School Bus Co. In Trouble+School Sports In Public | Queens Daily

We made it to the weekend, Queens, and the weather looks like it's going to help you relax and enjoy some time away from work. In today's newsletter, a school bus driver was accused of dropping kids at the wrong place in Long Island City and school sports teams can now have live spectators following a Bayside protest.

Your weekend weather:

• Saturday: Clouds and breaks of sun. High: 59 Low: 48.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny. High: 60 Low: 58.

Here are the top stories today in Queens:

1. A school bus company is in trouble for apparently dropping kids off at the wrong place, the latest is a series of mishaps (Patch)
2. Public school athletes can now compete in front of spectators after protesters, including many in Bayside, claimed the COVID-19 restrictions are damaging kids' futures (Patch)
3. The governor signed a bill allowing candidates to use chosen names in bids for office (Queens Daily Eagle)
4. A group of robbers is wanted for a series of violent attacks in Queens (FOX 5 NY)
5. Permits have been filed for 44-01 Northern Boulevard in Astoria, Queens (New York YIMBY)
6. "Like a Dream": A Queens father has been spared from deportation to Haiti (Documented NY)

This weekend in Queens:

Saturday, October 23

• Volleyball Tournament - Francis Lewis High School (12:00 AM)
• ACT Test - Francis Lewis High School (12:00 AM)
• Fall Bird Walks with NYC Audubon - Queens Botanical Garden (9:30 AM)
• Virtual Saturday Science Lab with the Discovery Team: Reptiles (11:00 AM)
• Met: Live in HD - Long Island City High School (11:00 AM)
• Queens Underground Black and Brown Film Festival & Costume Party (Adults) (6:30 PM)
• LIVE at Culture Lab LIC - Free Outdoor Concert with Hyeseon Hong Jazz (7:00 PM)

Sunday, October 24

• LIVE at Culture Lab LIC - Free Outdoor Concert with Brass Queens, John the Martyr, Stoop Kids (9:00 AM)
• Free Comedy Screening - Art Thou An Artisté? Yes, I Arted. (7:30 PM)

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— Adam Nichols

About me: Adam Nichols is in charge of New York City coverage at Patch and currently oversees our 36 (and growing) neighborhoods in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Previously he was Senior Editor at DNAinfo, helping build that website from inception into a leading local news source. Adam has worked at the New York Post, the New York Daily News and daily regional newspapers in the United Kingdom, as well as teaching a hyperlocal news course at Seton Hall University.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Queens Daily? I'm all ears. You can contact me at Adam.Nichols@patch.com.