Danielle Woodward is a reporter for Patch in New York City, where she covers all things Queens. She came to Patch from the Traverse City Record-Eagle in Northern Michigan, where she's covered business, features and education news. She's also been a copy editor and producer for the Arizona Republic and has written for the online news site, Addiction Now.
Danielle was born and raised on an island in Southeast Michigan (No, it's not as cool as it sounds.) and graduated from Michigan State University in 2015. She lives in Brooklyn with her one-eyed chiweenie, whom she loves more than most people.
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Vickie Paladino's political fame started with a viral outburst at Mayor de Blasio. Now she just might represent Queens in the State senate.
Police are searching for the perp who crept up behind a man and attacked him with a knife.
"She has been distraught from the moment this happened," saw the lawyer of a Queens woman who ran a red light and fatally struck the teen.
Dr. Ruth will visit the Central Queens Y to talk about "love, life and joie de vivre" on Oct. 15, organizers said.
The would-be thief punched the employee in the face, dropped the stolen goods and ran after he was confronted shoplifting, cops said.
A Whitestone man is spearheading a fundraiser to bring the neighborhood book swapping hub to Francis Lewis Park by the end of October.
Flushing and Bayside are among several Queens neighborhoods whose self-employed 50-plus population has skyrocketed in the last decade.
The perp was caught on tape hauling the building materials out of a mixed-use development going up at 40-05 Crescent St., police said.
Police have found the body of a 17-year-old boy who went missing during a swim in the choppy waters off Rockaway Beach.
Two renowned artists were chosen to collaborate with urban conservation researchers in a yearlong residency program at the Bayside park.
The Health Department will spray the pesticides in Bayside and nearby neighborhoods Wednesday night to reduce the risk of West Nile Virus.
The perp broke into Sal Y Pimienta by snipping the lock on the bar's security gate, police said.
The annual day of family fun will return to Bell Boulevard on Sept. 23. Here's what you need to know.
Developers are churning out more housing blueprints in Long Island City than any other NYC neighborhood, a Localize.city analysis found.
The MTA maintenance worker is accused of firing the fatal bullet at a 27-year-old corrections officer while he was on his way to work.
One lucky applicant will pay $1,040 for a two-bedroom apartment at 69-17 38th Ave., city records show.
"We're going to show you how white people treat black people," the two perps allegedly said to the teen before taking his phone and cash.
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"He was 18 years old, and he sacrificed his life running toward the danger," said Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps member Paul Marcel.
He and a Virginia man allegedly smuggled at least 19 guns from down south - including an AR-15 rifle - to sell illegally in Long Island.
