Hi, Bayside. An awful lot has happened and is happening. Let's get you up to speed with your five things:
1. A jittery gunman robbed 7-Eleven yesterday, and made a slippery getaway from police. .
2. Assemblyman Edward Braunstein, D-Bayside, wants you to know that some items masquerading as innocuous bath salts, are being used as an over-the-counter substitutes for dangerous narcotics. And he .
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3. The New York Observer's Azi Paybarah reported that Mayor Mike Bloomberg yesterday warned that; "layoff notices 'have to' be mailed 'in the next couple of months and 'we need the governor to help us now by putting [the new legislation] in this budget by Thursday.'" The State Senate yesterday voted to overturn the '' law governing teacher layoffs.
4. This is special: Queens College will be host a lecture titled "Harnessing the Power of Youth," by Jared Cohen, Director of Google Ideas. for details.
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5. If you're at Queens College and inspired by the presence of Google greatness, they're also .
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