🌱 Queens Planet Fitness Locker Room Robberies + Nur Thai​ Opens

Hey, hello. It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Patch newsletter. Let's get this Saturday started off right, with a quick dive into everything you need to know about what's happening around town.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very cold. High: 25 Low: 23.

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Here are the top three stories in Queens today:

1. Surveillance footage has been released of two women who are wanted for stealing from a Queens Planet Fitness locker room in a string of robberies. According to police, at least three incidents occurred on Jan. 24, Jan. 29, and Jan. 31, officials said at the Forest Hills Planet Fitness, located at 107-02 Queens Blvd. The women reportedly stole credit cards from members' lockers which were later used to make unauthorized transactions. Click the link to view photos of the suspects. (1010 WINS)
2. Yesterday, Nur Thai — the second outpost for the Amani Group’s popular Rego Park restaurant — opened its doors in Astoria. The halal Thai restaurant offers a menu featuring robust craft nonalcoholic offerings and dishes like coconut cream udon. The new restaurant is located at 31-01 34th Ave. on 31st Street. (Eater NY)
3. Brace yourself, commuters: There will be no No. 7 trains for six weekends between Queens and Manhattan, according to the MTA. To install new elevators in the Queensboro Plaza station to make it fully accessible, No. 7 service will be disrupted between the 34th Street-Hudson Yards stop and the Queensboro Plaza station starting at 12:15 a.m. today until 10 p.m. on Sunday. Additional disruptions will take effect on upcoming weekends — click the link to view all the dates. In the meantime, free shuttle busses will be provided between the Queensboro Plaza and Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue stations in Queens and 34th Street-Hudson Yards and Times Square stations in Manhattan. (PIX11 New York News)

Today in Queens:

• 2nd Annual Chinese Documentary Film Festival At Flushing Town Hall (10:00 AM)
• Hands On History: Victorian Valentines At King Manor Museum (1:00 PM)
• Dominoes Vinyl Dance At Scorpion Records (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The family that lived in the Forest Hills "Spider-Man's house" shared decades-worth of letters from young fans! (Yahoo Life)
• Queens Museum's new digital series "What's On!" offers an inside look at its current season of exhibitions through archival materials. Watch the first episode, which focuses on "The Future's Vessel: Glass at the 1939-40 World's Fair," here. (Queens Museum via Facebook)
• Today, a famous false accusation will be the focus of a chat with author Jason P. Isralowitz at the Queens Historical Society. The discussion will take place at 2:30 p.m. (Queens, New York via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday off right! See you on Monday morning for your next update.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she earned degrees in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or practicing film photography.