🌱 Kura Sushi To Open First NYC Location + Home Sales Plunge 56%

Hello again, Queens! It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Patch newsletter. Keep reading for everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town.

But first, today's weather:

Cooler; breezy in the morning. High: 47 Low: 34.

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Here are the top three stories in Queens today:

1. Sushi lovers in New York will be able to grab their meals via a conveyer belt this summer. Kura Sushi will open its first conveyer-belt eatery in Flushing, the first location for New Yorkers. The chain confirmed a 10-year deal in a 3,040-square-foot revolving sushi bar restaurant in the mall portion of Tangram. (Commercial Observer)
2. Between October and December 2022, Queens home sales plummeted 56 percent. MNS Real Estate found that sales dropped from $117 million over the summer to $51 million at the end of the year. Queen home prices also dropped to about $50,000. (Queens Patch)
3. According to Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, over the last three months of 2022, New York's pension fund posted a 4.5 percent return. The pension fund now stands at a value of $242.3 billion. "The equity markets had some difficult times in 2022, but the Fund posted positive results for the quarter," DiNapoli said. (Spectrum News NY1)

Today in Queens:

• Vampire Cirque Cabaret Dinner Show At Liminal Space NYC (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Here’s some Super Bowl trivia for you: 97 NFL players and 20 Super Bowl players since the 1966-67 season have hailed from New York City. Check out more Super Bowl stats from across the country in this new BeenVerified study. (BeenVerified)
• An amazing musical for the whole family is coming to Queens Theatre this weekend! "The Monkey King" is an original musical that takes you on an adventure through the first-ever female Monkey King's battle against Heaven and Earth's most treacherous foes to save her tribe and achieve immortality. (Queens Theatre)
• Are you searching for a last Minute V-Day reservation? Check out the Queens restaurants at the link! (Queens Patch)

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You're all caught up for today. I'll see you soon!

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she earned degrees in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or practicing film photography.