🌱 Mayor Adams On Non-Citizen Voting + Woman Stabbed In Queens

Happy Monday, neighbors! Here's what's happening today in town.

First, today's weather:

A bit of snow. High: 31 Low: 24.

Here are the top 3 stories today in Queens:

1. Mayor Adams expressed reservations about a controversial bill passed under his predecessor that grants green card holders the right to vote in local elections. Under the bill, people will be required to reside in the five boroughs for at least 30 days to be able to vote. If Adams doesn’t act, the bill will automatically become law 30 days after it was passed. (New York Post)
2. Police are investigating after a woman was found stabbed near Broadway and 23rd Street, on the border of Astoria and Long Island City. An initial report was made at 8:35 p.m. Saturday when police found an unconscious woman on the sidewalk. The woman had been stabbed multiple times and was pronounced dead at an area hospital. The incident is the city’s first documented homicide of 2022. (WPIX 11 New York)
3. A woman in Queens is facing a tax bill of more than $20,000 — more than double the previously-assessed value — due to an error that hasn't been easy to get fixed. Livia Boyadjian has spent months contacting multiple city agencies to no avail, and in the meantime has been paying the charges to avoid any penalties. She finally contacted John Liu, her state senator, who says the runaround she's received is "inexcusable" and is fighting to set things straight. (WABC-TV)

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Today in Queens:

• Free Admission - Queens County Farm Museum (9:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• After being re-elected in November, Donovan Richards was sworn in for his first full term as the Queens Borough President. (Facebook)
• The Queens Botanical Garden has been awarded $10,000 by The New York State Council on the Arts to support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector. (Facebook)
• What 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution would you propose? This question is at the center of an evolving and participatory installation at the Queens Museum. (Facebook)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. She works as a freelance copywriter for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and as an assistant producer for a live-lit storytelling show in Chicago. She holds a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies from The University of Rhode Island. In her free time, you can find her traveling, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.