Banning Revel + A Local 'Sopranos' Star + Preventing Another Ida

Good morning, Queens! It's Tuesday, Sept. 21.

Welcome to the inaugural issue of what we hope will be your go-to source of all things Queens. Our aim with this newsletter is to inform you of everything you'll need to know as you start your day. You'll find hyperlocal stories (the Patch specialty) and curated articles, too — covering events big, small and obscure —that provide the most in-depth and authentic flavor of the city that never sleeps!

Your Headlines: Not so fast, Revel riders. The city has just restricted your access to the Queensboro Bridge. Find out why.

And ... do you recognize this western Queens actress from "The Sopranos" prequel? (QNS.com)

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Now today's weather: Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 78 Low: 70.

Here are the top stories in Queens today:

1. Mayor De Blasio is breaking ground on the new 116th Precinct in Southeast Queens. (nyc.gov)
2. A Bronx resident has been indicted on murder charges in the shooting death of a Queens man. (Bronx Times)
3. How can you prepare for the next Ida? Here’s a To-Do List. (The New York Times)
4. Watch a pair of thieves steal cash and a phone from a Queens teen in this armed robbery.(WPIX 11 New York)
5. Everything old is new again for a Queens train to be reactivated on the Rockaway Beach Branch. (New York Daily News)

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Today in Queens:

• Spirit Week- Tie Dye Tuesday - Robert F Kennedy Community Hs (All Day).
• SLT Meeting - Francis Lewis High School (All Day).
• NYC Virtual Advocacy Day to End Solitary Confinement (6 a.m.)
• Back-to-School Ask the Pediatrician Series Part Two (10:00 AM)
• Grow with Google: Power Your Job Search with Google Tools (All Day)
• Want to Eat Healthy? Try Vegan Game Day Snacks (4 p.m.)

Queens Patch Notebook

• Queens Botanical Garden: "For over 25 of her 27 years leading the Garden, QBG Executive Director Susan Lacerte fostered the NYC Compost Project on site, playing an integral part in diverting tons of food waste from NYC's landfills each year." (Facebook)
• Queens Borough President Donovan Richards: "The families of Southeast #Queens have fought for a new NYPD precinct since I was a child. But today, the life's work of so many civic leaders finally comes to pass as we break ground on the new 116th Precinct." (Facebook)
• Queens Chamber of Commerce: "The NHS Of Queens is hosting a housing expo. Learn everything you need to know, so you can make the right decision for your family. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TuRsXCq6RcKoUcSrkvjRaw" (Facebook)
• Queens Economic Development Corporation: "Our 10-week intensive business training is back! This year, it will continue to be online. See dates and requirements here: https://queensny.org/qedc/business/programs/eac/" (Facebook)
• Queens, New York: "Local artist Natali Bravo-Barbee exhibits her 'Flores de Femicidio' show York College in Jamaica until Nov. 19. Info: https://bit.ly/3CotCO4" (Facebook)
• Queens Borough President Donovan Richards: "We're happy to have Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYC Mayor's Office with us #inQueens this week for #CityHallInYourBorough, as we show off all that makes The World's Borough the best borough. " (Facebook)

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— Kevin Phinney

About me: Kevin Phinney has lived and worked as a writer and editor in Austin, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and New York City. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in El Paso. Phinney attended college in Austin. He has done television work as a reporter and commentator, and is a former host of a weekday drive-time radio show called "Kevin & Kevin in the Morning" on KGSR-FM (now known as Austin City Limits Radio). He is also the author of "Souled American, " a book tracking race relations in America through music. It was published by BILLBOARD Books, and is often used in college classrooms across the country.

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