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 cocktail bar and a Taiwanese spot in LIC were included in a study of employers that pay tipped workers more than minimum wage — plus tips.
More than 15,000 abandoned cars have been reported on Queens streets. But removing them, especially from Open Streets, is a challenge.
Police said that the bike-train collisions, which caused sparks and smoke, could have been fatal for straphangers, though no one was hurt.
“Because of all the bacon you brought home to Queens we are going to give you some ribs," Borough President Donovan Richards told the mayor.
The performance by an Italian singer is the final show in a waterfront concert series set to the backdrop of the Throgs Neck Bridge.
A series of classic car shows, which included a charity raffle, raised thousands of dollars for the hospital's award-winning services.
Families were confused after Astoria Park's Charybdis Playground opened for one weekend in July. On Wed. the playground officially reopened.
The long-delayed final phase of the Queens Blvd redesign — including barriers and crosswalks — will be finished a few days ahead of plan.
Donovan Richards joined a chorus of local officials and advocates calling to replace Astoria's peaker plant with renewable energy, not gas.
News of the grocery store's Oct. 14 closure comes months after Stop & Shop first said that it would close the "underperforming" location.
The city will give $5M to the farm's new education center, and give the Queens Museum $26M to complete a children's museum, the mayor said.
Advocates want appeals judges to make the federal government redo its original project evaluations, which they say were unlawful.
In a now-viral video, a person threw a bike into subway tracks in Astoria, causing two collisions, sparks, and smoke. The MTA responds here.
A delivery worker was fatally hit by a driver at the intersection of 24 Avenue and 33 Street last year, prompting calls for safety upgrades.
120 of the units are available for households earning under 100 percent of the area's median income, including studios from $738 per-month.
"They are in the front seat. They are locked in the vehicle" says an officer in a police scanner report posted on the Citizen app.
The northeast Queens school was also named among the 20 most diverse private high schools in the state. Find out which school it is here.
The school was named among Niche.com's top 50 best private high schools this year for the New York City area. Find out which one here.
The governor said she will transition NYC's fossil fuel plants, including 1 in Astoria, to renewable energy, starting with 2 new contracts.
The ban comes less than two months after experienced riders were first allowed to cross the Manhattan and Queensboro bridges.
