🌱 Queens Pride Parade And Festival + DOE's Summer Meals Program

Hello, friends! It's Thursday in Queens and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in town. Keep reading for the latest.

First, today's weather:

More humid; afternoon showers. High: 81 Low: 67.

Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. A motorcyclist died after crashing into a brick wall in Queens on Wednesday morning. 28-year-old Thomas Hardy, of St. Albans, was traveling along Utopia Parkway at a high rate of speed when he lost control of his motorcycle at around 12:40 a.m. and slammed into a brick wall fence. The victim was pronounced deceased at New York-Presbyterian Hospital- Queens; no one else was hurt. (Forest Hills Post)
2. After a two-year hiatus, the Queens Pride Parade and Festival will take place on Sunday. Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the 30th annual parade — one of the oldest and largest LGBTQ celebrations in New York City — in Jackson Heights. Beginning at noon, the parade will make its way down 37th Avenue, starting at 89th Street and finishing at the intersection of 37th Avenue and 75th Street. The festival will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. where 37th Road meets 75th Street. (Queens Post)
3. The New York City Department of Education's (DOE) free meal program will run in 85 Queens schools this year. The Summer Meals Program, which runs across all five boroughs until Sept. 2, will be providing free breakfast and lunch meals to students up to the age of 18 beginning on Jun. 28. Registration, identification, or documentation are not required for the kids to receive their free meals.(QNS.com)

Today in Queens:

• Farm Community Volunteer Days, At Queens Botanical Garden (9:30 AM)
• Blood Drive, At John Bowne High School (10:00 AM)
• Mail-A-Book: First Chapters, At Far Rockaway Branch Library (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• The Queens Museum is hiring for four full-time roles: Exhibitions Production Assistant, Media Coordinator, Facilities Manager, and Technical Facilities Assistant.(Facebook)
• Watch as this fan makes a wild one-handed catch on the home run ball while holding a baby during a Mets game. (CBS Sports)
• On Tuesday afternoon, two cars burst into flames near Flushing Meadows Corona Park, according to FDNY. (Patch)
• Governor Hochul, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, and Delta Air Lines have announced the opening of Delta's new Terminal C at LaGuardia Airport, bringing a whole new LGA near completion. (ny.gov)

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That's it for today. I'll see you around!

— 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.