🌱 35th Annual Chefs’ Tribute To Citymeals On Wheels + Queens Dispute

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Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 81 Low: 64.

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Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. Three of the top Queens chefs will represent the borough at the annual 35th annual Chefs’ Tribute to Citymeals on Wheels. The event, which is one of the city’s oldest culinary fundraisers, will take place on Monday, Jun. 13. Taverna Kyclades Chef Ardian Skenderi, Chef Cosme Aguillar of Casa Enrique, and Chef Dan Kluger of Penny Bridge will be among more than 40 of New York City’s most notable chefs at the “Neighborhoods of New York” at Cipriani South Street in the iconic Battery Maritime Building in Downtown Manhattan beginning at 7:30 p.m. (QNS.com)
2. Three men were stabbed on Thursday morning during a Queens parking dispute. On Jun. 9, trouble began at about 4:27 a.m. in front of a home on the 10900 block of 120th Street in South Ozone Park when an argument broke out over a double-parked car. A 21-year-old male suspect accused of attacking the three men has been taken into custody and charges are pending. (AMNY)
3. On Wednesday, newly unionized Astoria Boulevard Starbucks workers celebrated with local leaders. Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani and candidates for governor and lieutenant governor met with the workers on Jun. 8 to celebrate their official vote to unionize. The Starbucks location joined the Workers United in a unanimous vote — making it the first Queens location to unionize as of Monday, Jun. 6. (QNS.com)

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Today in Queens:

• Random Access Music Concert, At Culture Lab LIC (9:00 AM)
• Fun With Words, At Rosedale Branch Library (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Gov. Kathy Hochul says security must improve on New York subways. (Spectrum News NY1)
• The Queens Chamber of Commerce is giving away four tickets to the Mets/Astros game at Citi Field on Jun. 28. (Queens Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
• The WINC x King Manor Comic Book Festival has been rescheduled to Jul. 9. Click here for more info. (Queens, New York via Facebook)
• Queens Chamber of Commerce Tom Grech and Bill Staniford announced technology investments. (Crain's New York Business)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update!

— 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.