April 19: Happy Holiday Week

Update, 9:51 p.m.: We've had a couple reports of substantial delays (upwards of two hours) for Port Washington line commuters at Penn Station last night. 

If you were late to the family seder or otherwise inconvenienced by the delays, please let us know — either by email at paul.leonard@patch.com or as a comment on the site.

As of this morning, the Long Island Railroad is not reporting any delays on the Port Washington line.

Good morning, Little Neck! It's a holiday for many of us this week, so let's cut to the chase...

Here are your 5 Things for this Tuesday:

1. Check out at the Free Synagogue of Flushing later on today.

2. Alternate side parking rules are suspended across the five boroughs both today and tomorrow.

3. For allergy sufferers feeling the hurt as spring finally hits its stride: you're not alone. The pollen forecast remains elevated through this week.

4. Residents of a small town in North Carolina marvelled at their good fortune after a "family" of tornados hit a string of states across the U.S. last week. 

5. Later today, look for our story on an issue that is uniting area Democrats and Republicans, city and state represenatives alike.