🌱 One Motorcyclist Dead, Another Injured + Yeshiva Accused Of Coverup

Hi all. I'm back in your inbox this summer morning with your new edition of the Queens Daily. Here's all the local news you need to know right now...

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Here are the top three stories in Queens today:

1. One motorcyclist is dead and another was injured after a collision with a car on Sunday. According to police, the incident happened at about 1:10 p.m. on Beach Channel Drive at Beach 45th Street in Edgemere. One motorcyclist died at the scene, while the other was taken to Jamaica Hospital. The second victim is in critical condition as of Sunday evening. The driver was taken to St. John's Episcopal Hospital where he is expected to recover. (New York Daily News)
2. As New York City nears 500 confirmed monkeypox cases, three new vaccination clinics opened this weekend. Aviation High School in Queens, Bushwick Education in Brooklyn, and Bronx High School of Science played host to pop-up clinics on Sunday. Demand for the vaccine is outpacing supply, but the three locations vaccinated 4,200 New Yorkers for the disease on Sunday. Officials expect more doses to arrive from the federal government in the next week. (CBS New York)
3. A Queens educator at a Forest Hills yeshiva was fired after reporting a molestation, according to allegations in a recently-filed lawsuit. According to the educator, she allegedly witnessed a substitute "touching [a] child in an inappropriate manner." The principal Rabbi Ephraim Ben Mordchai refused to watch the footage and accused the educator of lying, according to the filing. (New York Post)

Today in Queens:

• PEGS Summer Baseball Clinic, At Padavan-Preller Fields (9:00 AM)
• Compost Build Volunteer Days, At Queens Botanical Garden (9:30 AM)
• Yoga, At The Bayside Historical Society Castle (12:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Don't Forget: The Queens Botanical Garden Farmstand is open every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Sunday from 9:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m. The program relies on donations to provide fresh, local food to the community. (Queens Botanical Garden via Facebook)
• Going once... Going twice... Sold! The vintage Redbird subway car put up for auction closed at nearly a quarter of a million dollars. The winner was an anonymous user with the account name "HOUSE32". (AMNY)
• Queens Borough President Donovan Richards shared photos from the Second Annual Youth Bike Jamboree. The event at Borough Hall was filled with games, giveaways, and so much more. Click the link to see the photos. (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.