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.
The legislation was introduced by Senator Mazie Hirono and Representative Grace Meng of New York to address rising anti-Asian hate crimes.
Solar panels installed by residents of the Queensbridge Houses will generate scholarship money and electricity for low-income New Yorkers.
Authorities asked for help finding Alaysia Golden-Johnson, 14, who was last seen at her Woodside home on Wednesday April 21.
The Mayor said that NYC's opt-in composting program will return in October. A Forest Hills city council candidate wants it to be mandatory.
City council candidates from District 25 and 26 sign on to a 400-person, and growing, list of AAPI New Yorker's opposing Yang's mayoral bid.
Three Asian American women are organizing a bike ride through Queens this Saturday in solidarity against anti-AAPI violence and racial hate.
Two Queens elected officials gave Bay Terrace resident Ann Nasi a New York State Proclamation in honor of her 100th birthday.
A new study found that 88 percent of one-bedroom homes near NYC subway stops have dropped in price — including in Forest Hills.
Dough Doughnuts, which is known for making extravagantly flavored doughnuts, will soon open their first Queens outpost in Astoria.
The ROAR NYC Vaccine Bus will set up in Astoria from Sunday through Tuesday to vaccinate restaurant workers and restaurant delivery workers.
A limited number of first dose Moderna COVID-19 vaccines will be offered at the Commonpoint Queens center in Little Neck on Wednesday.
Here are the must-read Patch NYC stories for Tuesday, April 20.
A grand jury in Queens indicted a teen for second-degree murder after he opened fire and a Queens mother was killed by a stray bullet.
Jazo F. is a Rego Park-based musician who makes pizza pies on the side – some with an extra ingredient which is still illegal to sell.
Community members have advocated for the precinct since 1977. After cutting money for the station in 2020, the Mayor says it will be funded.
The Mayor announced several new vaccination sites coming to Queens, including one at Queensborough Community College in Bayside.
Authorities asked for help finding Mohamed Aljamal, who was last seen on Friday April 16 in Astoria.
The study is focusing on improving bus routes, as well as pedestrian and bike safety, on a section of 21st Street. Here's how to contribute.
Four Forest Hills buildings have been barred from getting new work permits under a new law intended to protect against tenant abuse.
The Mayor joins a growing list of Queens elected officials and advocacy groups opposing the fracked gas proposal for Astoria's peaker plant.
