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Coral Murphy Marcos is a reporter from Manatí, Puerto Rico, and currently based in New York City. (coral.murphy@patch.com)
Also: An interactive map marks all 8,000 trees in Forest Hills. | A man was sentenced for sex trafficking in Jamaica.

Troop 4562 received 85 coats through their holiday coat drive on Dec. 10.
This week, city inspectors found rodents in Clinton Hill, roaches in Harlem, water heater issues in Astoria, and more.
Karin Robinson, 29, was arrested for accepting bribes and smuggling contraband from an inmate at Rikers Island, prosecutors said.
Forest Hills is composed of over 212 tree species, according to the map, and have added over $1,280,688.22 of annual benefits.
Darius Fleming, 30, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after forcing the teenager to have sex with strangers for cash, prosecutors said.
Also: Applications are open to serve on Queens community boards. | Two men were stabbed at a Jamaica train station, police said.
Ginna Perez-Samboni, 17, has been missing since Nov. 18, 2022, police said.
The FEC flagged contributions accepted by Santos’s political committee, which received three $25,000 contributions.
School safety agents found the boy was carrying a semi-automatic firearm about 12:30 p.m., police said.
Community board hopefuls can fill out the application online and have until Feb. 16 to complete the form.
Officers are searching for Sidiky Gassama for pushing the woman who was using her walker to the ground at a parking garage, police said.
A man stabbed a 26-year-old in the abdomen and a 28-year-old in the bicep at the Parsons Boulevard station, police said.
Also: The revamp for Queensboro Plaza is set to begin, and will force subway suspensions. | What it would take to boot George Santos.
Edward Huerta, 21, was arrested after he stabbed Ana Lucia Quiroz Chimborazo, 19, and attacked her with a baseball bat, prosecutors said.
Two men hit the 22-year-old several times on his head and body after a discussion in front of 80-03 Roosevelt Avenue, police said.
The New York Legal Assistance Group’s Mobile Legal Help Center will be offering free legal services on Jan. 6.
The Attorney General's office is investigating the death of Quayshawn Samuel, who died on Dec. 29, prosecutors said.
If Santos refuses to resign, could he be refused the seat? The short answer: Probably not.
An eatery specializing in soup dumplings opened its second location nation-wide on Monday in Forest Hills.