🌱 The Halal Guys Opening In Queens Center Mall + City Bus Hits Teen

Get on up, Queens! Let's get you all caught up to start this Thursday, April 7 off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know in Queens today.

First, today's weather:

Periods of rain. High: 51 Low: 48.

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Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. The Halal Guys will be opening a new location at the Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst. The new location will feature traditional menu items The Halal Guys is known for — its gyro sandwiches, falafels, and rice platters, which are served with meat and its signature white sauce. An official opening date has yet to be announced; however, according to Franchise owner Dr. Jack Yeung, a Connecticut-based pharmacist who owns and operates several Halal Guys restaurants, the eatery will open by the end of spring. (LIC Post)
2. A serial robber stole $1,000 from a Northeast Queens Bank on Tuesday, marking his second heist in the past several days. According to the NYPD, the man walked into an Oakland Garden Chase Bank at around 3:15 p.m., located on 73rd Avenue near Bell Boulevard, and passed a teller a note demanding money. The suspect, who got away with the money, is described as a 30-something-year-old man who stands at 5-feet, 10-inches. (Patch)
3. A city bus struck and critically injured a 15-year-old on an electric scooter in Queens. According to police, the teen was riding the scooter near the corner of Seneca and Gates Aves. on Tuesday afternoon in Ridgewood when a B13 bus heading west on Gates struck him. The victim was transported to Brookdale Hospital with severe body trauma. (Yahoo)

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Today in Queens:

• Cafe Des Artistes: A Focus On Modern Art, At Long Island City Library (11:00 AM)
• Creating Impactful Resumes Webinar, At Woodhaven Branch Library (2:00 PM)
• Ask An Accountant - Taxes For Small Businesses, At Queens Business Outreach Center (2:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Four Queens lawmakers are calling on the city to terminate its contract with the Wyndham Hotel in Fresh Meadows, which has been used to house more than 100 released detainees from Rikers Island during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Twitter)
• A garbage fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon in Forest Park, prompting fire officials to issue an all-hands call for firefighters to come to the park. (Patch)
• Flushing Town Hall has awarded over $100,000 in grant funding to Queens-based artists and organizations. (QNS.com)

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— 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.