🌱 Bayside Man Celebrates 105th Birthday + LIC Slasher

Miranda Fraraccio
Updated ·3 min read

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know about what's happening locally today.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny; breezy, colder. High: 33 Low: 22.

Here are the top three stories in Queens today:

  1. NYPD is asking the public for help finding the suspect in a slashing that took place in the 21st Street-Queensbridge subway station in Long Island City on Dec. 12. The attack took place at about 9:15 p.m. when a 28-year-old woman got into a verbal dispute with a male acquaintance, according to the 114th Precinct and Transit District 20. The confrontation then escalated into a physical altercation, at which point the man pulled out an unknown object and slashed the victim on the left side of her face, causing a small laceration. (Queens Chronicle)

  2. After recovering from COVID-19 twice, a Bayside man celebrated his 105th birthday. Paul Barberio was previously hospitalized twice at North Shore Hospital, and was wheeled out to applause upon his release last Jan. To celebrate his birthday, his family threw the great-grandfather a party to mark the occasion. (WABC-TV)

  3. Police are looking for a suspect who was caught on video shooting a speed camera earlier this month in Queens. The person was riding an e-bike on a snow covered street around 3:15 a.m. on Jan. 7 at 86th Street and 158th Avenue in Howard Beach. A video captured the suspect as they looked around, and then pulled out a gun and fire multiple shots at the camera. (CBS New York)

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Today in Queens:

  • Health Chat For Seniors, At Long Island City Library (2:00 PM)

  • Live Talk From Queens With Ralph McDaniels, At Flushing Branch Library (3:00 PM)

  • Bird Anatomy: A Hunters Point Environmental Education Center Program, At Flushing Branch Library Virtual (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Garden admission at the Queens Botanical Garden is free through March. (Facebook)

  • The Mets will host a seasonal staff hiring fair at Citi Field on Saturday, Jan. 29. They will be hiring for more than a dozen positions in security, guest experience, hospitality and other departments. (Twitter)

  • Try your hand at Korean cooking and learn how to make jambong noodle soup at Sunnyside Branch Library tonight! (Queens Patch)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! See you all tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander. 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, hiking, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.

This article originally appeared on the Queens Patch