🌱 Queens Teacher Arrested + Shoe Thief + Borough Blood Drives In June

Hello again, everybody. It's Saturday in Queens and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening locally.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and comfortable. High: 79 Low: 61.

Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. On Thursday night, a Queens high school teacher was arrested for allegedly groping a female student and sending suggestive texts to another. 31-year-old Shannon Hall, a teacher at an undisclosed school, is facing charges of endangering the welfare of a child and aggravated harassment. According to allegations, Hall touched a student's breast area and sent the texts to the other student on May 25. (NBC New York)
2. The search is on for a man who is stealing just one shoe from women in Queens and Brooklyn. In each theft case, the victim has been a 24-year-old woman. The most recent case occurred on May 24 at 12:15 p.m. inside of 96-05 Queens Boulevard in Queens, when the man followed a woman inside and took her left shoe. (WABC-TV)
3. As supply runs low, Queens residents can take part in blood drives across the borough. The region's blood supply is at an alarmingly low level, currently sitting at a three-day level, which is well below the ideal five to seven-day level. The New York Blood Center (NYBC) is holding a series of blood drives this month — see the full schedule at the link. (Queens Post)

Today in Queens:

• Free To Be: Exhibition, At Culture Lab LIC (2:00 PM)
• Queens Water Lantern Festival, At Fountain Of The Planets In Flushing Meadows Corona Park (6:30 PM)
• Nice One! Comedy!, At Culture Lab LIC (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The shooter who shot at a Queen's grandma through her window was targeting her house, according to police. (New York Daily News)
• On Jun. 7, Susan Combs will lead a panel of experts as they discuss "Retaining Talent in a Hybrid World: Perks and Pitfalls to be Aware Of," hosted by the Queens Chamber of Commerce. (Queens Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
• The Queens Economic Development Corporation is a proud founding partner of Queens Rising. Tonight, join them at the official launch at the Queens Night Market. (Queens Economic Development Corporation via Facebook)

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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.