5 Things

The weekend is almost here, Douglaston.

If you haven't already read it, be sure to check out our new Day Tripper column, which profiles a neighborhood in the five boroughs and lays out some activities and places to eat should you choose to pay a visit. 

This week's pick is Bronx Park, which includes the New York Botanical Garden and the Bronx Zoo.

Today, Patch will post Carol Brock's weekly column, Notes from a Food Diva, as well as our real estate feature, Sold!

Here are 5 Things You Need to Know Today:

1. Stop by at 8:30 a.m. for Notes from a Food Diva and at noon for Sold!

2. This weekend, keep an eye out for stories on a Douglaston meditation center and a 1986 Mets reunion party at Strawberry's Sports Grill.

3. The Douglaston Green Market is now open. Stop by after 9 a.m. on Sunday at the Long Island Rail Road traffic circle in the Village.

4. Today is Game Day at the Bay Terrace Public Library.

5. Check out our story on a shooting in Flushing that claimed two lives.