🌱 Teens Hurt In Fight That Began Online + Queens Rallies For Abortion

Morning, Queens! Here's everything you need to know to get this Friday started off right. Here's everything going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy with a shower. High: 68 Low: 60.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Queens today:

1. Queens residents, activist groups, and elected officials rallied for reproductive rights after the release of a document indicating the imminent loss of nationwide access to abortions. About 100 people carried signs in support of safe and legal abortions, and leaders said that while abortion is protected by New York State law, expanding access is still necessary. (Queens Chronicle)
2. City Parks Foundation has fully brought back free in-person sports programming for seniors. The program, which helps seniors stay physically active, held only Zoom classes during the COVID-19 pandemic and offered in-person events in the fall of 2021, but at a limited capacity. Now, everyone in the program can return to the parks to participate in tennis, fitness walking, and yoga, as well as other sports. (QNS.com)
3. A social media argument escalated into a physical altercation outside of a McDonald’s in Queens, leaving two teenage girls badly injured. According to police, the three suspects, also teenagers, were arrested after repeatedly punching and using a stun gun on the victims. Authorities said the victims suffered swelling and bruising but are expected to recover. (NBC New York)

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Today in Queens:

• Queens Memory Oral History Interviewing Workshop - Glen Oaks Branch Library (2:00 PM)
• HAO BANG-AH Tiger! - Woodside Branch Library (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Grand Slam is coming back to Queens! All Elite Wrestling’s President and CEO Tony Khan said that the special will return later this year to Arthur Ashe Stadium and will become an annual tradition. (Pro Wrestling News Hub)
• Visiting museums with children can be exciting and educational, but it can also get expensive. Here’s a list of museums in New York City that offer free admission so you can enjoy a fun family activity without worrying about the price! (New York Family)

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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.