🌱 LaGuardia Air Train At Full Stop + Missing Teen • Daily Digest

Good morning, Queens! It's Thursday, Oct. 14. And now it's official: Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's $2.1 billion LaGuardia Airport AirTrain plan has been stopped in its tracks — and opposition is only accelerating. Get the latest details below.

Today's weather: Not summer, but close enough. Sunshine and warm. High: 77 Low: 61.

Here are the top stories today in Queens:

1. Transportation leaders are saying "no go" to the $2.1 billion LaGuardia Airport AirTrain plan after Gov. Kathy Hochul asked for alternatives to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's initiative. (Patch.com)
2. After leaving home the afternoon of Oct. 11, Little Neck teen Chester Lam hasn't been seen, and police are asking for help to locate the 15 year old. (Patch.com)
3. The Queens Public Library is launching a wellness tour to offer tips on good health and self-care amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (QNS.com)
4. Gov. Kathy Hochul has publicly apologized to senior victims' families for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's failings. (AMNY)
5. Singer-songwriter Paul Simon, who grew up in Queens, is celebrating his 80th birthday with an audiobook that includes new music. (Rolling Stone)
6. Local artists who've been impacted by COVID-19 will perform a showcase at the Queens Theatre. (Broadway World)

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— Kevin Phinney

About me: Kevin Phinney has lived and worked as a writer and editor in Austin, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and New York City. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in El Paso. Phinney attended college in Austin. He has done television work as a reporter and commentator, and is a former host of a weekday drive-time radio show called "Kevin & Kevin in the Morning" on KGSR-FM (now known as Austin City Limits Radio). He is also the author of "Souled American, " a book tracking race relations in America through music. It was published by BILLBOARD Books, and is often used in college classrooms across the country.

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