May 3: Strawberry's Lends A Hand To The 'Y'

Good morning, Little Neck! With the shock and celebration over the successful raid on Osama bin Laden's Pakistani compound on Sunday starting to fade away, it's back to business-as-usual for many area residents.

After all, bills still need to be paid, children still have to go to school (for a little while longer, at least) and the machinery of commerce still has to be fed.

And yet, things seem to be slightly different now. 

Maybe it's the heightened sense of security on display at vulnerable sites across the city, . Or perhaps it's a notable sense of relief that the world's number one terrorist is gone forever.

Better still, it may be the realization that after months of partisan rancor over the deficit, social issues and the economy, there really is much more that unites us than divides us. 

Here are your 5 Things for this Tuesday:

1. Today diners can do their part to help the community. Strawberry's Bar and Grill in Douglaston is contributing ordered by diners and patrons to help support the Autism services provided at the . 

2. President Barack Obama will visit Ground Zero for the first time as president on Thursday. 

3. The Nassau County Community College Theater presents a production of the award-winning play, "Doubt," . 

4. Don't forget Mother's Day coming up this weekend, folks. Watch out for our guide later this week on shopping local — and inventively — to give that special woman in your life the day she deserves. 

5. After a cool day yesterday, things will start to warm up again weather-wise later this afternoon.