May 12: Beech Hills Bomb Scare

Members of the New York Police Department's Emergency Services Unit sealed off a block at 246th Crescent at 57th Drive in Little Neck for about an hour late Wednesday night to investigate a report of an explosive device at a unit of the Beech Hills cooperative.

Firefighters with Ladder 164 in Douglaston also responded to the scene.

According to a fire official, the device in question was a toy mistaken for an unexploded hand grenade.

The "all-clear" was called at 11:15 p.m., with no injuries reported.

Here are the rest of your 5 Things for today: 

1. Officials made two arrests Wednesday night in a possible "homegrown" terrorist plot, the New York Times reports.

2. State Sen. Tony Avella, D-Bayside, will hold his first Town Hall-style meeting at P.S. 172 in Bellerose tonight. 

3. Another reminder that the Twin Pines Kayak Club will hold its first meeting of 2011 in Port Washington later today. The club looks to expand its membership into Queens. 

4. In case you missed it: Strawberry's Bar and Grill at a Taste of Queens event earlier this week for its chili recipe. 

5. Alternate side and meter parking rules are in effect today.