🌱 Bayside Blood Drive + Queens Grandma's Death Ruled A Homicide

Up and at 'em, Queens! Let's get you started this Saturday with everything you need to know going on around Queens today.

First, today's weather:

Some sun, then clouds. High: 44 Low: 41.

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Here are the top three stories in Queens today:

1. Amid New York City's ongoing "blood emergy," Bayside residents will soon have the opportunity to help. On Monday, Mar. 7, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament will host a blood drive at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Donors must wear a mask and symptom-screen for COVID-19; if recently recovered from COVID, they must be symptom-free for 14 days. (Patch)
2. On Friday, police officially classified the death of a Queens grandma as a homicide. On Nov. 26, GuiYing Ma was attacked by a large rock, entering a coma after the assault; she ultimately succumbed to her injuries on Feb. 22. Elisaul Perez was arrested in the attack on Ma. (WPIX 11 New York)
3. A Department of Corrections employee was arrested while on duty on Thursday, now facing charges for several crimes. According to the NYPD, Brandon Pearce was charged with burglary, criminal mischief, aggravated cruelty to animals, and criminal trespassing. Police from Jamaica's 113th Precinct arrested Pearce around 7:45 a.m. (QNS.com)

Today in Queens:

• Stop 'N' Swap - CAMBA Sheepshead Bay Cornerstone (12:00 PM)
• New York’s Ocean Wonder: Hudson Canyon: Hunters Point Environmental Education Center Program - Sunnyside Branch Library (2:00 PM)
• Building Wild Patches: A Hunters Point Environmental Education Center Program - Glen Oaks Branch Library (2:00 PM)
• Kupferberg Presents: ANAT COHEN QUARTETINHO - LeFrak Concert Hall (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Queens Chamber of Commerce has joined the condemnation of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. (Facebook)
• The Queens Botanical Garden is hosting its next Compost Build Volunteer Day on Monday, Mar. 7. Learn more about volunteering on the Garden's Facebook page. (Facebook)
• Commonpoint Queens recently celebrated the ribbon-cutting of its new Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Adolescent Mental Health Wing in Little Neck. (Facebook)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. 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, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.