🌱 Sleeping Men Robbed On Train + Queens Night Market + Apt. Fire

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

First, today's weather:

Breezy with rain at times. High: 52 Low: 48.

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Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. Two sleeping men were robbed by a group of teens on the train early Wednesday morning. The victims — a 30-year-old and a 26-year-old who were traveling together — were sleeping on a southbound No. 7 train near Queensboro Plaza when the four teenagers approached and put the older man in a headlock. According to police, the suspects made off with a cell phone and wallet from the older man, as well as sunglasses from the younger victim. (New York Post)
2. The Queens Night Market has announced its opening dates for the 2022 season. Beginning Apr. 16, the market will be returning to Flushing Meadows Corona Park on Saturdays from 5:00-12:00 a.m. as part of a special sneak peek. To counter traffic and capacity issues, a limited number of $5 tickets are available for the Apr. 16 and 23 markets; however, markets starting May 7 are free and open to the public. (6Sqft)
3. A fire broke out in an apartment building in Briarwood on Wednesday morning, injuring four people. Just after 1:15 a.m., the fire broke out on the fifth floor of an apartment building on Hoover Avenue. Four residents were treated for non-life-threatening injuries; the cause of the fire is under investigation. (WABC-TV)

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Today in Queens:

• New York In History With Oliver Hummel, At Glen Oaks Branch Library (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• A Queens bagelry has topped an interactive list of 200 NYC bagel shops. (Patch)
• A housing lottery has launched for Dutch House at 37-01 30th Street in Astoria. (New York YIMBY)
• Council Member Sandra Ung is looking to help business owners after Thursday's five-alarm fire in Flushing destroyed numerous businesses. (Spectrum News NY1)

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— 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.