Aug. 29: Five Things You Need to Know Today

1. Little Neck and Douglaston fared relatively well in this weekend's hurricane-turned-tropical storm, though there was no shortage of downed power lines and mutilated tree parts lining the streets. .

2. The city's mass transit was expected to lurch back to life around 6 a.m. after two days of .

3. The patrons at Little Neck Inn on Northern Blvd. - with beer.

4. A reprieve from your transportation woes: Alternate side parking is suspended today to facilitate storm clean-up. 

5. In a bold change of pace, today's weather is supposed to be sunny, cheerful and temperate, with a high of 77 degrees. What?