🌱 Shooting At Kloud Tequila Grill + JOKR Expanded To Queens

Get on up, Queens! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and breezy. High: 50 Low: 35.

Here are the top stories in Queens today:

1. Two people were wounded in a shooting at a Queens bar that has previously drawn complaints from neighbors about their out-of-control patrons. The shooting happened outside Kloud Tequila Grill on Northern Boulevard and 193rd Street just before 2:30 a.m. on Saturday. The bar’s owner, Sal Khan, and a 29-year-old were shot and rushed to a local hospital in stable condition. (CBS New York)
2. A Mercedes driver struck an NYPD officer while fleeing a traffic stop in Queens over the weekend. On Saturday afternoon, two cops attempted to stop the vehicle on 22nd Street near 37th Avenue in Long Island City when the motorist took off, hitting one of the officers. The officer, who was struck in the right arm and leg, went to Weill Cornell Medical Center in stable condition. (New York Post)
3. Delta has added daily direct flights from Pensacola International Airport to LaGuardia Airport, beginning Dec. 18. The flight will arrive in Pensacola at 11:30 a.m. CT and depart for New York at 12:30 p.m., with the flight typically taking about two and a half hours. The service is scheduled to run through May 4, 2022. (WEAR)
4. JOKR, a new e-commerce company that provides groceries, household products, alcohol, pet food, and non-prescription medications deliveries to your doorstep within 15 minutes, has expanded to Queens. The company promises to deliver products to its customers at a rapid speed, as long as their app users are located within a 1-mile radius of a company “micro-warehouse” — known as a hub. JOKR originally launched in Latin America in February and entered the U.S. market in June, and is now operating its Queens hub at 11-08 44th Dr., delivering north as far as 36th Avenue and east as far as 34th Street. (Astoria Post)
5. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is closing the Exit 22B ramp from the eastbound Long Island Expressway service road to the westbound Grand Central Parkway in Queens beginning this week. The closures will be on or about Wednesday, Nov. 17, through approximately Monday, Nov. 22, as well as Dec. 1 through approximately Dec. 6, however inclement weather could cause these closures to be rescheduled. To access the westbound Grand Central Parkway during these closures, motorists should take Exit 22 East (College Point Boulevard) and follow the signed detour. (QNS.com)

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Today in Queens:

• Reinvigorating Wise Lives: Handmade Origami Journals Part Three - Glen Oaks Branch Library Virtual (12:00 PM)
• Steps to Successful Interviews Webinar - Glen Oaks Branch Library Virtual (12:00 PM)
• Local History Chat with Oliver - Glen Oaks Branch Library (2:00 PM)

Queens Patch Notebook

• Queens Chamber of Commerce: "Our Transportation Committee is pleased to present Phil Eng, President of the MTA LIRR. During this presentation, which will be moderated by Marlon Taylor, Vice President of the New York & Atlantic Railway Co., Mr. Eng will discuss the future of moving people on the LIRR and the culmination of a historic $6 billion capital program." (Facebook)
• Queens Botanical Garden: "Let's do this! 💪 Join the NYC Compost Project staff on our next Compost Build Day on Monday, 11/22! Volunteers get firsthand experience building a compost windrow. Tasks include emptying food scrap bins, removing contaminates, chopping whole foods, and more. Sign up in link in bio or https://qbgcompostbuilddays2021-22.eventbrite.com" (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.