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Get Out: Weekend Planner

Check Out Douglaston Patch's List of Places to Have Fun In Your Community

It’s Thursday, and you’ve got no idea what you’ll do for the weekend.

Patch is coming to the rescue. We’ve got the best bets for your done-work-outta-here time. Check our picks for the activities to hit and new bars/restaurants/shops to explore.

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Where/When: 39-28 Bell Boulevard in Bayside. On Saturday before midnight.

Why Go: You can watch your meal being made right in front of you, Hibachi style, sit at the sushi bar, or get a table. Or you can sit at the bar, which is stocked with top shelf liquor.

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Pricing:  Food and drink prices vary.

2. Cosmic Bowling at Jib Lanes

Where/When: 67-19 Parsons Boulevard in Flushing. On Friday, from 11:30 p.m. to 3 a.m.

Why Go: The neon lights make for a visually sensational night of bowling.

Pricing:  $5.75 per person, per lane. Shoe rentals are $4 per person. Groups of up to six can rent a lane for the flat rate of $22 an hour or $40 for two hours.

3.

Where/When: 265-21 Union Turnpike in New Hyde Park. On Friday or Saturday, before 11 p.m.

Why Go: The dim lighting and candles on the tables make for a romantic dining experience, while the cuisine and drink options are extensive and pleasant to the palate.

Pricing:  Food and drink prices vary.

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Where/When: 45-73 Bell Boulevard in Bayside. On Friday or Saturday, before midnight.

Why Go: Delectable Italian cuisine with full bar options.

Pricing: Entrees range from $10.95 to $17.95, not including the house specialties. Drink prices vary.

5. Puerto Madero Steakhouse

Where/When: 158-15 Horace Harding Expressway in Fresh Meadows. On Friday or Saturday night.

Why Go: The Argentinian cuisine. The steaks. And, the Sangrias and Mojitos.

Pricing: Food and drink prices vary.

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