🌱 COVID Cases Declining + Astoria Affordable Housing Lottery

Miranda Fraraccio
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Hello, neighbors! It's me again, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Queens Daily.

First, today's weather:

Sunshine and not as cold. High: 31 Low: 24.

Here are the top 3 stories today in Queens:

  1. New York City’s omicron COVID-19 cases have continued to decline over the past week, with no neighborhoods exceeding a 20 percent positivity rate or more than 540 new cases. The transmission rate as of Jan. 25, 2022, which tracks the spread of COVID-19, saw a 50 percent decrease since the week prior. The Flushing/Murray Hill/Queensboro Hill area of Queens had the highest seven-day positivity rate between Jan. 20 and 26, at roughly 16.5 percent. (AMNY)

  2. New York has done an “extraordinary job” bouncing back from this weekend's snowstorm, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Sunday. The National Weather Service reported that by 2 p.m. on Saturday, 7.5 inches of snow had fallen in Central Park, 8.3 inches had fallen at LaGuardia Airport, and 10.3 had fallen at JFK Airport. Officials continue to urge New Yorkers to build additional travel time into their schedules and take extra caution on roads. (Spectrum News NY1)

  3. The affordable housing lottery is now open for 32-72 41st Street, a five-story, 25-unit residential building in Astoria, Queens. Eight units in the building are now available on NYC Housing Connect at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $78,858 to $167,570. Applications must be postmarked or submitted online no later than Feb. 15, 2022. (New York YIMBY)

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Today in Queens:

  • Virtual Crossword Solving, Hosted By Queens Public Library (10:30 AM)

  • Black History Month: Virtual Guided Meditation, Hosted By Queens Public Library (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

  • On Feb. 2, 2022, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., join a live virtual Native Artist Spotlight Panel at Queens Museum to discuss and showcase contemporary art and its influence on our history. (Facebook)

  • This weekend, nearly a foot of snow fell in some Queens neighborhoods. Watch a video of the storm. (CBS New York)

  • How long will COVID-19 vaccine immunity last? New-York Presbyterian Queens shared the latest insights from health experts. (Facebook)

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— 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