🌱 Queens Church Windows Smashed + 800 Golf Balls Into Art

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

First, today's weather:

Periods of rain, then snow. High: 45 Low: 21.

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Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. New video footage shows a man using a stick to smash two windows of a Queens church earlier this week. According to police, the suspect vandalized the Community Church of Christ in Jamaica just before 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday. As of yesterday, they are still looking for him. The incident is also being investigated by the NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force. (New York Post)
2. A Queens conservation group is hoping to turn trash they've removed from the East River, including 800 golf balls, into art. The Coastal Preservation Network launched its open call for a public outdoor sculpture, to be displayed in Hermon A. MacNeil Park. Click here to learn more about the call for proposals and how to apply. (Patch)
3. Five sites across NYC, including Queens' Kent Manor, have been nominated to be added to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Kent Manor, a garden apartment complex in Kew Gardens, was built in 1937; it housed a mix of native New Yorkers, Jewish refugees from Europe, and immigrants of different backgrounds and races. Now known as Hampton Court, the complex remains in use as a co-op. (Spectrum News NY1)

Today in Queens:

• Women’s History Month: Virtual Saturday Science Lab: Women You Should Know - Long Island City Library (11:00 AM)
• HTML and CSS Boot Camp - Woodside Branch Library (12:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• A 17-year-old girl was found dead in a bed inside a Ridgewood apartment, according to the NYPD. (1010 WINS)
• The New York State Assembly's budget plan will include $50 million to aid homeowners affected by Hurricane Ida. (Spectrum News)
• Sven, the new 67-story apartment tower recently completed at Queens Plaza, will also include a small public park. The half-acre park is expected to open in early 2023. (Patch)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday. 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.