Bayside-Douglaston, NY|News|
Queens Congresswoman Collecting Holiday Cards For Local Veterans
Get out your craft supplies: Congresswoman Grace Meng is collecting holiday cards for veterans living in Queens.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
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Forest Hills, NY|News|
Boy Recovering From Violent Kew Gardens Stranger Assault: Reports
A six-year-old boy who was sitting on his grandfather's porch in Kew Gardens when a stranger violently attacked him is now on the mend.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Flushing-Murray Hill, NY|News|
Man Arrested For Punching Woman Outside Flushing Church: Cops
Police have arrested a man captured on video punching a woman outside a Flushing church last month, the NYPD announced early Thursday.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Forest Hills, NY|News|
Advocates Urge Queens DA-Elect Katz To Go Further With Reforms
The Legal Aid Society wants newly-elected Queens DA Melinda Katz to go even further with the reforms she promised on the campaign trail.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Forest Hills, NY|News|
City Denied Safety Requests At Site Of Fatal Queens Crash
Officials last year denied requests for safety measures on the Middle Village street where a pedestrian was killed Wednesday, records show.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Flushing-Murray Hill, NY|News|
Woman Punched By Stranger Outside Flushing Church: Cops
Police are looking for a man who punched a woman outside Saint Michael's Church in Flushing last month.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Jackson Heights-Elmhurst, NY|News|
Man Stabbed To Death Outside East Elmhurst Homeless Shelter: Cops
A man was stabbed to death Tuesday night outside the East Elmhurst homeless shelter where he lived, police and news reports say.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Forest Hills, NY|News|
Man Hit And Killed By School Bus Driver In Middle Village: Cops
A school bus driver fatally struck an 83-year-old man as he crossed the street in Middle Village Wednesday morning, police said.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Jamaica, NY|News|
Woman Killed By Jamaica Hit-And-Run Driver: Officials
A driver fatally struck a pedestrian in Jamaica Tuesday night, then jumped out of the car and ran away, authorities said.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Forest Hills, NY|News|
Melinda Katz Declares Victory In Queens District Attorney Race
Melinda Katz will be Queens' first new district attorney in nearly three decades and the first woman to hold the position.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Bayside-Douglaston, NY|News|
Bayside Historical Society's Car Show Returns To Fort Totten
Car aficionados can take a ride back in time this weekend at the Fort Totten Castle, thanks to the Bayside Historical Society.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Jamaica, NY|News|
Man Stabbed Outside Southeast Queens Restaurant: Cops
A man was stabbed on 243rd Street in Rosedale midday Tuesday, according to police.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Flushing-Murray Hill, NY|News|
Beloved Soup Dumpling Destination Nan Xiang Reopens In Flushing
Famed soup dumpling spot Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao reopens Friday in downtown Flushing, several months after the original location closed.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Jackson Heights-Elmhurst, NY|News|
Car Catches Fire On Northern Boulevard In Queens: FDNY
A car burst into flames on Northern Boulevard in Queens on Tuesday morning, according to the FDNY. No one was injured.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Queens|News|
Queens DA Election: Melinda Katz Up Against GOP's Joe Murray
Queens voters on Tuesday will choose their next district attorney, one of the most powerful positions in the criminal justice system.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Forest Hills, NY|News|
Veterans Can Get Free Dental Care In Forest Hills All Month
A Forest Hills dental clinic is giving veterans and their families free care all November for National Veterans and Military Families Month.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Queens|News|
3 Injured After Ride-Share Driver Jumps Curb In Queens: FDNY
Three people were hospitalized after a ride-share driver rear-ended a parked car, jumped the curb and hit an elderly pedestrian in Woodside.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Bayside-Douglaston, NY|News|
New Bayside Hills Sapling Is Descendent Of A 9/11 'Survivor Tree'
A new sapling planted on Bell Boulevard is a descendent of a tree pulled from the rubble of the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11, 2001.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Queens|News|
Man Shot In The Back In Far Rockaway, 1 Arrested: Cops
A Queens man was arrested for attempted murder for shooting a man in the back in Far Rockaway on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Astoria-Long Island City, NY|News|
Hit-And-Run Truck Driver Injures Pedestrian In Astoria: Cops
A box truck driver hit a man crossing the street in Astoria early Saturday, then fled the scene, according to police and a news report.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
