5 Things You Need to Know Today: Q-Train Still Troubled, Moth Story Slam, Teen Book Club, More

1. You need to know if your train is running. For Q-train riders, it's better than it was over the weekend, but from midnight to 5 a.m., all week, they're doing that awful thing where you have to switch Q trains from the N platform to the Q platform and then trains only run every 30 minutes, according to the MTA website (which has a schedule of train departures.) My advice: walk or take the 2 or 4 to and from Atlantic if you can. Note that the continues March 12-13 and 19-20. Alternate side is in effect today, according to the NYC DOT.

2. You need to laugh (and maybe cry). Luckily tonight is the monthly meeting of , the funny quirky open mic story hour of "This American Life" fame. It fills up quickly, so get there early. , 125 5th Ave., Park Slope. 7:30 p.m. Free.

3. You need to get the kids out of the house. With many venues closed, Monday is always a good day to head to the , where kids can meet , a deer with a mohawk, the giant rabbit, and others. See our for the week.

4. You need to get your teen to the library. You could try sending them to the Central Library's . At this montly event, teens choose from a collection of newly-published or not-yet-published young adult novels to review and discuss for the following month. Bring a written review of the book and you might get pubished on BPL's "Good Reads" web page! , Youth Wing, 4-5:15 p.m., 12-18 years, Free.

5. You need music. Head to the Tea Lounge to hear the Russ Flynn Large Ensemble's high-energy, improvisational music inspired by everyone from Steve Reich to Sonic Youth. , 837 Union St.,  9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.