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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Cops busted a driver for running a red light and blocking traffic near Queensbridge, then wound up seizing a haul of weapons and drugs.
Forest Hills and Rego Park are seeing a spike in car thefts as other grand larcenies plummet, NYPD data shows.
No one currently housed inside Queensboro Correctional Facility has been tested for the coronavirus, a month after an inmate's death.
City Council Member Karen Koslowitz's office will hand out reusable face coverings Saturday afternoon in Forest Park.
An off-duty NYPD officer was arrested early Friday after his wife reported he'd threatened her while brandishing a gun, a news report says.
The Queens Public Library launched a new virtual concert and event series geared toward young adults and millennials.
Queens Community Board 6 is calling on the city to expand its new open-streets initiative to Forest Hills.
Ten accused MS-13 members face federal charges for a series of murders in Queens, including last year's fatal shooting on a subway platform.
The city added two Long Island City streets to its network of roadways being closed to traffic to allow for greater social distancing.
Two candidates for Queens borough president are suing Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his order canceling a special election for the position.
One of the two men caught buying assault rifles had glorified attacks against Jewish communities and fantasized about a "racial holy war."
A protected bike lane is coming to Crescent Street this month, but it may only be temporary, according to the mayor's office.
The long-delayed final phase of the Queens Boulevard redesign is stalled yet again thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Queens-bound tube of the Midtown Tunnel temporarily closed Wednesday morning after an SUV flipped over and blocked both lanes.
A Queens woman celebrated the big 1-0-0 with the socially-distanced birthday bash of a lifetime.
A Queens duo faces hate crime charges for attacking a group of Hasidic men and ripping off their face masks, police and news reports say.
Woodhaven House, an Irish pub in Rego Park, won't reopen once the coronavirus pandemic subsides.
An Astoria diner is using its parking lot as a drive-in movie theater to keep locals entertained — and 6 feet apart — during the pandemic.
City officials are handing out face coverings Tuesday afternoon in Forest Hills and Rego Park.
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