🌱 Gun Trafficking Indictment + Heat Wave Power Outage For Thousands

Hi all. It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Queens Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening locally. Let's do this...

First, today's weather:

Hot; breezy in the afternoon. High: 93 Low: 76.

Here are the top three stories in Queens today:

1. Queens DA Melinda Katz and NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell shared the news of a grand jury indictment against five individuals. The individuals indicted were located in Queens, the Bronx and the State of Tennessee, and were arrested on Wednesday night in relation to the "Iron Pipeline," a major gun-trafficking operation in New York City. Officers recovered 182 firearms in the raid which took place in August 2021. (PIX11 New York News)
2. Joe Crowley's cousin, Elizabeth Crowley, is being challenged by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez-backed candidate Kristen Gonzalez in a New York State Senate race. The seat covers Astoria, Greenpoint, LIC, and other nearby neighborhoods. The two candidates are battling in a crowded primary race for the Aug. 23 Democratic Senate primary race. (New York Post )
3. The heat wave caused thousands of New Yorkers to lose power on Thursday, including more than 500 in Astoria. Con Edison asked tens of thousands of residents to limit their power usage early in the day on Thursday due to "equipment problems." There was a subsequent 8 percent voltage reduction during Con Edison's repairs which caused the outage. Services were restored by Thursday evening. (Spectrum News NY1)

Today in Queens:

• Queensboro Dance Festival Pop Up Performance At Unisphere (6:00 PM)
• LIVE - Violent In Black At Culture Lab LIC (7:00 PM)
• Movie Night: Grease At Queens Botanical Garden (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Queens Botanical Garden is screening Jurassic Park this Saturday, Jul. 23. (Queens Botanical Garden via Facebook)
• On Jul. 23, MoMA PS1 will host a community mural unveiling and "abolitionist tea party" at 2 p.m. Check out the info here: https://bit.ly/3ciZufb (Queens, New York via Facebook)
• A celebration of Native American culture is returning to the Queens County Farm Museum for its 43rd year. The Thunderbird American Indian Powwow, presented in partnership with the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers, returns Friday, Jul. 29, through Sunday, Jul. 31. Find out more information at the link. (Queens Chronicle)

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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.