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5 Things You Need to Know Today: Tuskegee Airmen, Karaoke, Subway Changes, More

Prospect Heights information and events you won't want to miss.

1. You need poetry. Head to the  for  African American poetry reading with Mahogany Browne, Darian Dauchan and the Mighty Third Rail. 7 p.m. Tickets (which include museum admission) are $10 for non-members and $6 for members. Check our

2. You need art. Head to the  for a lecture on . 7 p.m. Free. Check our

3. You need to start teaching the kids history. Head to the to meet with Tuskegee Airman Captain Desmond Powel, a group that helped integrate the airforce during World War II. 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Free. Or .

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4. You need a night out. You've got the cheap and the expenisve option. For cheap, there's at beginning at 9 p.m. Free (other than the drinks, of course). For expensive, head to for , if you can still get a ticket. There are a few left.

5. You need to know if you have to move your car. You do. No alternate side suspensions until the next snowstorm (fingers crossed) or Monday, which is President's Day, according to the NYC DOT. As far as subway changes. They're still working on the Brooklyn-bound 2 and 4 train lines. The trains will skip Bergen, Eastern Parkway and Grand Army Plaza from midnight to 5 a.m. through Friday, according to the MTA.

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