🌱 Food Delivery Thieves At Queensbridge + Motorcyclist Dies In Crash

Hi all. I'm back with your new edition of the Queens Daily. Follow along for everything you need to know about what's happening in town.

First, today's weather:

A stray thunderstorm; very warm. High: 89 Low: 76.

Here are the top stories today in Queens:

1. Police are searching for two people who were targeting food delivery workers at the Queensbridge Houses complex. The robberies took place on Jul. 3 and 4. A 37-year-old worker was threatened with a knife in the first robbery, where the suspects took the food, $90, and a cell phone. In the second instance, the two approached a 42-year-old and stole food, $55, and a cell phone. Police are asking anyone with information to come forward. (Patch)
2. Rising temperatures over the weekend prompted a visit to Rikers Island by City Council Members Tiffany Cabán and Sandy Nurse. The council members are fearful that the heat wave could cause more deaths in DOC custody. According to reports, 11 New Yorkers have died in DOC custody so far this year. Councilwoman Cabán spoke negatively of the conditions in the prison and the treatment of inmates there. Click the link to read the full statement. (AMNY)
3. A motorcyclist is dead after rear-ending a car on Tuesday. According to police, the 43-year-old man was driving on the northbound Clearview Expressway when he crashed into the back of a Honda Civic. The accident happened about 1:50 p.m. near Exit 4 in Bayside. The driver of the Honda that was struck was not severely injured. (New York Daily News)

Today in Queens:

• Compost Beautification Community Volunteer Day at Queens Botanical Garden (1:00 PM)
• Expressive Writing with Noguchi Museum at The Long Island City Library (5:30 PM)
• Horne Electric Live at Culture Lab LIC (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Queens Botanical Garden thanks its volunteers and workers! Click the link to learn about some of the most important garden workers: the bees. (Queens Botanical Garden via Facebook)
• Queens Borough President Donovan Richards will be at Pomonok Houses today as part of the NYCHA Resource Share Series. Check it out from noon to 3:00 p.m. to access important services in town. (Queens Borough President Donovan Richards via Facebook)
• Queens Chamber of Commerce is recognizing Friend's Tavern. The location is the oldest gay bar in Queens and dubbed an iconic destination in the borough. (Queens Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you tomorrow for your next update.

— Miranda Fraraccio

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.