🌱 Rising COVID Cases In Astoria And LIC + Queens Veteran Inducted

Hello and happy Wednesday. I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through all the most important things happening in town. Keep scrolling for the scoop.

First, today's weather:

Cooler with a thundershower. High: 70 Low: 62.

Here are the top three stories in Queens today:

1. COVID cases continue to climb in Astoria and Long Island City as subvariants spread. Data shows that in the seven-day period that ended on Saturday, a total of 521 Western Queens residents tested positive for COVID-19 — an 11.4 percent positivity rate, as opposed to the citywide 8.6 percent rate. Within the past 28 days, no Astoria or Long Island City residents have died from the virus. (Patch)
2. A Queens veteran was inducted into the New York State Veterans Hall of Fame over the weekend. On May 21, State Senator Joe Addabbo inducted Staff Sergeant Catalina Gaviria from Hamilton Beach, who started her military career with the U.S. Marine Corps in 2000 as an administrative clerk. The ceremony took place on Saturday at The Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale. (QNS.com)
3. A 72-year-old woman was struck by an apparent stray bullet in her Queens home on Memorial Day. Retired librarian Margaret Henry was sitting at home on 128th Street near 107th Avenue in South Ozone Park when someone in a car fired multiple times through a living room window. The victim was struck in the upper right arm, cops said. (New York Post)

Today in Queens:

• DIY Milk Crate Gardening, At Woodhaven Branch Library (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Marvel Frozen Dairy has opened a soft-serve shop in Astoria, located at 37-01 30th Ave. (Time Out)
• This Friday, Jun. 3, Movie Night at the Garden tickets of Moana will include flower lei making, after-hours admission to the Garden, and a $5 snack voucher! Grab tickets here. (Facebook)
• The Astoria Park Carnival is running from Jun. 1-5. For more information, click here. (Facebook)

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That's it for today! See you tomorrow for your next update.

— 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.