🌱 Brooklyn/Queens Border Fire + Sunnyside LGBTQ-Themed Beer Festival

Hey, neighbors. It's Thursday in Queens and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in our community today. Because community news matters! Follow along for the latest...

First, today's weather:

A t-storm around in the a.m. High: 75 Low: 71.

Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. On Jun. 27, the NYC Districting Commission will host its first public hearing on a new City Council district map in Queens. At the meeting, community members will be able to voice their opinions on the new council districts. The public hearing will take place from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at York College, located at 94-20 Guy Brewer Blvd. in Jamaica. (QNS.com)
2. On Tuesday night, firefighters took on a blaze at a building on the Brooklyn/Queens border. When firefighters responded at 7 Ridgewood Place at around 6:30 p.m., they encountered a column of heavy black smoke protruding from the four-story building. The fire was placed under control at 7:15 p.m. The building's roof was badly damaged. (AMNY)
3. This Saturday, an LGBTQ-themed beer festival is being held at a popular brewpub in Sunnyside. Beginning at 4:00 p.m., the One Love Pride Beer Festival will kick off at Alewife Brewery and Taproom, located at 41-11 39th St. The event, intended to celebrate pride month and the LGBTQ community, is organized by Patrick Donagher, who co-owns Alewife, along with former council member Jimmy Van Bramer and his husband Dan Hendrick. (Sunnyside Post)

Today in Queens:

• Compost Beautification Community Volunteer Day, At Queens Botanical Garden (1:00 PM)
• Folktales From The Hills Of Puerto Rico, At Glen Oaks Branch Library (4:00 PM)
• Pit Brothers Band, At Culture Lab LIC (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Here are 12 ways to celebrate Juneteenth in NYC this year, including spending the day in a historic Queens neighborhood or inspiring a new generation of filmmakers at the Museum of the Moving Image. (Thrillist)
• With a national lifeguard shortage, there will not be enough lifeguards for the city's five dozen public pools, such as the Astoria pool. (WABC-TV)
• On Friday, Queens College hosted an in-person Pridefest 2022 celebration with CUNY students. (QNS.com)
• A mural that aims to bridge Hunters Point and Queensbridge together was unveiled on Wednesday. (Sunnyside Post)

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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.