5 Things You Need to Know Today: Q Train Nightmare Returns, Charity Poker, Open Mic for Teens, More

1. You need to drink and gamble and ... oh yeah ... give back. Head over to  for charity poker. Sign up is at 7:30pm and the game starts at 8 p.m. There is a $15 buy-in which is donated to local charities such as PS9's Music Program.   

2. You need to get your teens to the library. Today is , a monthly open mic series for teens at the . 5 p.m. 

3. You need to get the kids out of the house. There's  at the  for babies up to 18 months at 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. For older kids, head to the  for Wacky Wednesdays at 11:30 and 2:30 p.m. Or see for the week.

4. You need to know if your train is running. Sadly, the late-night Q-train nightmare is back. Q trains are running every 30 minutes between Atlantic Avenue and Stillwell Avenue from 12:15 a.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday, according to the MTA site. They will drop you at Pacific and you have to walk to Atlantic (or vice versa) and wait for the next leg. The wait is a pain, so you're probably better off walking or switching to the 2/3 at Atlantic.

5. You need to know if you have to move your car. You do need to move your car. The next alternate side suspension isn't until Ash Wednesday on March 9, accoring to the NYC DOT.