Queens’ Morning Roundup

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By Cristabelle Tumola

News from around the web.
News from around the web.

TODAY’S FORECAST

Friday: Overcast with snow, then a chance of snow and rain in the afternoon. High of 41. Breezy. Winds from the North at 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of snow 80% with accumulations up to 1 in. possible. Friday night: Partly cloudy. Low of 34F with a windchill as low as 25. Breezy. Winds from the North at 10 to 20 mph.

EVENT OF THE DAY: Humps and Bumps

Starting Friday, March 8, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning presents Humps and Bumps, a large-scale public art installation commissioned with the NYC Department of Transportation.  Click here for more info or to submit an event of your own

Winter weather advisory remains in effect as round 2 of storm continues

A wintry mix of snow and rain fell Thursday night across the Tri-State Area during the second part of a winter storm that already brought lashing winds and flooding across the Jersey Shore and parts of Long Island. Read more: CBS New York/AP

City’s jobless rate in January hit 4-month high

New York City’s unemployment rate rose back above 9 percent at the start of 2013, even though the city started the year with more jobs than it had ever had, according to reports released on Thursday. Read more: New York Times 

More thieves swipe unattended iPhones at NYC bars

Reports of iPhone thefts have spiked across the city, but it appears to be in nightclub and bar-packed neighborhoods where victims more frequently pay a hefty cost for a moment of distraction. Read more: NBC New York 

Faux fur at Century 21 fur real, activist claims

Fake fake fur, perhaps, but the fake fur on display may be anything but. So it seems at discount department store Century 21, which has come under fire for allegedly labeling garments as “faux fur” when they were real fur. Read more: Crains New York 

Teen pregnancy posters criticized by Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood of New York City says a new campaign targeting teenage pregnancy stigmatizes teenage parents and their children. Read more: ABC New York 

Congressman King: Bin Laden’s son-in-law captured in Jordan

U.S. officials have captured Osama bin Laden’s spokesman in Jordan, Rep. Peter King announced Thursday. Read more: CBS New York

By Cristabelle Tumola ctumola@queenscourier.com