🌱 Deadly Collision Claims Two + Man Slashed On Subway Platform

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First, today's weather:

Times of clouds and sun. High: 86 Low: 70.

Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. Two people are dead after a tractor-trailer and an ATV collided on Friday. The crash happened just before 2:00 a.m. in Queens Plaza at Jackson Avenue in Long Island City. The two people who died were passengers on the ATV. The driver of the tractor-trailer remained at the scene and is cooperating with police. (FOX 5 New York)
2. A man was slashed multiple times with a knife while waiting on a subway platform on Wednesday morning. According to police, the 26-year-old was slashed in the face, arm, and back before his cellphone was stolen. The NYPD is searching for the suspect, who was caught on camera and can be seen at the link. The victim was treated for his wounds at a local hospital. (PIX11 New York News)
3. A local organization called the Queens Climate Project is working to encourage neighborhood co-ops to install solar panels. The move would not normally be possible for individual co-ops, but if they work in conjunction they would be able to make it happen, according to Green Buildings Task Force head Rebecca Fenton. Click the link to read more about the organization and its efforts to fight climate change. (Habitat magazine)

Today in Queens:

• Pet Adoptions at The Pet Market (12:00 PM)
• Poetry In The Park at King Manor Museum (12:00 PM)
• Hannah Ray & Sam Phelps, And Ska Orchestra at Culture Lab LIC (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Queens Botanical Garden invites you to the QBGFarm. It's open today from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Proceeds go to providing fresh food to the community. (Queens Botanical Garden via Facebook)
• Borough Hall on Your Block is headed to Jamaica. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards invites you out to Idlewild Park for a clean-up at 8:30 a.m., followed by senior day at Rochdale Village from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Queens Borough President Donovan Richards via Facebook)
• The Shops at Skyview is hosting an End of Summer Bash today.Bubble tea, school supplies, and games will be available for each guest. (Queens, New York via Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— 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.