5 Things You Need to Know Today: Alternate Side, Charity Poker, Free Meditation Workshop and More

1- You need to know if you have to move your car. You don't. Alternate side will be suspended Wednesday, meters are in effect. Garbage will be collected but recycling won't, according to 311.

2- You need to give back ... and gamble ... and maybe have a few beers. So head over to Branded Saloon for some charity poker. Sign up is at 7:30pm and the game starts at 8pm. There is a $15 buy-in which is donated to local charities such as PS9's Music Program.  , 603 Vanderbilt Ave.

3- You need to know if your train is running. New Lots Ave-bound 4 trains and Flatbush-bound 2 trains skip Bergen St, Grand Army Plaza and Eastern Parkway midnight to 5 a.m. through Friday, according to the MTA.

4- You need to feel better. Why not try "community acupuncture" at , 721 Franklin Ave. You're in a room with several other people, but instead of about $90 a treatment you pay on a sliding scale of $15-$35 per treatment. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Acupuncture administered by Sara Calabro. 

5- You need to obtain inner peace. You could start with a Jyoti Meditation Workshop at , 721 Franklin Ave., from 7 to 9 p.m. The workshop provides meditation guidance and discussion about the benefits of meditation and is presented by the Science of Spirituality.