 20 years, JTA reported.
Queens Community Board 6 is taking public comments on a proposal to rezone and demolish three buildings and construct a luxury development.
Foda Egyptian Sandwiches, which serves Egyptian street food on Steinway Street, won a glowing review from NY Times food critic Pete Wells.
The theft happened in Oct., the same month when drugstore managers in NYC said that shoplifting was skyrocketing, according to reports.
The NY Times and NY1 predict that Donovan Richards will win re-election and maintain his Queens Borough President seat for four more years.
Linda Lee has made history as the first Asian American woman elected to represent District 23, according to NY Times and NY1 projections.
Tony Avella, Vickie Paladino, and John-Alexander Sakelos are vying for Bayside's Council seat. The race wasn't called on Election Day.
After hours of tabulating, the NY Times and NY1 called Lynn Schulman as the winner of the Forest Hills District 29 City Council race.
The New York Times and NY1 have called Julie Won as the winner of the Long Island City District 26 City Council race.
The NY Times and NY1 named Tiffany Cabán Astoria's next Council member, marking her first successful bid at an elected position in Queens.
Construction ramped up in Oct. at a disputed Target in Astoria, which is located at the site of a once-Key Foods that locals fought to save.
Construction is underway at a Key Foods-turned-luxury-building on Queens Blvd, but the building's supermarket tenant won't be Trader Joe's.
One man broke into the woman's home through her window and stole a wallet and electronics while the other stood guard out front, police say.
Linda Lee would be "humbled" to be the first woman to represent District 23 but she wants people to know she earned the role.
A link suggesting that Astoria's tap water isn't safe to drink prompted concerns among some locals, but the city says NYC's water is "safe."
The three men allegedly entered 11 citywide businesses with guns, including at least one in LIC, and took cash from registers, police said.
