Forest Hills, NY|News|
Queens Pols Rip City's Handling Of School Integration Process
Elected officials in Queens are criticizing the city's handling of a plan to improve racial diversity in District 28 schools.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
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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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Bayside-Douglaston, NY|News|
Bayside Animal Rescue Group Wages Court Fight To Reclaim Dog
A Bayside animal rescue group is waging a three-state legal battle to reclaim a brown spaniel mix named Lambsy from a Connecticut woman.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Jamaica, NY|News|
New Co-Working And Training Facility Coming To Downtown Jamaica
Construction started Wednesday on a new co-working and training facility that will provide room for up to 80 local entrepreneurs in Jamaica.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Jackson Heights-Elmhurst, NY|News|
$2.8M Elmhurst Park Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Opens Next Week
The memorial honors the 371 Queens service members who died or went missing during the Vietnam War.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Astoria-Long Island City, NY|News|
Slush Cripples 7 Train's Pricey Signal System, MTA Says
Wednesday's slushy snow was too much for subway infrastructure along the 7 line, slowing trains to a crawl during the morning rush.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Flushing-Murray Hill, NY|News|
Queens College Business Center Now Offering Services In Korean
Queens College's new small business development center, which opened in May, has started offering free services in Korean.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Jamaica, NY|News|
Council Lambasts City Response To Queens Sewage Flood Nightmare
The City Council grilled city officials on their response to a raw sewage flood that devastated South Ozone Park homes on Nov. 30.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Astoria-Long Island City, NY|News|
Trader Joe's Is Coming To Long Island City: Report
Popular grocery chain Trader Joe's is opening a location in Long Island City, real estate brokers told the LIC Post.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Jackson Heights-Elmhurst, NY|News|
Queens McDonald's Evacuated Over High Carbon Monoxide Level: FDNY
Authorities evacuated a McDonald's on Queens Boulevard following reports of high carbon monoxide levels in the fast food restaurant.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Queens|News|
NYPD Arrests Man For Chasing Queens Teenager Into Traffic
The man who yelled "I'm coming for you!" and chased a Queens teenager into traffic last week has been arrested, the NYPD said Wednesday.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Astoria-Long Island City, NY|News|
Queens Borough President Candidates Pitch Their Education Plans
Queens borough president candidates weighed in on local education issues such as school overcrowding and diversity at a forum Tuesday.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Jamaica, NY|News|
Man Dies After Getting Pinned Between Parked Cars In SE Queens
A pedestrian died over the weekend after becoming trapped between two parked cars in southeast Queens, police said Wednesday.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Forest Hills, NY|News|
Rego Park Mail Thief Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison: Queens DA
NYPD officers busted the Long Island man fishing for envelopes in a Rego Park mailbox last year, according to Queens prosecutors.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Jackson Heights-Elmhurst, NY|News|
Jackson Heights School Named After Union Leader Héctor Figueroa
The city renamed P.S. 398 in Jackson Heights after the late union leader Héctor Figueroa, president of 32BJ SEIU.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Bayside-Douglaston, NY|News|
Women's Center Opens New Fort Totten Headquarters
The Center for the Women of New York has spent 16 years battling for a new home after getting evicted from its former Fort Totten space.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Queens|News|
Water Main Break Parches Far Rockaway Hospital, Residents
A water main break early Tuesday left Far Rockaway residents with low water pressure or no water at all for hours.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Queens|News|
Queens Man Caught On Video Making Anti-Semitic Threats At Costco
A Queens man was arrested Monday for yelling anti-Semitic slurs and threatening shoppers at a Long Island Costco, police said.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Queens|News|
Queens Teen Chased By Creep Into Traffic And Hit By Car: Cops
Police said the stranger yelled "I'm coming for you!" and chased the 14-year-old girl into traffic, where a driver crashed into her.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Queens|News|
SEE IT: Man Hits Queens Subway Rider In The Head With Umbrella
A crazed commuter hit a woman over the head with an umbrella in a Queens subway station, then ran away, according to police.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Forest Hills, NY|News|
Northern Queens NYPD Commander Promoted To Chief Of Personnel
The commander of the NYPD's Queens North bureau, which is based in Forest Hills, earned a major promotion.
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