🌱 Jet Ski Rescue In Jamaica Bay + Track Replacement Begins Friday

Hey, everybody! It's Thursday in Queens and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening in town. Let's do it...

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and very warm. High: 88 Low: 73.

Here are the top three stories in Queens today:

1. A scene from an action film played out in Jamaica Bay yesterday morning. NYPD divers leaped from a helicopter into the bay to help a man whose jet ski had overturned. According to police, the call came at 8:00 a.m. for help after the man's jet ski overturned due to the choppy waters in the bay. The man was taken to Floyd Bennett Field where he required no further medical attention. See the exciting rescue video at the link. (NBC New York)
2. The J and Z lines will be shut down for track replacement beginning on Friday. The MTA sent out a reminder to subway riders that the track replacement work on J and Z lines will begin on Friday, Jul. 1, and continue for two months. During the replacement of the 40-year-old track and third rail, no J or Z trains will visit the Jamaica Center Parsons/Archer station or the Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue-JFK Airport stop. (QNS.com)
3. The Armory Show will bring large-scale sculptures to the US Open. The global sporting competition will feature sculptures from artists of underrepresented backgrounds on the grounds of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The partnership is a continuation of The Armory Off-Site program which began last year. Works by artists like Gerald Chukwuma, Jose Dávila, and Luzene Hill will be featured in the show. (The Art Newspaper)

Today in Queens:

• Corporate Volunteer Day at Queens Botanical Garden (9:30 AM)
• Farm Community Volunteer Days at Queens Botanical Garden (9:30 AM)
• Compost Beautification Community Volunteer Day at Queens Botanical Garden (1:00 PM)
• Jennah Vox at Culture Lab LIC (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Feeling like some authentic Italian pasticciera and caffe? TF Cornerstone announced the opening of Santa Chiara at 5241 Center Boulevard. Check it out today! (Western Queens Gazette)
• Looking to see the fireworks? ABC 7 has everything you need to know about Monday night's Macy's fireworks show. (WABC-TV)
• Queens Borough President Donovan Richards attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new FDNY EMS Station 49. See photos of the ceremony in Astoria at the link. (Queens Borough President Donovan Richards via Facebook)

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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.