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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Scores of public school students in Northeast Queens had no place to call home during the last academic year, according to a new report.
More than 3,000 students in Western Queens had no place to call home during the last school year, according to a new report.
The number of homeless students in District 28 stayed virtually the same since the previous school year, according to a new report.
Thousands of Queens schoolkids had no place to call home during the last academic year, according to a new report.
Goey Charles was arrested in October after his girlfriend's body was found along the Horace Harding Expressway in Bayside.
Plans were filed this weekend to construct a four-story condo building with eight apartments.
Police and City Council Member Vallone are cracking down on the trucks parking at all hours around Harvey Park in College Point.
Astoria's Kaufman Arts District will ring in the holiday season with a tree lighting ceremony Friday that will stream live online.
A block of homes in Northeast Queens lost gas Wednesday after a contractor doing illegal work cut into their gas main, according to Con Ed.
Richards had represented Southeast Queens and the Rockaways as a member of the City Council.
The library has until 2025 to make a decision about whether to lease the 5Pointz space, a Queens Public Library spokesperson said.
The Forest Hills Jewish Center has officially hit the market, more than a year after its redevelopment plans fell apart.
Rush Hour Cookies N Cream Cafe will celebrate a soft opening this weekend.
The Golden Globe-winning actress, writer and producer hails from Forest Hills, Queens.
A rogue swan ruffled some feathers this weekend after it landed on the Long Island Expressway, bringing traffic to a standstill.
The Queens DA's Office will exchange $200 bank cards for guns and $25 cards for rifles, shotguns, BB guns and air pistols.
Liam, 2, is the sole survivor of an arson last year in Queens that killed three of his family members.
Anthony Mariano, 44, taught social studies at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Bayside.
Donovan Richards has released the list of people who will help him make the move to Queens Borough Hall.
Artisans from the design group The Floral Escape have transformed the Queens County Farm Museum into a winter wonderland.
