🌱 9-Year-Old Gets Vaccine + Forest Hills Students Slashed

Good day, people of Queens! Miranda Fraraccio here with your brand-new edition of the Queens Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 52 Low: 39.

Here are the top stories in Queens today:

1. The 9-year-old who emptied her piggy bank for first responders received a COVID-19 vaccine in Queens. Desiree Mohammadi, the Long Island native who used her money to donate $52 for snacks for first responders back in May of 2020, was among some of the young children who received their first vaccine on Thursday. She was joined by her parents, as well as Sandra Lindsay, the Long Island nurse who was the first American to receive a COVID vaccine. (CBS New York)
2. Two Queens entrepreneurs have been selected to showcase their businesses at the Winter Village in Bryant Park. As part of Bank of America’s Small Business Spotlight to empower entrepreneurs, Kalsang Pottery, Blue Paws Art, and two other NYC-based minority-owned businesses will be given a rent-free booth for two weeks each to reach new customers. Kalsang Pottery will have a booth from Nov. 15-26, and Blue Paws Art will be at the village from Dec. 13-Jan. 2. (Western Queens Gazette)
3. Two teenagers were slashed during a brawl that took place about a block east of the entrance to Forest Hills High School. Officers responded to find a 15-year-old boy who suffered a puncture wound to his left hand, and a 14-year-old boy with a slash wound to his right arm. Cops recovered the 14-year-old male suspect near the crime scene as well as a switch blade allegedly used in the fight. (AMNY)
4. Museum Of The Moving Image and Reverse Shot will present a new edition of See It Big, their signature series devoted to big-screen movie experiences, focused on films that push cinematic style into excess. See It Big: Extravaganzas! will be presented in two parts, with part one running from Nov. 5 through Dec. 19. All films will screen in the Redstone Theater or Bartos Screening Room at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria. (Western Queens Gazette)
5. 311 data shows there have been widespread missed garbage collections throughout Queens in 40 ZIP codes that encompass at least 29 neighborhoods. Many believe the slowdown or lack of services from the DSNY is a response to Mayor de Blasio’s vaccine mandate for city workers. De Blasio called the slowdown in services “unacceptable” and DSNY has declared that days off for sanitation workers have been canceled. Employees will be required to work a Sunday shift and will take on a 12-hour schedule as a means to create additional capacity for the workload. (Queens Chronicle)

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Queens Patch Notebook

• Queens Borough President Donovan Richards: "May the beautiful festival of lights illuminate your path and bring forth happiness, love and prosperity. Wishing you all a very Happy Diwali!" (Facebook)
• Queens Botanical Garden: "Try your hand at floral design and create your own centerpiece to display at home for the holidays! On Sunday, 11/21, Floral Design: Holiday Centerpiece participants will be introduced to tips and techniques used by pros. This workshoptakes place outdoors, so please dress for the weather. All materials included. Recommended for adults and children ages 10+ (accompanied by participating adult). Does not include parking." (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.