5 Things

Good morning, Douglaston.

The City Council has banned sanitation stickers on illegally parked cars. Click on the link below to read Patch’s story.

Today, drop by the site for our weekly Parent Talk column. The topic is at what age it is appropriate to buy cell phones and iPhones for children.

Tomorrow morning, take a poll on which films should be named this coming Tuesday when the Academy Award nominations are announced.

Here are 5 Things You Need to Know Today:

1. Check out Patch’s story on the City Council banning sanitation stickers.

2. Drop by today at 2 p.m. for Parent Talk.

3. Take our Academy Awards poll tomorrow morning.

4. Alley Pond Environmental Center is offering its class today. Attendees will make banana pancakes and fruit smoothies.

5. Head over to Flushing on Sunday for the seventh annual .