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Sept. 29: Five Things You Need to Know Today

It's Thursday! And other things you need to know.

1. The playground at Alley Pond Park in Oakland Gardens was set ablaze by arsonists sometime between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Read the full story here.

2. Cell phone service and WiFi are now available at select subway stations around Manhattan, but will eventually spread to almost 300 stations across the city. We want to know: Is this a good thing or not? . 

3. Check back in a couple hours for this week's edition of Get Out, which has all the info you need to plan your weekend.

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4. Alternate side parking restrictions are suspended today and tomorrow in honor of Rosh Hashanah.

5. The weather today will be mostly rainy, with highs in the mid-70s.

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