🌱 Three Burned By Transformer Explosion + 24/7 Speed Cameras

Hey, Queens. I'm here in your inbox per usual to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on around town. Let's do this...

First, today's weather:

Sunshine, humid and warmer. High: 90 Low: 73.

Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. Three were injured when a transformer exploded at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The three were injured with "major burns" according to fire officials. The explosion happened around 1:40 p.m. at the Flushing Meadows tennis center near Meridian Road according to FDNY. As of Monday evening, there is no word on the cause of the explosion. (Patch)
2. COVID-19 cases are down by 15 percent in New York State. However, hospitalizations and deaths are up in the aftermath of the latest BA.5 wave. Last week, 44,235 cases were reported in New York. That's down from 52,115 the previous week. However, the number of hospitalizations increased by about 25 percent. (The Journal News)
3. A law passed in June granted NYC the power to keep speed cameras active 24 hours a day. Starting yesterday, that's just what the city decided to do. That means that all of the speed cameras around town will watch for drivers going 10 miles per hour over the speed limit all the time. Before this, the cameras would monitor streets from 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on weekdays. (Gothamist)

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Today in Queens:

• Farm Community Volunteer Days at Queens Botanical Garden (9:30 AM)
• Slavic Soul Party at Gantry Plaza State Park (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Queens Botanical Garden is hosting a movie night next Saturday! Click the link to buy tickets to see The Princess and the Frog. (Queens Botanical Garden via Facebook)
• Protesters rallied against a proposed soccer stadium in Willets Point. The protesters want affordable housing instead. (QNS)
• Do you know who's running in your congressional district? As elections approach on Aug. 23, learn who's running for each seat. (City & State)

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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.