🌱 12-Year-Old Boy Stabbed + QPL To Supply Over 255 Hotspots

Happy Friday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started. Here's everything happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

A little afternoon rain. High: 58 Low: 57.

Here are the top stories in Queens today:

1. A 12-year-old boy was stabbed by a pal as the two played in a playground by a Queens public school Thursday afternoon, police and education sources said. One of the preteens stabbed the other at about 3 p.m. in the playground in Jamaica next to the Emerson School, which shares a campus with the Richard Grossley Junior High School on 167th St., sources said. The injured boy ran into the school building, while the other boy fled, sources said. Medics took the injured boy to an area hospital. His condition was not immediately known. (New York Daily News)
2. Queens Public Library President and CEO Dennis Walcott announced on Thursday, Oct. 21, that QPL will be supplying more than 255 internet-enabled hotspots for visitors that don’t have internet access at home at Lefrak City, South Jamaica, Astoria, and Long Island City branches. These underserved communities will now have Wi-Fi hotspots thanks to Sterling National Bank, National Grid, and the Thomas & Jeanne Elmezzi Private Foundation for their generous donations of $85,000 to the library. (QNS.com)
3. An American Airlines flight from New York’s Kennedy Airport to Santa Ana, California made an emergency landing in Denver tonight after a passenger attacked a flight attendant. The airline said American Airlines Flight 976 was diverted to Denver after the altercation. There the plane landed safely and the unknown suspect has been arrested. (Amico Hoops)
4. Cops released a video on Thursday showing a gunman opening fire at a Queens gas station, wounding three men as they ran for their lives. An argument broke out outside the Mobil station on Beach Channel Drive near Beach 38th St. in the Rockaways about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, cops said. The victims, a 32-year-old man struck in the groin and both feet, a 35-year-old man shot in the chest, and a 36-year-old man blasted in the left shin, were all taken to local hospitals in stable condition, officials said. (New York Daily News)
5. Cyclists who pass through Oakland Gardens now have over two miles of new bike lanes to use. On Friday, Oct. 22, the Department of Transportation, elected officials, and civic leaders celebrated the unveiling of the bike lane along 73rd Avenue, which connects serves as the most direct connection between Cunningham Park and Alley Pond Park and has become a popular route for cyclists traveling to the Eastern Queens Greenway. (QNS.com)

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Today in Queens:

• Hunter College [College Office] [Public calendar] (All Day)
• PENN State/Main Campus [College Office] [Public calendar] (All Day)
• Healthy Nutrition for Seniors - Glen Oaks Branch Library (10:00 AM)
• LIVE at Culture Lab LIC - Free Outdoor Concerts with Robert Whaley (7:00 PM)
• Culture Lab's Emergence Residency Program Presents: My Favorite Person (7:00 PM)

Queens Patch Notebook

• Queens Borough President Donovan Richards: "Earlier this month, my Chief of Staff & Senior Advisor Franck D. Joseph II presented Justice Lenora Gerald w/ a proclamation at her retirement ceremony. We salute the Justice for her years of service & outstanding efforts to provide equal justice under law. #ThrowbackThursday" (Facebook)
• Queens Chamber of Commerce: "One of the most anticipated holidays for our Hindu residents and business owners, we were happy to kick off #Diwali preparations with the Floral Park/Bellerose Indian Merchants Association, Inc. - F-Bima, NYPD Desi Society, and special guest Council Member Barry S. Grodenchik at Santoor Indian Restaurant. We began by lighting candles to Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth, to bring in the new year, and ended with an abundance of food from Santoor." (Facebook)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.

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