Trader Joe's Says No To Queens+430 Abandoned Cars • Daily Digest

Good morning, Queens! Today is Thursday, Sept. 30.

Some kids want a pony. Some spouses want a vacation home or a trip around the world. Queens residents just want a Trader Joe's they don't have to schlep to when they need to shop. But as we found out, the wait isn't over. See our story below.

Today's weather: Perfect for the season: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 66 Low: 51.

Here are the top stories in Queens today:

1. With the Stop & Shop in Little Neck set to close next month, Bayside residents have beseeched Trader Joe's to consider opening a store there. But the chain says it has "no plans" for now. (Patch.com)
2. Somehow, there are well over 400 abandoned cars lining the streets of Bayside. Just how many of these clunkers are clustered close to you? We've mapped them out. (Patch.com)
3. An American Airlines employee claims in a new lawsuit that the abuse he suffered for years ended when he was fired — after requesting time off to care for his cancer-stricken wife. (Patch.com)
4. The borough of Queens leads the city's vaccination efforts, as nearly 90 percent of adult residents have been jabbed at least once. (Flushing Post)
5. A webinar is now being offered on ovarian cancer prevention, screening and treatment at New York-Presbyterian Queens. (QNS.com)

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— Kevin Phinney

About me: Kevin Phinney has lived and worked as a writer and editor in Austin, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Seattle and New York City. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and was raised in El Paso. Phinney attended college in Austin. He has done television work as a reporter and commentator, and is a former host of a weekday drive-time radio show called "Kevin & Kevin in the Morning" on KGSR-FM (now known as Austin City Limits Radio). He is also the author of "Souled American, " a book tracking race relations in America through music. It was published by BILLBOARD Books, and is often used in college classrooms across the country.

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