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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A Jamaica man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly selling 100 grams of the deadly drug - often disguised as heroin - to an undercover cop.
Taverna Kyclades' long-awaited opening on Bell Boulevard is just weeks away, restaurant employees say.
The thief robbed four women of their jewelry and purses after kicking his way into their apartment, cops say.
The NYPD officer was suspended without pay after punching her boyfriend in the head during an argument at her Jamaica home, police say.
It's called the "Gyro World Plate" and it's packed with family recipes, Thrillist reported.
A sign honoring the late Officer Edward Byrne was unveiled on Monday outside the 103rd Precinct on the 30-year anniversary of his murder.
The 24-year-old Queens man was stabbed to death on the corner of Parsons Boulevard and Archer Avenue, police say.
Queens Senator Jose Peralta talked about protecting tenants from rent spikes and landlord harassment at the rally in Corona on Friday.
The building's owner claims the full-service pharmacy, set to open in March, will be the neighborhood's first.
A homeless man found the Elmhurst woman's mangled remains in Kissena Corridor Park after the brutal 2015 murder, prosecutors say.
A construction worker accidentally dropped the piece of wood onto the 8-year-old girl's head, police say.
Cops found the man unconscious on the East River shoreline Friday morning.
The NYPD officer was arrested for reckless endangerment and suspended without pay, police say.
The perp held a knife to a 64-year-old passenger's throat when he refused to let him use his cellphone, cops say
The posed makeover would include a new entrance, pavement and equipment for the run-down playground in Jamaica.
The planned overhaul between Astoria Blvd. and Main St. includes crosswalks, a one-way street conversion and extra parking, QNS reported.
Senator Jose Peralta urged colleagues to fight Gov. Cuomo's proposed $129 million budget cut to the city's child welfare agency.
Cops believe two masked thieves broke into at least 10 different homes between East Elmhurst and Maspeth during the spree.
A Christ the King High School student is fighting back after a school official told him the name wasn't something he should associate with.
Despite harassing other riders on the train, he didn't exchanged so much as a word with this man before popping him in the face, police say.
