December 1, 2019 Your Neighborhood — Your News®
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Reports of possible active shooter
at Bayside High School unfounded
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Bayside High School went
into a brief lockdown last week
after a photo circulated on social
media of a person with what appeared
to be a gun on the school’s
campus.
A report from the Citizen app
indicated that at around 12:40
p.m. on Nov. 21, a person with a
gun was reported at the school,
located at 32-24 Corporal Kennedy
St. A photo from Snapchat indicating
a person holding what
appeared to be a gun with the
geo-location set at Bayside High
School was shown to a teacher by
a student.
The NYPD confirmed on Twitter
that the report of a possible
active shooter was unfounded
and the lockdown has been lifted.
Capt. John Hall of the 111th
Precinct said the lockdown was
lifted shortly after 1 p.m. and
that several parents arrived to
pick up students from the school
early. However, a heavier police
presence is expected to stay at
the school for the rest of the day.
Hall said that the photo that
Queens Farm
hosts inaugural
food drive
BY JENNA BAGCAL
In conjunction with the season
of giving, Queens Farm announced
its inaugural food drive in support
of the Queens College, CUNY Food
Pantry.
From Dec. 1 through Dec. 31,
the farm encourages visitors,
neighbors and the public to drop
off packaged, non-perishable foods
to the Farm Store, which is open
daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. All food
donations will go to the Queens
College Knights Table Food Pantry.
The school established the
pantry in fall 2018 in an effort to
support its population of foodinsecure
students. According to
Queens College, the food pantry is
open to matriculated students who
are enrolled in the classes during
the academic year.
“This year we accepted multiple
forms of nutrition assistance
benefits such as SNAP/
EBT benefits, WIC, FMNP Checks
and Health Bucks Fresh Connect
Checks at our seasonal farm
stand and at the farm’s Jamaica
SCI-FI FEVER!
Resorts World Casino invited hundreds of sci-fi enthusiasts to Queens for Wintercon. Photo by Dean Moses
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‘Madeline Sershen Way’
unveiled in Whitestone
BY JENNA BAGCAL
A Whitestone corner will forever bear the
name of Madeline Sershen, the teenager who was
fatally struck while crossing the street in 2018.
On Saturday, Nov. 23, the local community
gathered at the intersection of 16th Avenue and
National Grid lifts moratorium
BY BILL PARRY
National Grid has agreed
to immediately lift its current
moratorium on gas
service to Queens, Brooklyn
and Long Island, Governor
Andrew Cuomo announced
on Monday, less than two
weeks after he threatened to
revoke its certificate to operate
it downstate gas franchise.
The embattled utility
company has identified shortterm
supply mechanisms
that will conservatively meet
demand for approximately
the next two years, allowing
it to restore service to the
more than 1,100 customers
that it had refused and grant
all pending applications.
Additionally, National Grid
will offer $7 million in customer
assistance to address
hardships as a result of the
National Grid and Governor Andrew
Cuomo reached an agreement that
immediately lifts the natural gas
moratorium. Photo via Flickr
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