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In today's newsletter:

  • Five Queens districts get faster track for new affordable housing
  • What's inside Louis Armstrong House Museum's powerful new Queens exhibit?
  • Why a national breast cancer walk is happening live in Queens

Also on today's calendar: The Compost Collective Fall Market and 23 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A passing afternoon shower, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 72, low: 58.
  • Sunday: Chance of a little p.m. rain, with a high of 65 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 5 Queens Districts Selected For Affordable Housing Fast Track (patch.com) — Queens residents in five community districts, including Corona, Elmhurst, Ridgewood, and Bayside, are set to see a faster approval process for new affordable housing starting January 1, 2027. These areas, which have produced relatively few affordable units in recent years, will get a streamlined 90-day public review while keeping community input, environmental review, and landmark protections in place.
   

2. Louis Armstrong House Museum in Queens Opens New Exhibit 'Armstrong in Ghana' (iloveny.com) — Queens residents can now visit a new year-long "Armstrong in Ghana" exhibition at the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona, exploring the jazz legend's powerful connection to newly independent Ghana. The show features rare archival materials, new artwork, live performances, and talks that link Armstrong's legacy to the African diaspora. Local education programs and community activations will continue alongside the exhibit.
   

3. 'Good Morning America' hosts live breast cancer awareness walk (abcnews.com) — Queens is in the national spotlight as "Good Morning America" leads a live breast cancer awareness walk here to kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The event ties into American Cancer Society's Making Strides walks nationwide, encouraging residents to join local walks, support survivors, and learn more about their own breast cancer risk this October.
   

4. Study finds city-level fire data can hide what's happening block by block (phys.org) — New research using a decade of FDNY data shows that while overall structural fires declined citywide, parts of Queens bucked the trend, with eastern Queens seeing rising fire incidents and northwestern Queens facing slower response times. The study suggests that block-by-block risk can differ sharply from borough averages, underscoring why Queens residents and officials should pay attention to neighborhood-level fire safety and response patterns.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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