🌱 Farm Fresh Eggs In Queens + LGA Pet Screening Practices + Robberies

Hello, friends! It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Patch newsletter. Let's get this Wednesday started off right, with a quick review of everything you need to know about what's going on in town these days.

But first, today's weather:

Breezy with a passing shower. High: 59 Low: 49.

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Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. With the price of eggs increasing across the country, more customers are flocking to a Queens farm for fresh eggs. Queens Farm, the largest remaining tract of undisturbed farmland in the city, has around 150 to 200 hens that can lay an egg a day, according to Hayden Cubas, director of marketing and external affairs for Queens County Farm Museum. The free-range, grain-fed eggs are sold at the farm store Wednesday through Sunday for $7. “We are invested in the community and want people to understand where their food comes from and issues of sustainability,” said Cubas. (PIX11 New York News)
2. On Tuesday morning, officials held a demonstration at LaGuardia Airport to demonstrate the proper way to screen pets at security checkpoints. According to an airport spokesperson, the demonstration was held because TSA is seeing “too many passengers place their pets in an X-ray unit at checkpoints.” Robert Duffy, TSA Federal Security Director for LaGuardia Airport warned that “One of the most important things to know is that pets should never be screened through a checkpoint X-ray unit.” Instead, travelers are advised to bring them in a hand-held travel carrier. (Queens Patch)
3. Police are looking for two men reportedly involved in a string of robberies across north Queens. The two men robbed four separate people in broad daylight on Sunday and Monday in the confines of four Queens precincts. On Feb. 13, NYPD released surveillance photos of the suspects and their car — a dark-colored SUV. Click the link to view photos and contact NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS with more information. (QNS)

Today in Queens:

• Infinite Entertainment Presents: Joe Wong & Chi Zi Stand-up Comedy, At Kupferberg Center for the Arts (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• When it comes to getting a good bagel, New Yorkers have plenty of options! Here are five of the best spots for bagels in New York — is your favorite shop on the list? (Curly Tales)
• Queens is getting two new sushi restaurants! Sushi by Bou, the popular sushi restaurant known for its 12-course omakase served in half an hour, will open a disco-themed version in the back of the modern Greek restaurant Baraki in Bayside. The group behind Sushi by Bou will open a second restaurant in April called Disco Sushi in Astoria. (Eater NY)
• Are you in the market for a new home? These properties have recently gone on the market in the Queens area. To learn more about each property and view photos, click the link. (Queens Patch)

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You're all caught up for today. I'll see you soon!

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she earned degrees in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or practicing film photography.