🌱 Holocaust Survivor Gets Family Photos + Rep. Santos Investigation

Good morning, everybody! It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Daily. Keep reading to find out the most important things happening these days in town.

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Mostly cloudy. High: 49 Low: 35.

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Here are the top three stories in Queens today:

1. Holocaust survivor Blanche Fixler in Queens received family photos she'd never seen. A stranger who works for Google was able to reunite Fixler with family photos using technology to identify the faces of Holocaust survivors in photos from museums and other records. (NBC New York)
2. The Justice Department has made several requests to the Federal Election Commission regarding Rep. George Santos' campaign finances. Experts say this may be a sign that there is an active federal criminal investigation into the representative. (MSN)
3. Police said two burglars who broke into a Queens home on Saturday night may have known what to look for. The burglars stole $37,000 in cash and jewelry from the home, which was empty at the time of the break-in. Police are currently investigating the theft. (Shore News Network)

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Today in Queens:

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From my notebook:

• Calling all house hunters: Check out this roundup of five residential properties to hit the market in the Queens area, including a five-bedroom, three-bathroom townhome and a six-bedroom, five-bathroom home. (Queens Patch)
• Mid-Winter Recess week is coming up for the kids! Register now for the drop-off program at the Queens Botanical Garden. Garden STEAM Team is available for children ages 4-10 during the week of Feb. 21-24. (Queens Botanical Garden via Facebook)
• New York Police Department Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell released a statement regarding the death of Tyre Nichols while under the custody of the Memphis Police Department. Read the report here. (NYPD via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday! See you all tomorrow for your next update.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she earned degrees in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or practicing film photography.