🌱 Running Car Stolen On Hollis + Juneteenth Officially City Holiday

Happy Friday, people of Queens! Here's everything you need to know to start today off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and cooler. High: 65 Low: 51.

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Here are the top three stories in Queens today:

1. Baby on board! A thief stole a running car in Queens yesterday morning. The car was parked and running near Hollis Avenue and 190th Street when it was stolen at about 8:45 a.m., according to police. The child and car were found unharmed several blocks away. No arrests were made. (New York Post)
2. Mayor Adams declared Juneteenth to be a paid city holiday. Mayor de Blasio had previously promised to make Juneteenth official for 2022 but had not completed the process before leaving office. Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, is Jun. 19. (Queens Chronicle)
3. Rent is rising with the demand for housing in Queens. Northwest Queens has seen the highest level of new lease signings in over a decade. As a result, the median rental price is hitting nearly $3,000 per month. (The Real Deal)

Today in Queens:

• Creative Aging: Collage/Assemblage/ The Next Level Online (10:30 AM)
• QPL Baby: Bilingual Bengali Storytime Online (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Queens Borough President Donovan Richards shared photos from the Black Maternal Health Weed Diaper Day of Action yesterday. Natasha Williams and Morning Star Baptist Church distributed supplies to help Queens moms. (Facebook)
• Queens Museum will be presenting awards at its 50th Anniversary Gala on May 12. The awards are being presented by Angelo Baque and Tom Finklepearl. (Facebook)
• Queens Council on the Arts posted photos from the Funsch Dance performance last Friday. Catch a glimpse of what these artists worked on at the link. (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.