It's Martin Luther King Day, Bayside. Here are five things happening this holiday:
1. Alternate Side Parking is suspended. You still have to pay the meter though.
2. Public schools and school offices will be closed.
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3. Sen. Tony Avella got Facebook to boot a convicted who was had been volunteering at St. Mel's after he allegedly contacted a minor on the social network.
4. A man who allegedly made 40 calls “of a " to Rep. Gary Ackerman's office, and also threatened law enforcement, was arrested last week, and sent to the psych ward for evaluation.
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5. NYC Schools Chancellor Cathie Black is reportedly catching some heat for making the gag that parents of kids in overcrowded downtown schools "just have some birth control for a while" to help her office out.
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