12 Hurt in Queens School Bus Crash – “Twelve people were injured when a school bus collided with a car in Queens Wednesday morning. Fire officials said a call came in about the crash just before 7:30 a.m. It happened at the intersection of 68th Street and the Long Island Expressway service road.” NBC New York
Blooming cherry trees cut down at Queens Borough Hall – “Work on a $17 million atrium behind Queens Borough Hall was halted Tuesday after almost a dozen blooming cherry trees were cut down and fed into a wood chipper. City officials said the seemingly healthy trees were diseased, sparking Queens Borough President Helen Marshall to ask for an inspection of all trees in the leafy courtyard.” New York Daily News
JetBlue Lands at New Headquarters in Long Island City — “New York’s Official Hometown Airline, today opened its new corporate headquarters in Long Island City, Queens.” MarketWatch
Queens Firefighter Cooks Up Donation For Autism – “Astoria firefighter Paul Rut cooked his way to fame recently by taking first prize in a competition aired on the cable TV Food Network. Rut, 55, a 32-year FDNY veteran assigned to Engine Co. 262 in Astoria, was one of four city firefighters to appear in an episode of the popular Chopped competition that aired on March 20.” Queens Gazette
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