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In today's newsletter:

• Police hunt suspect after brutal stabbing on Queens R train
• Why a once-beloved Maspeth church is decaying in Middle Village trailers
• Why a Far Rockaway family is demanding bodycam footage now

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• Tuesday: Snow and rain in the morning, with a high of 43 and low of 38 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and windy, temps: high: 46, low: 29.
• Thursday: A thick cloud cover, with a high of 43 and low of 27 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Suspect Sought After Stabbing Man Multiple Times On NYC Subway (patch.com) — Queens riders are being urged to stay alert after a man was repeatedly stabbed during an argument on a Manhattan-bound R train at Astoria’s Steinway Street station early Saturday. The victim, now recovering at Elmhurst Hospital, left the train after the attack while the suspect remained onboard and is still being sought by police, who released a description and Crime Stoppers contact details.
   

2. FORSAKEN: Why is St. Saviour's Church, a dismantled Maspeth landmark, rotting away in a Middle Village cemetery? (qns.com) — St. Saviour’s Church, once a proud Maspeth landmark tied to Queens political history, now sits rotting in trailers at All Faiths Cemetery in Middle Village after years of stalled promises and funding gaps. Local civic leaders, past and present Queens officials, and preservation advocates are divided over how the project unraveled and whether the historic structure can still be rebuilt or at least partially memorialized.
   

3. Family of man shot and killed by police in Queens demands justice (pix11.com) — A Far Rockaway family is demanding answers after 29-year-old Chez Frey was shot and killed by police in a Nameoke Street hallway in Queens following a 911 call for a domestic dispute. Officers say he charged them with a box cutter, while relatives insist he never posed a threat and are calling for body camera footage as the NYPD investigates.
   

4. Pope Leo Appoints Caribbean Immigrant Bishop To Lead Diocese That Includes Mar-a-Lago (newsamericasnow.com) — A longtime Queens pastor from Corona’s Our Lady of Sorrows, Rev. Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, has been appointed Bishop of Palm Beach, elevating a local immigrant advocate to a nationally visible role. The story highlights his years serving predominantly immigrant parishioners in Queens and his outspoken defense of migrant dignity amid intensifying U.S. immigration enforcement.
   

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