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Sept. 14: Five Things You Need to Know Today

What you need to know this Wednesday.

1. Republican businessman Bob Turner defeated Assemblyman David Weprin, D-Little Neck, in the fight for former Rep. Anthony Weiner's Ninth District congressional seat. The win marks the first time in 90 years that a conservative has held the post in NY-9, which encompasses portions of Queens and Brooklyn. 

2. The results may be in, but the journey was interesting, too. Check out our live blog documenting the sights and sounds of both Turner and Weprin's campaign parties .

3. A Bellerose man was forced to pony up $3,000 to pay for a ruptured water main in the middle of a city street. Read more about it .

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4. Check back at 10:30 a.m. for this week's Great Escape.

5. In keeping with the theme of the last few days, the weather today will broach the low 80s.

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