🌱 Taxi Injures Six + Bar Association Judicial Candidate Evaluations

Hi all. It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Queens Daily. Keep reading for the most important things happening these days in town.

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A couple of showers. High: 66 Low: 64.

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Here are the top three stories today in and around Queens:

1. Three women are in critical condition after a taxi jumped a curb in Manhattan. Six people were injured and one woman had to have her leg amputated after the shocking event. The crash happened just before 1:00 p.m. on Monday. The cab jumped the curb on Broadway at 29th Street. According to authorities, a man on a CitiBike blew through a red light and into the cab's path, causing the collision. A crowd of people worked together to lift the taxi cab off of one of the women, who was pinned by the vehicle. (WABC-TV)
2. New York City and Queens County Bar Associations have released their evaluations of judicial candidates. The evaluations were released just a day before early voting began and just over a week before the primary election day. Both Bar Associations gave Thomas Oliva and Karen Lin an "approval" rating, while other candidates received "not approved" ratings. Read about all of the candidates and their qualifications at the link. (Queens Daily Eagle)
3. The World Cup is coming to Queens! Fans and players were excited to learn that MetLife Stadium was chosen to host FIFA World Cup Matches in 2026. The news comes on the heels of the beginning of construction on the Queensboro FC stadium, which will be completed in 2023. (QNS.com)

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Today in Queens:

• Summer Reading Oceans Of Possibilities: Musical With Lee Knight Online (4:00 PM)
• Cooking Show: Fish In Coconut Sauce, At Peninsula Branch Library (6:00 PM)
• Cooking Show: Fish In Coconut Sauce, At Broad Channel Branch Library (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Queens Borough President Donovan Richards reminds you that early voting is up and running. Early voting will be available until Sunday — click the link to learn more about when and where. (Queens Borough President Donovan Richards via Facebook)
• Queens Botanical Garden wants you to see the drag queens! Tonight, Jun. 22, at the Botanical Garden, there will be performances by drag queens including Selma Nilla beginning at 6:30 p.m. (Queens Botanical Garden via Facebook)
• Queens Economic Development Corporation invites you to the Queens Rises Higher event. This coming Saturday, Jun. 25, at the Kaufman Arts District, anyone can come support Queens creators and small business owners. (Queens Economic Development Corporation via Facebook)

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— 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.