🌱 Teen Found Dead In Yard + Queens Together Joins Development Corp

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and very warm. High: 87 Low: 72.

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Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. A 14-year-old boy was found dead in the yard of a home on Beach 67th Street in the Rockaways. Police suspect the boy was a victim of a nearby shooting the night before. Gunshots had been reported on Monday evening around 9:30 p.m. at Beach 68th Street near Almeda Avenue, grazing a man walking past the corner. Authorities believe the boy had been struck by the same gunshots and collapsed in the yard where he died after running through backyards. Anyone with information is asked to come forward. (New York Daily News)
2. Queens Together, a free-of-charge advocacy organization for restaurants, has joined the Queens Economic Development Corporation. The group says that the move will help staff deliver resources and promotion to local businesses while providing food to people in need. Queens Together was originally founded in March of 2020 when the city shut down due to COVID-19. The organization raised money to purchase ready-to-go meals for healthcare professionals and neighbors facing hunger during lockdown. (QNS.com)
3. A woman was fatally shot on Monday by a homeless man who was temporarily living with her in Queens. According to police, the two had gotten into an argument on the street near 109th Avenue and 120th Street when the man shot the woman. Reportedly, the squabble was over money issues between the two people. The woman was rushed to Jamaica Hospital but could not be saved. (New York Daily News)

Today in Queens:

• Pool Party At The Summer Club (12:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Queens Botanical Garden wants to thank all its volunteers from Farm & Horticulture Volunteer Day. Click the link to see photos of the volunteers at work. (Queens Botanical Garden via Facebook)
• Queens, New York invites you to the Bankra Caribbean Culture Festival at York Performing Arts Center. The celebration will take place on Saturday, Aug. 6 at noon. (Queens, New York via Facebook)
• Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is gearing up for today's (Aug. 3) Ecuadorian Independence Day Celebration! Click here to RSVP to the event, scheduled for 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Helen Marshall Cultural Center. (Queens Borough President Donovan Richards via Facebook)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.