1. State Sen. Tony Avella, D-Bayside, is blasting the city’s Sanitation Department for garbage pick-up rule changes that he said were not widely publicized and have resulted in heavy fines for Queens residents. Read the full story .
2. Community District Education Council 26 will discuss the problem of bullying at it's Jan. 26 meeting. Get the details .
3. Unsure of what to do with your upcoming weekend? Come back later today for this week's Get Out weekend planner.
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4. It's much too early to start considering next week, but you may as well mark your calendars in advance: Alternate side parking will be suspended on Monday in observance of the Asian Lunar New Year.
5. The weather today will be mostly sunny, but with clouds expected to roll in later in the afternoon. Highs will be in the mid-30s, though Weather.com warns that it will "feel like" the high 20s, which is pretty much all that matters, right?
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