5 Things You Need to Know Today

Douglaston residents are likely preparing their menus for Thanksgiving or their bank accounts for Black Friday. So, check back with us this week for our holiday coverage, including some succulent recipes from Carol Brock.

But today is all about the environment. Udalls Cove Preservation Committee is in the process of cleaning up trees that fell at the park during a storm last summer, while Queensborough Community College has undertaken an environmental study at Little Neck Bay.

1. Read about Udalls Cove Preservation Committee's hiring of a contractor to remove trees from a June storm in northeast Queens. 

2. Read an update this morning about The Manor House, where residents have been without gas for a month. 

3. On Sunday,make sure to visit the site to see a story about Queensborough's study.

4. Those in the holiday spirit should visit Fort Totten today to with the Bayside Historical Society.

5. Check out our calendar to read about the Community Church of Douglaston's jewelry showcase, which will take place on Sunday.