🌱 Fewer Than 90,000 Vote Early + 60 Firefighters Battle Diner Blaze

Hey, friends! I'm back with your new copy of the Queens Daily. Here are all the things you need to know about what's happening locally.

First, today's weather:

Lots of sun; nice, less humid. High: 80 Low: 63.

Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. Fewer than 90,000 NYC voters took part in early voting ahead of today's election. According to the Board of Elections, 86,890 voter check-ins took place across the city, which represents about 2.2% of the total voting population. Polling places will be open today from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for voters to select primary candidates in the gubernatorial and Assembly primaries. (AMNY)
2. Four people were injured in a four-vehicle crash on the Belt Parkway early Monday morning. According to police, the incident happened near Cohancy Street, by exit 17-W around 1:30 a.m. Police say the victims include an unidentified man, a man in his 50s, and two women in their 20s. As of Monday afternoon, there is no word on their condition. (NBC New York)
3. 60 firefighters from FDNY worked to put out a fire on the edge of Forest Hills on Monday morning. According to FDNY, the fire began around 4:30 a.m. at Silver Spoon Diner on Junction Boulevard near 59th Avenue. The diner was closed at the time of the fire, and no one was injured. (Patch)

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Today in Queens:

• Farm Community Volunteer Days at Queens Botanical Garden (9:30 AM)
• National Ocean Month Ocean Paper Craft Online (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Queens Borough President Donovan Richards thanked everyone who came to the Pride Parade on Sunday. Click the link to see photos from the event. (Queens Borough President Donovan Richards via Facebook)
• Grasshoppers versus ants: who wins? Queens Botanical Garden is having a movie night next Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Click here to get tickets and learn more. (Queens Botanical Garden via Facebook)
• QNS congratulated five Queens teachers who won the Big Apple Award. The award recognizes the teachers for their commitment to students. (QNS via Facebook)

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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.