5 Things You Need to Know Today: Subway Changes, Teen Open Mic, Writers Circle, Park Volunteering, More

1. You need to volunteer. What better place than at Prospect Park. And today's there's a  from 4:00pm–5:00pm at  , 95 Prospect Park West. 

2. You need to get your great American novel written. If you need motivation, head to the   for its weekly  for all adult writers at 12:30pm.

3. Your teen needs to get to the library. Tonight is  at the   at 5:00pm.

4. You need to get the kids out of the house. The   is the go-to place today. In addition to the two events above, there's also  at10 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m., 0 – 18 months, Free.

5. You need to know if your train is running, and if you have to move your car. Today through Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. there are no 4 or 5 trains in the neighborhood (no 4 bet. Atlantic and Utica and no 5 between Bowling Green and Flatbush). Take the 2 or 3 instead. In addition, between midnight and 5 a.m. weekdays through April 15, the Q train is going to drop you at the N platform at Pacific, make you walk to the Q platform at Atlantic, then have you wait up to 30 minutes to catch the connecting train, according to the MTA. Plus, there's no suspension of alternate side until Passover on April 19 and 20, according to NYC DOT.