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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Officials have named a stretch of Northern Boulevard in Bayside after the late Chief Howard Haider, who spent decades in the military.
The city plans to build a Billie Holiday statue by Queens Borough Hall. Southeast Queens residents say it should be in their neighborhood.
The iconic Shalimar Diner in Rego Park was demolished last month, after plans to relocate the building fell through.
A pilot program shifting air traffic away from Northeast Queens is due to end in October. Officials are fighting to make it permanent.
Peruvian sandwich spot Juanita's Cafe earned a spot on Eater's list of the 40 best cheap eats in New York City.
Police arrested a Brooklyn man for splashing two NYPD traffic enforcement agents in Woodhaven last week.
A Rosedale man died Wednesday after he crashed his motorcycle into a parked car and fell to the pavement, police said.
Inspectors found deteriorating lead paint in more than a hundred elementary school classrooms in 48 Queens schools, according to Chalkbeat.
The Golden Shopping Mall was featured on Anthony Bourdain's "No Reservations" and gave rise to Xi'An Famous Foods and Dumpling Galaxy.
News of the Queens incident comes after viral videos of people dumping water on cops in Harlem, Brownsville and The Bronx.
Olympic athlete and Queens native Dalilah Muhammad made history this weekend by breaking a world record in the 400-meter hurdles.
At least 70 Astoria residents along 37th Street suddenly lost power about midnight Tuesday after flames erupted from a nearby manhole.
Police found the body of the 18-year-old swimmer hours after first responders rescued his friend from drowning.
Tishawn Smith, 20, died Tuesday night after he was stabbed in the neck in St. Albans, police said.
A New Jersey man died in a construction accident in the Rockaways on Tuesday afternoon, police said.
Parents in Northeast Queens are fighting for more school funding after Bayside High School cut its career and technical programs.
The New York Sports Club briefly closed its Forest Hills location this weekend after sewage flooded the gym. It has since reopened.
Amazon is looking at leasing a Maspeth site for a new distribution facility, according to Crain's.
Astoria resident Noriko Okaya will stand up for a good cause this weekend, as she paddles around New York City to raise money for charity.
A Woodside food supplier is recalling over 76,000 pounds of catfish that weren't properly inspected when they were imported into the U.S.
