🌱 Foreman Indicted For Ridgewood Scam + Concept Coffee In LIC

Good morning, neighbors! Miranda Fraraccio here with the latest edition of the Queens Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and breezy. High: 73 Low: 55.

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Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. On Monday afternoon, severe thunderstorms grounded 400 planes in New York City. According to the data-tracking service Flight Aware, across the city, over 460 flights at New York City regional airports were canceled and 875 others were delayed on Monday, as of 5:00 p.m. LaGuardia Airport experienced the brunt of it, with over 200 flights grounded and an additional 330-plus delayed. JFK saw about 70 canceled flights and an additional 250 flight delays. (Queens Patch)
2. The foreman at a construction site at a Queens school was indicted by a grand jury for exploiting workers. According to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, 52-year-old Komal Singh stole thousands of dollars from employees by allegedly taking kickbacks from employees working on a School Construction Authority (SCA) project at P.S. 71 in Ridgewood. Singh was arraigned before Queens Supreme Court Justice Stephen Knopf on Wednesday, May 11, in a grand jury indictment charging him with multiple counts of grand larceny. (QNS.com)
3. A previously closed coffee shop is reopening this week under new ownership — and with a twist. On Thursday, Concept Coffee is opening at 44-61 11th St. in a space previously occupied by The Mill. The new space will function as a coffee shop, as well as a gathering place for local real estate agent — and the co-owner of Concept Coffee — Kayla Lee to meet her clients. (Queens Post)

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Today in Queens:

• Farm Community Volunteer Days, At Queens Botanical Garden (9:30 AM)
• Networking Webinar, At East Elmhurst Branch Library (12:00 PM)
• Astoria After School Program, At Astoria Heights Playground (2:30 PM)
• 2022 Queens Power 100, At The Bordone LIC (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Check out who's hiring in and near Queens! Patch and ZipRecruiter have teamed up to curate a list of this week's newest job openings. (Queens Patch)
• The Queens Museum celebrated its 50th anniversary last week. (QNS.com)
• In its ongoing efforts to combat cancer in Far Rockaway, which has a higher incidence rate when compared to surrounding neighborhoods, St. John's Episcopal Hospital opened the new Margaret O. Carpenter Women's Health Center earlier this month. (Twitter)

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• Local Musicians team up with Clean Rite Center and Subway Restaurants for Clothing Drive (May 21)
• Electronics Recycling Event, Saturday the 21st, 10 am to 2 pm (May 21)
• Nutrition! Art! Music! Free Workshop for Seniors with Hospital for Special Surgery (May 25)
• Accentuate the Positive (May 28)
• The Little Neck-Douglaston Memorial Day Parade (May 30)
• The Learning Experience- Summer Camp Ages 2-10 years old LIMITED Space Available (May 31)
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Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you all tomorrow morning 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.