Feb. 25: Rain, Rain, Go Away

Good morning, Little Neck! Here are the 5 Things You Need to Know on this wet February morning:

1. The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Warning for conditions during the tail end of a powerful storm expected to drop up to two inches of rain on the region. 

2. Late last night, we received a report on an armed robbery in the vicinity of Union Turnpike and 254th Street in Glen Oaks. We'll have more information as soon as it becomes available.

3. Today is one of the last to check out at Queens Museum of Art. Demonstrating the variety of relationships between Queens art teachers and students, the show wraps up for good on Sunday.

4. Gas prices continue to surge as a result of continued political instability in the Middle East, with national per-gallon averages up more than 10 cents over this time last week, according to the American Automobile Association's Fuel Gauge Report. To help get you the best bang for the buck, here's a rundown of as of Monday. Also, be sure to check out an updated list next week.

5. An anti-abortion billboard in SoHo will be taken down due to negative reaction throughout the city, the New York Times reported yesterday. The ad campaign commissioned by the group Life Always sought to reach out to black women, but was blasted by at least of Bed-Stuy Patch in Brooklyn as being "sensationalist."