🌱 Elmhurst Water Main Break + Two More Sikh Men Attacked In Same Spot

Happy Thursday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

A heavy t-storm in the p.m.. High: 77 Low: 52.

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Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. A water main break sent a high-pressure stream of water shooting above a Queens intersection on Wednesday morning. Water was seen shooting into the air and onto nearby buildings and traffic lights at the corner of Kneeland Avenue and Manilla Street in Elmhurst. The break caused a sinkhole at the site of the stream and approximately 300 residents and four businesses were impacted. (CBS New York)
2. NYPD is trying to uncover the identity of a burglar who broke into a Queens office last month and stole cell phones. On Mar. 9, a man gained entry into an office at 150-11 Hillside Avenue in Jamaica, where he stole three cell phones and then fled the scene eastbound on Hillside Avenue. The suspect has been described as a bald, light-skinned man with a white mask over his face. (1010 WINS)
3. Two Sikh men were attacked and robbed in the same location where another 70-year-old Sikh man was assaulted on Apr. 3. The two victims, ages 64 and 76, were beaten with a wooden stick by two men on Tuesday near the corner of Lefferts Boulevard and 95th Avenue in Queens. According to local community leader Japneet Singh, both men were transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in stable condition and one of the victims received stitches above his eye. (Queens Post)

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Today in Queens:

• Cafe Des Artistes: A Focus On Modern Art, At Broadway Branch Library (11:00 AM)
• Sift & Bag Your Own Compost Event, At Queens Botanical Garden (12:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Don't miss these two new open houses in and around Queens! (Queens Patch)
• Some Astoria workers are rallying in support of the first Queens Starbucks store to unionize. (The Indypendent)
• MoMI will be screening Oscar-winning costume designer Tony Walton's films “Murder on the Orient Express” and “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” on Apr. 16 and 17. (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday. See you all tomorrow morning 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.