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5 Things: MLK Events, Free Tango Workshop, No Q-Train at Seventh Ave., More

Prospect Heights-area subway, alternate side and event information you won't want to miss.

1. You need to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy. There are events happening all weekend around Prospect Heights. See the list . 

2. You need to ... tango! Head to the  for a free . The catch? It's at 10 a.m. But you can get a cup of coffee in the library's cafe on your way in.

3. You need get the kids out of the house. Head to the New York Transit Museum for 'Journey to the Past'  where costumed storyteller Mabel Kline will recount her experiences as the subway’s first female conductor. Corner of Boerum Pl & Schermerhorn St, 1:30 p.m., Free with museum admission (adults $7, kids 2-17 and seniors $5). See our  for more options. 

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4. You need to know if your train is running ...  If your train is the Q than no. There are no Q trains north of the Prospect Park station all weekend. You can take a shuttle bus at 7th Avenue to Atlantic (or walk) and catch the R to the city (not the N, that stops at Dekalb all weekend), according to the MTA.

5. ... And if you have to move your car. Not today of course, but you're also good for Monday because alternate side will be suspended on Jan. 16 for MLK day, according to the NYCDOT.

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* Why do I keep posting photos of snow? To remind Mother Nature that it's time to start winter already!


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