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Sept. 1: Five Things You Need to Know Today

Another day/another dollar, huh Little Neck?

1. If you suffered minimal damage during the weekend's storm, consider giving back to others who may have been less fortunate. Mayor Michael Bloomberg is encouraging New Yorkers to donate blood to the men and women who were injured by Hurricane Irene. 

2. Check back in a little while for this weekend's Happy Cycling column, wherein we explore the Rockaways only hours after the storm ceased its hurly-burly.

3. Alternate side parking is suspended for the third and final day in recognition of Idul-Fitr, which marks the conclusion of Ramadan.

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4. Hurricane (or ultimately, tropical storm) Irene may prove to be one of the ten most expensive catastrophes in the nation's history, the New York Times reports.

5. The high today will likely be mostly sunny with a dash of cloudiness, and highs in the low 80s. September feels an awful lot like August so far, huh?

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