🌱 Moped Rider Robbers + Police Shoot And Kill Two Men Saturday

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First, today's weather:

Sunshine; breezy in the p.m.. High: 83 Low: 70.

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Here are the top stories today in Queens:

1. More than 500 gathered in Corona Plaza on Saturday to end transgender discrimination. The 11th Annual Trans LatinX March was a demonstration of resiliency and a demand to end employment discrimination against trans individuals. The event was organized by Make The Road New York. Watch a video interview with organizers and participants at the link. (PIX11 New York News)
2. Police are searching for two moped riders after the pair reportedly committed three armed robberies in less than an hour. The two men robbed a woman, an 86-year-old man, and a 48-year-old man in various spots in Queens. To see video footage of the moped riders, click the link. Police are asking anyone with information to come forward. (CBS New York)
3. Two suspects were killed by police in separate incidents on Saturday night. The two events, which took place within hours of each other, happened in Brooklyn and Queens. A man in Queens on 116th Avenue was making threats of violence against police officers. The man reportedly ignored the officers' requests to raise his hands in the air and pulled a firearm, which was followed by an exchange of gunfire and resulted in the man's death. (NBC New York)

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Today in Queens:

• PEGS Baseball Summer Camps at Padavan-Preller Fields (9:00 AM)
• Compost Build Volunteer Days at Queens Botanical Garden (9:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• What's growing at the Queens Botanical Garden? You can find out every Saturday by visiting the Farm Stand and purchasing fresh produce between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. (Queens Botanical Garden via Facebook)
• You're killing me, Smalls! The Mets' Brandon Nimmo hosted a sandlot game with little leaguers. Click the link to see a video of the kids playing ball. (CBS New York)
• The Festival Of Cinema NYC is back for the sixth year! 124 films including 12 world premieres will be featured at the event, which runs from Aug. 5 to Aug. 14 at the Regal UA Midway Theater. (Broadway World)

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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.