🌱 Cabán Bashes Plainclothes Officers + Stabbing + Greenway Plan

Get on up, Queens! It's Wednesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Queens.

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Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 42 Low: 36.

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Here are the top three stories in Queens today:

1. NYPD is asking the public for help in identifying a man who is responsible for a stabbing in Queens. On Friday night at 10:10 p.m., a 40-year-old woman was stabbed in the chest and forced to perform a sex act behind a building on 153rd Street near Tuskegee Airman Way in Jamaica. The victim was transported to Jamaica Hospital in stable condition and the suspect took off. (CBS)
2. An Astoria lawmaker is bashing the return of plainclothes NYPD officers in the 114th precinct. On Monday, Council Member Tiffany Cabán took to Twitter to denounce the impending deployment of plainclothes units — stating the units have targeted minorities in the past using stop-and-frisk tactics and were ineffective at reducing crime. The progressive lawmaker states a better strategy would be to invest in the city’s “Crisis Management System,” as a means of reducing violence in the community. (Sunnyside Post)
3. A preliminary Queens greenway plan was announced on Monday by the New York City Parks Department and Department of Transportation. Thanks to The "Destination: Greenways! Study," areas in Central Queens were identified that are prime for the investment into the pedestrian and cyclist pathways that connect borough residents with green space. Under the new plan, the path would run through Queens from Flushing Meadows Corona Park through Kissena Park, Cunningham Park, Alley Pond Park, and Joe Michaels Mile to connect the borough’s parks. (Queens Eagle)

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Today in Queens:

• Ready Set Bank: Getting Acquainted With Online Banking, At Astoria Branch Library (12:00 PM)
• Black History Month: Dr. Ebony Butler Stop The Stigma: Mental Health And The Black Community, At Long Island City Library (12:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Queens Botanical Garden had such a wonderful time ringing in the Year of the Tiger with you. Check out the garden's favorite moments here. (Facebook)
• It’s mid-winter and Queens families at Carleton Manor have spent four months without hot water. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards believes that New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has failed residents and failed to provide the basic services they deserve. (Facebook)
• Howard Beach native Drew Kerr's "Queens Chef Project" is an online exhibition with photos and stories about the borough's wonderful cooks. (Facebook)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. 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, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.