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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The city is starting work on a major restoration of the iconic New York State Pavilion observation towers in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.
A father was hit by a car while crossing the street with his baby in Kew Gardens Hills Thursday morning, according to police.
A Delta Airlines ramp worker was arrested Thursday for stealing a bag full of cash at JFK Airport, prosecutors said.
The $41 million library was open for just over two hours Tuesday, after city officials marked the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
The Douglaston-Little Neck area has the city's highest rate of empty retail space, according to city Comptroller Scott Stringer's office.
The Canaan Yipsung Church and a neighboring home quietly hit the market earlier this year.
Marina Chello, of Forest Hills, will compete on the newest season of reality show "The Voice" as part of coach Blake Shelton's team.
The driver shattered the gas station shop's front door and ended up alongside shelves of chips and beer, video posted to Citizen shows.
After a queer couple was assaulted in a Jackson Heights restaurant, activists say businesses need to better protect vulnerable communities.
IKEA will open a 115,000-square-foot store in the Rego Center shopping mall next summer, the Swedish furniture giant announced Tuesday.
Seniors living in Elmhurst, Corona and Lefrak City are now eligible for free Lyft rides to and from the doctor's office.
Seniors living in Forest Hills and Rego Park are now eligible for free Lyft rides to and from the doctor's office.
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has unveiled designs for actor Robert De Niro's proposed $400 million film studio in Astoria.
National Voter Registration Day is Tuesday, Sept. 24. Here's where in Queens you can go to register.
A fire broke out on the first floor of a Glen Oaks home Monday afternoon, according to FDNY officials. No one was injured.
A Jamaica woman was arrested Sunday on charges that she caused $12,000 worth of damage at St. Gerard Majella in Queens.
The Bayside police captain was out for a run when he recognized a car that had just been reported stolen, according to the NYPD.
Two people were stabbed during a large fight on Roosevelt Avenue early Monday, leaving one victim in critical condition, police said.
A Forest Hills High School employee received an email threatening to bomb and shoot up the school. Officials say it isn't credible.
A 75-year-old Queens man died in a car crash just blocks from the spot where his wife was hit earlier this year, the Daily News reported.
