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Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. How a City Council Member Lives on $148,500 in Queens (nytimes.com) — A Queens City Council member representing Astoria opens up about how she stretches a $148,500 salary while facing a $3,000 rent, high health-care costs, and student loans that were only recently forgiven. Her detailed budget, from groceries to dog care and chronic pain treatments, mirrors the tradeoffs many Queens residents make to stay in New York City.
2. US Park Police search for trio on dirt bikes after officer severely injured in Queens (audacy.com) — Federal authorities are searching for three dirt bike riders after a U.S. Park Police officer was severely injured during an attempted traffic stop near Fort Tilden in the Rockaways. The trio fled from Queens and were last seen on Nostrand Avenue in south Brooklyn, and investigators are asking anyone with information to contact the Park Police tip line.
3. Made Fresh Salads Recalls Every Deli Salad and Cream Cheese It Makes for Listeria — the Third Recall from This Plant in Under a Year (foodpoisonjournal.com subscription) — If you've bought deli salads or cream cheese in Queens recently, you may have products tied to a major Listeria recall from Made Fresh Salads in Bay Shore. Because many items were repacked into unlabeled deli containers, local shoppers are urged to ask stores about their suppliers, discard questionable items, clean refrigerators thoroughly, and contact a doctor if they develop symptoms after possible exposure.
4. No One Could Save Anyone: Queens Man Recounts Deadly Flood in Nepal (nepyork.com) — A Queens Village resident who returned to his hometown in Betrawati, Nepal, recounts surviving a catastrophic flash flood that killed many relatives and neighbors. His firsthand account describes the terrifying speed of the water, the massive destruction, and his calls for better early-warning systems, safer infrastructure, and long-term support for displaced families.
5. Queens residents remember 9/11 as 25th anniversary approaches (qns.com) — Queens residents share vivid, personal memories of September 11 as the 25th anniversary approaches, recalling how the attacks upended ordinary school days, medical appointments, and commutes. Their stories from Richmond Hill, Forest Hills, and other neighborhoods highlight loss, fear, and enduring grief, but also gratitude for loved ones who made it home and a determination that the borough will not forget.
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