March 28: It's A Deal!

Good morning, Little Neck! It's time to brave the early morning cold of another workday, with dreams of our next vacation at the beach still dancing in our heads.

Hey, it can't be this chilly forever... or can it?

Here's a rundown of your 5 Things for this 28th day of March:

1. Gov. Andrew Cuomo struck a deal on a $132.5 billion 2011-12 state budget with legislative leaders Sunday, cutting spending for the first time in over a decade.

2. A stunning video of the tsunami swamping the northeast Japanese city of Kessenunuma after a 9.0 earthquake March 11 surfaced last weekend via YouTube. 

3. On Sunday, State Sen. Tony Avella, D-Bayside, and Assemblyman David Weprin, D-Little Neck, rallied to stop BSA approval for the subdivision of a Bayside Hills property into two tax lots for the purpose of building a second single family home. The application was  at a Community Board 11 meeting earlier this month. 

4. The Community Church of Douglaston will hold a prayer service for the people of Japan on Thursday at 7 p.m. All are invited to come and join the community in support.

5. Alternate side parking rules are in effect today.