🌱 Two Dollar Trees Robbed + In-Person St. Pats For All Parade

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

First, today's weather:

Clouds and sun; not as cold. High: 44 Low: 36.

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Here are the top three stories in Queens today:

1. Two Queens Dollar Trees were robbed at gunpoint within less than 24 hours over the weekend. During both robberies, a suspect brandished a gun in front of employees and got away with about $1,000 in cash. The Dollar Tree store at 78-02 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village was robbed on Saturday and the location at 39-09 Queens Blvd. in Sunnyside was robbed on Sunday. (Queens Post)
2. This year, the St. Pats For All Parade is coming back as an in-person event. The parade, which is Sunnyside and Woodside’s largest annual event, was replaced with a virtual celebration last year due to COVID-19 restrictions. This year's parade will take place on March 6 and will follow its traditional route beginning at Skillman Avenue and 43rd Street before finishing at 58th Street and Woodside Avenue. (Ridgewood Post)
3. On Sunday, police arrested a man with a rap sheet for the horrifying Queens subway hammer attack. The suspect, 57-year-old William Blount — whose last known address is in Astoria — is facing charges of attempted murder, robbery, and assault for the Thursday evening attack that critically wounded 57-year-old Nina Rothschild at the Queens Plaza E, M, and R station. According to sources, Blount has a half-dozen prior arrests — including on charges of robbery and criminal possession of a controlled substance. (New York Post)

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Today in Queens:

• Chair Yoga, At Windsor Park Branch Library (1:00 PM)
• Understand Trademarks Copyrights & Patents, At Queensbridge Branch Library (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Police from the 104th Precinct in Ridgewood are looking for a man who broke into a car parked on Seneca Avenue in January and took off with cash and a credit card. (Twitter)
• According to an announcement by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, nearly 900 applications from a diverse group of civic-minded individuals seeking appointment to one of the borough's 14 community boards have been received this year. (Twitter)
• Sergeant Jelcic from the NYPD 100th Precinct joined the NYPD at 31-years-old in the hopes of making a difference in the city he grew up in. Read more on how's helping to bring that change to residents in the Rockaway. (Twitter)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— 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.