5 Things: Karaoke at Branded, Cocktails and Shopping at Dean Street, Late Night Q Delays Continue, More

1. You need a night out. Head to  for . 603 Vanderbilt Ave at Bergen St. 9:30 p.m. No cover.

2. You need to get your holiday shopping done ... but you really just want to hit the bar. Do both at the  at , where With Love, From Brooklyn will be selling Brooklyn-made artisan gift samplers for $25 and the restaurant will be serving such $6 cocktails as the Brooklyn Candy Cane and the Hot Marty (Markowitz). 755 Dean St. at Underhill, 5 p.m. 

3. You need to get the kids out of the house. Head to the Pacific Library for Story Craft, where kids hear stories and then make crafts associated with them. 25 4th Ave. at Pacific St. 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Free. See our  for more options.

4. You need to know if your train is running ... Between 11:50 p.m. and 5 a.m. weeknights through Dec. 30, trains are running every 30 minutes between Atlantic Avenue and Stillwell Avenue. Brooklyn-bound trains will drop you at Pacific and you will have to walk to Atlantic and wait for the next leg (the reverse Manhattan-bound), according to the MTA. Bring a book, the wait can be pretty long.  

5. ... And if you have to move your car. You do. Alternate side won't be suspended again until Dec. 25-26 for Christmas, according to the NYCDOT.