🌱 Redbird Subway Car For Sale + Two Arrested For Subway Car Graffiti

Hello all. It's me, Miranda Fraraccio, your host of the Queens Daily. Come along for the most important things happening in town these days.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 87 Low: 70.

Here are the top three stories in Queens today:

1. The last of its kind could be yours, for a price. The Redbird model subway car that sat outside Queens Borough Hall since 2005 is now available for purchase. According to the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services, the opening bid is $6,500. As of Friday afternoon, no bids have been placed on the item despite the auction being open since Wednesday. (New York Post )
2. This road restoration was a long time coming. A stretch of Shore Road along the coast in the Douglaston neighborhood has received some much-needed restabilization in a $4.9 million project. The road work was completed on Thursday. According to neighbors, damage to the road had been visible since the 1990s. (Patch)
3. A man and woman are in custody after painting graffiti on subway cars. According to police, the pair were arrested on Wednesday at 2:00 a.m. Officers were responding to a 9-1-1 call about graffiti on subway trains in Forest Hills. The trains that were vandalized were not in use and were being stored in a tunnel. (FOX 5 New York)

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Today in Queens:

• Pride Month Brunch Skate at City Ice Pavilion (10:00 AM)
• Queens International Children's Festival at 153-10 Jamaica Ave (12:00 PM)
• Open Sew at The Castle at Bayside Historical Society (1:00 PM)
• Popup Food Pantry & Essentials at 130-01 Liberty Ave (1:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Queens Chamber of Commerce hosted an event in support of restaurants on Liberty Avenue. The event was geared toward publicity for restaurants and keeping people healthy with information and PPE. (Queens Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)
• Queens Borough President Donovan Richards celebrated the passage of gun safety legislation from the U.S. Senate. The bill, which was negotiated in part by Chris Murphy, now goes to the House for further deliberation. (Queens Borough President Donovan Richards via Facebook)
• Queens, New York invites you to Climb To The Top with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. The event, which will take place beginning at 8:00 a.m. today, will be a run or walk up and down Citi Field's many stadium stairs. No sweat if you don't want the exercise — you can just cheer the participants on. (Queens, New York via Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you tomorrow 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.