Sept. 19: Five Things You Need to Know Today

1. It's Queens Restaurant Week! Check out the list of local participating restaurants .

2. Speaking of local eats, check back later this morning for this week's edition of Bites Nearby.

3. The Westmoreland Civic Association will hold a meeting this evening at 8 p.m. at the Community Church of Little Neck.

4. The days of the single-space parking meter have officially timed out in Manhattan, with the last of them being uprooted and disposed of today. For now, the meters are being stored beneath the on-ramp of the Queensboro Bridge, though some will likely be up for auction later this year. Read more from the New York Times here.

5. The cooler weather of the weekend is expected to persist through today, though the temperature will likely rise to the mid-70s starting tomorrow.