🌱 Bronx Highway Sign Causes Twitter Battle + White Castle Closed

Miranda Fraraccio
Updated ·3 min read

Happy Thursday, people of Queens! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Sun mixing with clouds; cold. High: 31 Low: 27.

Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

  1. A typo on a Bronx highway sign sparked a battle of the boroughs between two borough presidents. On Wednesday, Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson posted a photo on Twitter of a newly installed highway sign that reads "Welcome to the Bronx" and below that "Boro Pres Donovan Richards," who is Borough President of Queens. From there, the light-hearted exchange took off as Richards responded, stating that Queens is "by far the best borough in NYC." (NBC New York)

  2. White Castle permanently closed its Jackson Heights location on Wednesday, after being in operation at that site since 1935. Jamie Richardson, vice president at White Castle, did not give a reason for the restaurant's closure, however, all the employees at the Jackson Heights location have been offered positions at other locations. The Jackson Heights restaurant, located at 88-08 Northern Blvd., is the only White Castle location in Queens that is closing. (Jackson Heights Post)

  3. Police are continuing to look for a Queens man who has been missing for over a month. 39-year-old Trevor Wintz has been missing since Dec. 14 and was last seen around 7:00 a.m. inside his Queens Village home, located on 214th Place, near 93rd Avenue, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, a black hat, blue jeans, and sneakers. He is described as standing 5 feet, 3 inches tall, weighing around 210 lbs., with brown eyes. (WPIX 11 New York)

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Today in Queens:

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From my notebook:

  • The Queens Museum is excited to share that Gianina Enriquez, the Queens Museum's Community Organizer, is one of the fifty individuals across the country honored by the Institute for Nonprofit Practice for service in the community amidst the global pandemic. (Facebook)

  • You can find information for this week’s COVID-19 testing sites hosted by NYC Health + Hospitals here in Queens. Vaccination and boosters are available at select sites for those who haven’t received their shots yet. (Facebook)

  • Spring and summer kids' programs are returning to the Queens Botanical Garden! Registration opens next Wednesday, Feb. 2. (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Thursday off right! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with your next update.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners, and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.

This article originally appeared on the Queens Patch