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Check out Patch's list of MLK Day events and read two new reviews in This Week at the Movies.
Good morning, Douglaston.
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Drop back by the site this morning for a roundup of events taking place in Queens and across the five boroughs that will honor the life and legacy of the civil rights leader.
Also, there is no alternate side parking today due to the holiday.
Find out what's happening in Bayside-Douglastonwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
Later this morning, stop back by the site for This Week at the Movies. Reviews will include the Mark Wahlberg action film, “Contraband,” and “The Devil Inside,” which I caught up with following its enormously successful opening weekend.
Here are 5 Things You Need to Know Today:
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1. is suspended today. Banks and post office branches are closed for the holiday.
2. Stop by the site at 7:30 a.m. for a list of five MLK Day events taking place today in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan.
3. Drop back by for two new reviews in This Week at the Movies.
4. State Sen. Tony Avella, D-Bayside, has introduced a bill that could force arbitration to resolve battles between cable channels and providers. Stop by the site tomorrow to read the story.
5. New York Hospital Queens is offering its weekly tomorrow.
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