Good morning, Little Neck! While there are a few more days of Passover left to celebrate, for many it's a return to the working week this Monday.
Here are your 5 Things to keep you prepared this a.m.:
1. The New York Knicks fell to the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA Playoffs yesterday at MSG, 101-89.
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2. After yesterday's balmy temperatures, scattered thunderstorms are forecast to persist throughout the area, with a high of 66.
3. The early word (via the Huffington Post): Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, still recovering from a gunshot wound to the head 15 weeks ago, received clearance from her doctors to view the shuttle launch commanded by her husband, Mark Kelly, later this week.
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4. In case you missed it: residents and community leaders to save a monument to a 'forgotten' war in Douglaston Village.
5. Alternate side parking rules will be suspended today and tomorrow for the 7th and 8th Day of Passover. Parking meters still need to be paid.
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