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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Restaurants nearby Queensbridge Houses are among those getting first dibs in a new, $3 million program to help struggling food businesses.
Queens Democrats get to cast a ballot this month in a collection of local, state and federal primaries. Patch is profiling each candidate.
Queens Democrats get to cast a ballot this month in a collection of local, state and federal primaries. Patch is profiling each candidate.
Queens Democrats get to cast a ballot this month in a collection of local, state and federal primaries. Patch is profiling each candidate.
Queens residents eager to get their roots done are heading to newly-reopened salons just past the Nassau County border, Newsday reported.
A drive-in movie night in Great Neck this weekend will raise money for Commonpoint Queens' food pantries in Little Neck and Forest Hills.
EMS workers showed up at an Astoria home Wednesday to help an 80-year-old man, then found a dead woman inside, according to police.
A man was hit and killed by an SUV driver Wednesday after he ran across the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in an effort to flee another crash.
A Queens mom says her daughter was repeatedly harassed by other students at Marie Curie Middle School and officials did nothing to stop it.
Queens Democrats get to cast a ballot this month in a collection of local, state and federal primaries. Patch is profiling each candidate.
Queens Democrats get to cast a ballot this month in a collection of local, state and federal primaries. Patch is profiling each candidate.
Queens Democrats get to cast a ballot this month in a collection of local, state and federal primaries. Patch is profiling each candidate.
The NYC Care program is expanding into Queens to help the borough's uninsured residents access health care for low or no cost.
Queens Democrats get to cast a ballot this month in a collection of local, state and federal primaries. Patch is profiling each candidate.
Queens Democrats get to cast a ballot this month in a collection of local, state and federal primaries. Patch is profiling each candidate.
A new crime-fighting team in the Queens district attorney's office will specialize in tackling large-scale financial crimes.
Queens Democrats get to cast a ballot this month in a collection of local, state and federal primaries. Patch is profiling each candidate.
Queens Democrats get to cast a ballot this month in a collection of local, state and federal primaries. Patch is profiling each candidate.
A Forest Hills convenience store sold a winning Take 5 ticket worth nearly $58,000, according to the New York Lottery.
The Queens County Farm Museum is working with Cornell University to create the largest apiary in New York City.
