🌱 Patch AM: Suspect Sought After Stabbing Man Multiple Times On NYC Subway

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In today's newsletter:

• Police seek subway stabbing suspect after Astoria R train attack
• How a Queens school pantry is quietly reshaping family dinner tables
• What the MS-13 life-sentence verdict means for safety in Queens

Also on today's calendar: A Very Grinchy Pajama Party at the Cradle of Aviation and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and windy, with a high of 48 and low of 31 degrees.
• Thursday: A thick cloud cover, temps: high: 47, low: 21.
• Friday: Colder; snow in the afternoon, with a high of 32 and low of 26 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 Steinway Street in Astoria early Saturday morning. The victim survived and was taken to Elmhurst Hospital, while the suspect, who remained on the train, is still at large as police ask the public for tips.
   

2. ZARA Charitable Foundation Launches Monthly Food Pantry at Queens Public School as Holiday Costs Rise (queensledger.com) — Families near P.S. 182Q in Queens can now access a new monthly food pantry offering free, culturally familiar groceries right at the school. Backed by the ZARA Charitable Foundation, The Child Center of New York, and Queens-based Mannan Supermarket, the program aims to ease high food costs so local students can focus on learning instead of hunger.
   

3. MS-13 leaders convicted of murders, racketeering after federal trial in Brooklyn. (nydailynews.com) — MS-13 leaders tied to murders and gang activity in Queens and Long Island have been convicted in Brooklyn federal court and now face mandatory life sentences. Jurors heard grisly details of multiple killings, including shootings in Flushing and College Point and a dismemberment on Long Island, as prosecutors described how local MS-13 cliques operated across Queens neighborhoods.
   

4. NYPD sergeant accused of choking girlfriend during argument in Queens (pix11.com) — An NYPD sergeant has been charged after allegedly assaulting and choking his girlfriend during an argument outside a Vietor Avenue apartment in Queens. He pleaded not guilty, was released without bail, and is due back in court in March while suspended without pay from the force.
   

5. Fantasy author Rebecca Yarros tops reading lists across Queens libraries in 2025 (qns.com) — Queens book lovers turned Rebecca Yarros into a breakout star this year, with her fantasy novels taking the top three adult checkouts across Queens Public Library branches. The list, dominated entirely by women authors, also highlights strong local interest in BookTok favorites, Pulitzer winners, and popular children’s and young adult series shaping what Queens residents are reading in 2025.
   

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Saturday December 27

• A Very Grinchy Pajama Party at the Cradle of Aviation
  Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh Blvd, Garden City
  4:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Herbert Holler's Annual 80s Night + 50th Birthday!
  LPR, 158 Bleecker St, New York
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 25

• Christmas Day
  Great Neck UFSD Great Neck, NY 11020
• Holiday Recess
  Nyc Geog Dist #26 - Queens Bayside, NY 11361
  12:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Kwanzaa begins
  Great Neck UFSD Great Neck, NY 11020
• Holiday Recess
  Nyc Geog Dist #26 - Queens Bayside, NY 11361
  12:00 pm
• Anna Maria Villa sings at Vetro Restaurant Every Friday!
  Vetro Restaurant & Lounge , 164-49 Cross Bay Blvd
  6:30 pm
• End of the Line Comedy Show
  Q.E.D. , 27-16 23rd Ave , Astoria
  11:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Sun Ra Arkestra
  TV Eye , 16-47 Weirfield St , Ridgewood
  6:30 pm
• Paint Nite: Silvery Bridge
  TownePlace Suites by Marriott New York Long Island City/Manhattan View , 38-42 11th St
  7:00 pm

Monday December 29

• What is Taxonomy?
  Alley Pond Environmental Center , 229-10 Northern Blvd
  10:00 am

Tuesday December 30

• Animal Tales: When It Starts to Snow
  Alley Pond Environmental Center , 229-10 Northern Blvd
  9:30 am

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