🌱 1960s-Era Subway Trains' Last Ride + NYCFC Stadium In Talks?

Good morning, Queens! Let's get you all caught up to start this Monday, December 20 off on an informed note. Here's everything happening in town today.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 38 Low: 32.

Here are the top 3 stories today in Queens:

1. A fleet of R-32 subway trains will be phased out of the system after 58 years of service, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The trains were originally put in commission in the New York City Transit system in 1963 and were the first stainless-steel cars purchased by the transit system. The last runs of the R-32's will begin Dec. 19 along the FD and Q lines; straphangers can also catch these trains on Dec. 26, Jan. 2, and Jan. 9. (ABC 7)
2. Mayor-elect Eric Adams is vowing to re-open talks to help bring New York City FC its own stadium — a message being hailed by Major League Soccer’s newest champs. Since their 2015 debut, NYCFC has played a majority of its home games at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The arrangement has been a nightmare for the club because it must work around the Yankees’ schedule. (New York Post )
3. Three men were shot in front of a shopping center in Queens on Saturday. Just before 4 p.m. on Baisley Boulevard in Jamaica, the men were sitting inside a vehicle when the suspect started shooting at it; all three were taken to Jamaica Hospital. Police say there may have been some type of dispute between the gunman and the victims. (WABC-TV)

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Today in Queens:

• NYS Infectious Disease Prevention Training - HERO Act (9:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Want to catch the year's best films? The Museum of the Moving Image will present its favorites in Curators' Choice 2021, available from Dec. 19 to Jan. 16. (Facebook)
• Local restaurant Queens Bully donated over 100 toys for the borough's Christmas Tree Lighting, bringing smiles to the face of children across Queens. (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.