🌱 Thieves Steal Man's Necklace In Queens Park + Travers Park Dog Run

Hello, Queens! Like many of you, the Patch staff will be taking some time off to enjoy the holiday this weekend. Your next newsletter will be in your inbox on Tuesday morning. Now, here's everything you need to know about what's going on in town today.

First, today's weather:

A heavy t-storm in the p.m.. High: 83 Low: 72.

Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. Thieves posing as NYC tourists swiped an 87-year-old man's necklace in a Queens park. According to police, the theft happened on Jun. 16 near Cunningham Park in Queens when the tourists engaged the man in conversation to draw him closer to their vehicle, then swiped his necklace and swapped it for one made of fake gold. At the time of this writing, no arrests have been made. However, police are investigating the thefts as grand larcenies, indicating that the stolen necklace was worth more than $1,000. (NBC New York)
2. On Thursday, a new dog run officially opened in Travers Park after years of local advocacy. The new run, the first to open in the heart of Jackson Heights, is free to enter and comes in response to a surge in dog ownership. The new dog run is located near the handball courts on 77th Street, in an area that the Parks Dept. describes as a multi-play space. (Queens Post)
3. The Queens man who was found rotting under a couch was murdered, according to police. The body was discovered by officers on Wednesday inside an apartment on Jamaica Avenue near 77th Street in Woodhaven. Police say the man was stabbed to death, and believe he had been dead for weeks because of the condition of the corpse. (New York Post)

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Today in Queens:

• Green Energy Independence Paddle, At HarborLAB (1:00 PM)
• Queensboro Dance Festival Pop-Up Performance, At Fort Totten Visitors Center (1:00 PM)
• NICE ONE COMEDY!, At Culture Lab LIC (10:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Orange daylilies are blooming in the Queens Botanical Garden's Fragrance Walk! (Queens Botanical Garden via Facebook)
• On Wednesday, Borough Hall hosted its first 'Queens Promotes Peace Conference.' (QNS.com)
• A new handroll restaurant, Kaizen, has opened for business in Queens at 33-70 Farrington Street in Flushing. (AMNY

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