🌱 P.S. 166 COVID Closure + Brooklyn Dumpling Shop In Queens

Welcome back, Queens! Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started off right. Here are the most important things going on in Queens today.

First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds. High: 60 Low: 55.

Here are the top stories in Queens today:

1. A public elementary school in Queens was forced to close its doors due to a COVID outbreak, becoming the city’s second related closure since school started. Effective yesterday, P.S. 166, The Henry Gradstein School in Astoria, will be all-remote until Monday, Nov. 22. Between Nov. 2 and Nov. 8, three staff members and 19 students at the school tested positive for COVID. No teachers have tested positive since the school year started. (WPIX 11 New York)
2. Brooklyn Dumpling Shop continues its domination of the New York food scene. The company announced that they have signed a deal to bring five franchises to Queens, as well as two to Staten Island. The "dumpling automat" offers a wide variety of flavors, ranging from classic pork to breakfast croissant-dumpling hybrids. (RestaurantNews.com)
3. Millions of women left the workforce during the COVID crisis, many doing so due to a lack of reliable, affordable childcare. That's why State Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Queens) has made universal childcare across New York one of her top priorities. Ramos, who is also a mother of two, envisions the state providing free childcare for those making minimum wage and then instituting a sliding scale for higher earners. (New York Daily News)
4. A suspect has been arrested for the fatal 2020 shooting of a 25-year-old Queens man over a parking spot. 36-year-old Hector Crespo was charged with murder and gun possession in the death of Vickram Sewsankar in Long Island City. The victim was reportedly shot and killed in a dispute over a parking spot; police could not confirm a motive. (New York Daily News)
5. A Queens man has been convicted of securities and wire fraud conspiracies relating to the foreign exchange market. John Won conspired with co-defendant Tae Hung Kang and others in a scheme to defraud victims, who were largely members of NYC's Korean-American community, into investing in foreign exchange trading accounts and in their company. When sentenced, Won faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. (Department of Justice)

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Today in Queens:

• Celebrate Your Favorite Veteran With Patriotic Flowers (9:00 PM)

Queens Patch Notebook

• Queens Borough President Donovan Richards: "The Olde Towne of Flushing Burial Ground Conservancy is the sacred ground to many hardworking souls who were not given the proper respect and recognition they deserved. Privileged to be a part of this celebratory ribbon cutting to commemorate the redesigned memorial plaza here in Flushing." (Facebook)
• Queens Botanical Garden: "The Garden is OPEN on Veterans Day, tomorrow, Thursday, 11/11, 8am to 4:30pm. From November through March, enjoy FREE admission at the Garden. #VeteransDay #ThankYouVeterans #ThankYouVets #QueensBotanicalGarden" (Facebook)
• Queens Chamber of Commerce: "Learn how you can cash in on the first real estate market to return to pre-pandemic heights, at Network for Success at Shi LIC, an event built by our Banking & Law Committee and our Real Estate Committee." (Facebook)
• Queens Chamber of Commerce: "On #VeteransDay, veterans, service members and military spouses can visit Starbucks for a free tall hot brewed coffee (12 oz) (At participating U.S. stores. Limit one per customer. Café and drive-thru only.)" (Facebook)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.