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Aug. 23: Five Things You Need to Know Today
Some things you need to know to start your day off properly.
1. The Department of Health will be spraying Alley Pond Park and other parts of Queens with pesticide between now and Wednesday, following reports that the season's first human case of West Nile Virus has been identified in Manhattan.
2. After last week's failed discussion with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Judy Cohen, the president of the North Hills Estates Civic Association, decided to take a different route in the quest for compromise regarding the now defunct Q79 bus by reaching out to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
3. Come back later today for this week's installment of Remembered Places.
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4. The former chief executive of Duane Reade Inc. has been sentenced to three years in prison for exaggerating the New York City drugstore chain's income, the Huffington Post reports.
5. The weather today is expected to be incredibly pleasant, with mostly sunny skies and a high hovering around 80 degrees.
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