🌱 Bill To Fight Gun Trafficking + Queens Village Shooting

Morning, neighbors! Miranda Fraraccio here with your Tuesday issue of the Queens Daily.

First, today's weather:

Milder with variable clouds. High: 50 Low: 41.

Here are the top three stories in Queens today:

1. Governor Kathy Hochul has signed a Queens senator’s bill into law that requires the state to publish a quarterly report about the origins of guns used in crimes — including who purchased them and where. The bill aims to crack down on guns being transported into New York from other states and was sponsored by State Sen. Michael Gianaris. The signing of the bill was welcomed by activist groups that aim to end gun violence. (Flushing Post)
2. One person is dead after a Queens Village shooting that occurred early Monday morning. Police say 31-year-old Peter Johnson was shot in the head on 212th Street near Hollis Avenue, and was transported to Jamaica Hospital where he was pronounced dead. So far, no arrests have been made. (CBS New York)
3. On Dec. 22, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards launched the Queens Cultural Tourism Grant program. The program will directly support Queens as a culturally vibrant destination by funding not-for-profit arts and cultural programming and events across the borough. All grant recipients must be registered as a 501(c)3 with the state of New York, and the deadline to apply for the program is Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. (QNS.com)

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Today in Queens:

• Winter Break Full-Day Camp For Ages 5 To 7 At Sky Village NYC, Astoria (9:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Dispose of your Christmas tree properly during NYC's annual Mulchfest, which runs until Jan. 9. Click to see the full list of Queens drop-off locations. (LIC Post)
• If you already know the power of composting and want to level up and bring composting to your community, zoom in to the Queens Botanical Garden's free virtual workshop "Level Up: Steps to Becoming a Food Scrap Drop-Off Site (FSDO)" on Wednesday, Jan. 26. (Facebook)
• Through the winter surge of COVID-19 cases, Governor Kathy Hochul has announced 13 new State testing sites which will provide additional testing options for areas that need it. (Facebook)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.