🌱 Cooking For Rockaway Kids + Motorist Strikes Man Sleeping Under Car

Morning, Queens! I'm back in your inbox this morning with your fresh copy of the Queens Daily. Let's get this Thursday started off right, with a quick review of everything you need to know about what's going on in town...

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy, showers around. High: 73 Low: 61.

Here are the top three stories in Queens today:

1. Kids in Rockaway Park are getting their very own culinary experience. Students at P.S. 317 in Rockaway Park are participating in a new after-school cooking program. Common Threads, a nonprofit program, gives kids an opportunity to learn about the cuisines and cultures of countries around the world. According to a spokesperson for Common Threads, the program was able to flourish in part because of support from Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato. (QNS.com)
2. Flushing Bank will be opening a new location at 85-15 Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst. "Flushing Bank has a long history of serving the diverse, multicultural markets of the New York Metropolitan area," said John R. Buran, President and CEO of Flushing Bank. "This new Elmhurst location will expand our presence in Queens and deepen our relationship with the residents and businesses that reflect the diversity of this market." (GuruFocus.com)
3. A motorist unwittingly drove over a man sleeping under his vehicle. According to police, the bizarre event took place just outside Mt. Zion Cemetery on Maurice Ave. At about 6:50 p.m. on Tuesday, the driver returned to the vehicle, which was a Ford E-350 equipped with a cherry picker, and ran over the victim with the rear tires of the vehicle. Police were notified immediately following the incident. As of Wednesday afternoon, police still have not identified the victim. (New York Daily News)

Today in Queens:

• ECF Wellness and Safety Series Online (10:00 AM)
• The Wealth Of Earth Rivers And Seas Of The Philippines Online (6:00 PM)
• Johnny Meyers at Culture Lab LIC (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Queens Borough President Donovan Richards wants you to know about a FREE show this Saturday. Action Bronson is coming home to Queens to perform at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The show starts at 4:00 p.m. (Queens Borough President Donovan Richards via Facebook)
• Need to get your veggies in? Queens County Farm Museum has launched two pop-up mini markets, open through November. The Queens Borough Hall Farmstand is open on Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and the Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Farmstand is open Fridays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Learn more here. (Queens, New York 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.