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5 Things: Children's Book Fair, Weekend Subway Changes, Art Lecture, Berm Clean-up, More
Prospect Heights-area information and events you won't want to miss.
1. You need to do your part. Head to Grand Army Plaza for the monthly . Gloves and tools will be provided. Meet at Plaza Street East and Vanderbilt Avenue. 10 a.m. Free.
2. You need to use your brain. Head to the for a lecture by Kirsten Swenson, an art history professor: " 2 p.m. Free with museum admission ($12, $8 students and seniors).
3. You need to get the kids out of the house. So much going on today, but the best thing is the at the . Free with museum's suggested admission ($12, $8 seniors, students, kids under 12 are free). Or, for more options.
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4. You need to know if your train is running ... All weekend, there are no No. 2 trains between Brooklyn and Manhattan midnight to 5 a.m. Take the 4, 5 or N trains with out-of-station free transfers at select Manhattan stops. Plus, there are no Manhattan-bound 4 and 5 trains at Bergen, Grand Army Plaza and Eastern Parkway. You'll have to take the express to Atlantic or Franklin and then take the local back. Click here for details.
5. ... And if you have to move your car. Not today, of course, but try to find a Tues/Fri spot over the weekend because the next alternate side suspension isn't until Thanksgiving, on Nov. 25, according to the NYCDOT. (Note that on Fri., Nov. 26, alternate side is in effect.)
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