🌱 Heart Sculpture On Display + Far Rockaway Woman Indicted

Up and at 'em, Queens! Let's get this Thursday started. Here's everything you need to know around town today.

First, today's weather:

Breezy with clouds and sun. High: 49 Low: 31.

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Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. Through the end of the month, a giant heart paying tribute to healthcare workers will be on display in Queens. New Yorkers walking by the Long Island City waterfront promenade at Hunter's Point South Park will find the public art piece which was sculpted by Sergio Furnari. The giant stainless steel red heart is on a mini “love tour” of the city and was last seen in Oct. in Central Park. (Time Out New York)
2. A woman was indicted for stabbing her female neighbor to death inside a Far Rockaway apartment last month. According to Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz, 48-year-old Evelyn Cruz has been charged with one count of murder in the second degree and one count of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree for the death of 33-year-old Jessica Britt. Cruz is scheduled to return to court on Feb. 17 and could face 25 years to life in prison if convicted. (NBC New York)
3. A fight inside a Queens sports bar led to a deadly shooting on Monday. At around 11:30 p.m. on Linden Boulevard near 194th Street in St. Albans, police were called to a reported shooting and found 33-year-old Diquan Orr was shot in the chest outside the bar. The victim was rushed to LIJ Valley Stream Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. (CBS)

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Today in Queens:

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From my notebook:

• Attention, Queens parents: DOE Chancellor David Banks is the special guest for next Tuesday’s virtual Queens Parent Advisory Board meeting, so don’t miss out. Register today for the Feb. 15 meeting. (Facebook)
• As the deadline approaches for the 16th Annual Queens StartUP! Competition — Mar. 1 — the Queens Economic Development Corporation like you to join on Feb. 10 for a fireside chat with three of last year's StartUP! winners. (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.