🌱 13 Arrested During Protest + Mail Thief + Casino Heist Busted

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

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Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. Thirteen people were arrested yesterday during a protest outside the New York Times printing facility. The group wanted to block trucks carrying newspapers from leaving the facility. The protest was in relation to a group named Extinction Rebellion, noted for staging disruptive demonstrations aimed at raising awareness of climate emergency. (WABC-TV)
2. Residents of an Elmhurst apartment building are without mail and packages after they were stolen last Sunday, according to the NYPD. According to police, one of the packages stolen contained a QVC bracelet valued at $50. Anyone with information is asked to come forward and contact the NYPD. (FOX 5 New York)
3. A guard at Queens' Resorts World Casino is now behind bars after his heist plans were foiled. The guard had planned to threaten an armored truck driver into handing over the cash inside. Unfortunately for the perpetrator, his co-conspirator was a cooperating witness with federal officials on the case. Learn more about the heist and read a recorded conversation at the link. (New York Daily News)

Today in Queens:

• ACS Relay for Life Fundraiser at Jib Lanes (12:30 PM)
• Virtual Saturday Science Lab: Ecosystem Adventure Online (11:00 AM)
• Conversational Bengali for Beginners Online (11:00 AM)
• Nice One! Comedy at Culture Lab LIC (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Queens Borough President Donovan Richards posted in remembrance of Hurricane Ida. The hurricane flooded much of Queens and wreaked havoc on the east coast. (Facebook)
• The Queens Botanical Garden invites you to movie night! Saturday, Jun. 18 will be a showing of Onward, with a kids' craft prior to the screening. Check out more information here. (Facebook)
• A Burmese restaurant in Queens is expanding to the East Village. Eater NY dishes the goods on the new Yun Cafe location. (Eater NY)

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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.