🌱 Teen Robbery Suspects + Driver Hit Officers In Jamaica & Fled

Morning, people of Queens! It's me again, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Queens Daily.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 49 Low: 41.

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Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. Police are looking for two teenage suspects— one boy and one girl — who have been accused of the robbery of a 13-year-old girl. The victim was inside the Park of the Americas playground located at 103-08 42nd Avenue in Flushing on Mar. 3 when a male suspect placed an unknown object on her back while the female threatened to stab her and demanded money. Authorities have described the male suspect as a teen with a dark complexion who was last seen wearing a black hooded coat, black jeans, and dark-colored sneakers. They described the female suspect as a teen with a dark complexion who was last seen wearing a black coat with a fur-lined hood, black jeans, and tan boots. (1010 WINS)
2. No arrests have been made after the driver of a stolen vehicle reportedly rammed into Queens police officers, prompting them to open fire on the fleeing SUV. On Wednesday, cops spotted a 2018 white Subaru Forrester reported stolen a day earlier near the corner of Tuskegee Airmen Way and Sutphin Blvd. while driving through Jamaica at about 11:30 p.m. As officers boxed in the car, the driver hit one of the approaching officers in the legs, knocking him onto the hood, and a second officer opened fire. Two officers had minor injuries and were taken to Jamaica Hospital. (Yahoo Sports)
3. Queens is in for a mixed bag of weather this weekend. Tomorrow, expect heavy rains and thunderstorms with wind gusts up to 44 mph. Sunday will be clear, but cool and breezy with temperatures in the 30s throughout the day. Get the full local forecast on Patch. (Queens Patch)

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From my notebook:

• This month, students at P.S. 60 are celebrating amazing women in history — first up, Helen Keller! (Twitter)
• The contested project to add bus lanes and pedestrian improvements to Astoria's congested, dangerous 21st Street will begin within weeks. (Twitter)
• A massive five-block development in Astoria dubbed Innovation QNS hit a snag when Councilmember Julie Won raised concerns about the project. (Twitter)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you all tomorrow morning for another update.

— 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.