Maya Kaufman covers Astoria, Long Island City, Forest Hills and Bayside for Patch. She has written for The New York Times, Bloomberg News, the Miami Herald and CBSNews.com.
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An off-duty FDNY firefighter was arrested for drunk driving after police spotted him speeding through East Elmhurst at 100 miles an hour.
A man broke into Hot Bagel on 31st Street and stole $5,000 and packs of cigarettes, according to police.
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The man who stabbed his wife to death in a Jackson Heights salon has a record of assault, trespassing and violating a restraining order.
The Queens Democratic Party's pick for civil court judge, who lost to an insurgent in June, was nominated to the State Supreme Court.
Fashion retailer New York & Company is opening a new store in Jamaica, according to the Commercial Observer.
The Festival of Cinema finishes its third season with a sold-out world premiere of "Ovid and the Art of Love," starring Corbin Bleu.
A quick-thinking firefighter rescued a 4-year-old boy trapped in a dangerously hot car in College Point.
The New York Times is moving 350 employees from Times Square to Long Island City, reports say.
A Queens high schooler just became one of the rare few to get a perfect score on the ACT.
The Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce's free summer jazz nights are back for a 12th season.
A new state law, named after a Queens woman who was killed in 2003, makes it a felony to stage a car crash to get insurance money.
Police are looking for a man who hid in a Forest Hills gas station's bathroom, then stole $9,500 once the store closed.
A man was charged with murder for stabbing his wife to death Wednesday evening in the Jackson Heights salon where she worked.
The World Artisan Market is slated to open this fall in a converted warehouse in Astoria.
Police are looking for the person who stabbed a 39-year-old man several times in the chest, leg and arm in Sunnyside on Tuesday night.
Three new "affordable" apartments are up for grabs in Jamaica, but households need to earn at least $72,000 a year to apply.
Allora Italian Kitchen & Bar, which had a history of legal and financial woes, has closed for good.
After the recent deaths of four swimmers in the Rockaways, City Council Member Donovan Richards says lifeguards should stay on-duty later.
Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement will use the funds for anti-violence programs in western Queens' public housing complexes.
