Bayside-Douglaston, NY|News|
New Food Pantry Opens | Bayside Week In Review
Also: Work To Start On Alley Pond School Expansion | How Much Bayside Rents Fell | Top Library Checkouts
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
- Queens, NY
Maya Kaufman covers Queens for Patch. She studied political science at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, and received a master's degree from Columbia Journalism School, where she was a fellow at the Toni Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism.
She has written for The New York Times, Bloomberg News, CBSNews.com, the Miami Herald, The Columbus Dispatch and The Real Deal Magazine. As a fourth-generation New Yorker, Maya is passionate about local news coverage.
Follow her on Twitter @mayakauf and email story ideas (or restaurant recommendations) to maya.kaufman@patch.com.
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Forest Hills, NY|News|
Duo Accused Of $30M Medicare Scheme | Forest Hills Week In Review
Also: Forest Hills Nonprofit Brings Christmas Aid To Homeless | Hit-And-Run Driver Arrested | Truck Carrying Propane Explodes On LIE
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Forest Hills, NY|News|
Forest Hills Nonprofit Brings Christmas Aid To Homeless NYers
Backpacks for the Street is spending Christmas giving out food and wintertime essentials to hundreds of homeless New Yorkers.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Forest Hills, NY|News|
Driver Arrested, 1 Critically Hurt In Queens Hit-And-Run: NYPD
The 19-year-old driver told police he had fallen asleep at the wheel of his SUV before he struck the pedestrian Wednesday in Glendale.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Forest Hills, NY|News|
Where To Order Christmas Meals In Forest Hills
Patch has compiled a list of local restaurants that are serving holiday meals on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Bayside-Douglaston, NY|News|
Where To Order Christmas Meals In Bayside
Patch has compiled a list of local restaurants that are serving holiday meals on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Astoria-Long Island City, NY|News|
Where To Order Christmas Meals In Astoria, LIC
Patch has compiled a list of local restaurants that are serving holiday meals on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Queens|News|
Where To Order Christmas Meals In Queens
Patch has compiled a list of Queens restaurants that are serving holiday meals on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Astoria-Long Island City, NY|News|
Barstool Sports Raises $100K For Astoria Eatery After Viral Video
After Trattoria L'Incontro went viral for a video of its owner dining outside in a snowstorm, the Barstool Fund donated $100,000.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Forest Hills, NY|News|
Chain Stores Shut Down Across Forest Hills, Rego Park
More than a dozen chain stores in Forest Hills and Rego Park closed this year, a new study found.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Bayside-Douglaston, NY|News|
Work To Start This Week On Alley Pond School Expansion
The annex will add 440 seats for students in preschool through fifth grade, nearly doubling the school's enrollment.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Bayside-Douglaston, NY|News|
Bayside Stop & Shop Launches Pickup Service
The Stop & Shop in Bayside has launched pickup service to help customers stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic, the chain said Tuesday.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Astoria-Long Island City, NY|News|
Work Starts On $14.3M Astoria Boulevard Bridge Revamp
The project will fortify the Astoria Boulevard bridge over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway ramp to the Grand Central Parkway.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Astoria-Long Island City, NY|News|
Astoria Businesses Clinging On As NYC Works To Extend Lifelines
For hundreds of small businesses in Astoria, financial aid can't come soon enough.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Bayside-Douglaston, NY|News|
New Food Pantry Opens In Eastern Queens
The nonprofit Commonpoint Queens has opened a food pantry at Martin Van Buren High School.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Forest Hills, NY|News|
These Are The Queens Public Library's Top Checkouts Of 2020
From John Grisham and James Patterson thrillers to Michelle Obama's memoir, this is what Queens readers checked out in 2020.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Forest Hills, NY|News|
Truck Carrying Propane Explodes On Long Island Expressway: Police
A truck loaded with propane tanks caught on fire after flipping over on the Long Island Expressway in early Tuesday. See videos inside.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Astoria-Long Island City, NY|News|
LIC Composting Site Staves Off Eviction By City, For Now
The parks department will let community composter Big Reuse stay on its site under the Queensboro Bridge until June 2021.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Forest Hills, NY|News|
Forest Hills Duo Indicted In $30M Medicare Fraud Scheme: Feds
Peter Khaim and Arkadiy Khaimov are accused of filing false Medicare claims for a pricey cancer medication, then laundering the proceeds.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
Astoria-Long Island City, NY|News|
Here's How Much Northwest Queens Rents Dropped In 2020: Study
The economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic is driving down rents in Astoria, Long Island City and Sunnyside, a new study found.
Maya Kaufman, Patch Staff
