Aug. 4: Five Things You Need to Know Today

1. was a great success at Louis Pasteur Middle School Wednesday night, where she drew a range of emotions from attendees hoping to make contact with their departed loved ones. Expect photos of the event, which was held as a fundraiser for the Lexiebean Foundation, later today.

2. The 111th Precinct hosted its annual National Night Out festivities in the Douglaston Shopping Plaza on Tuesday night. Read the story .

3. Thinking about cycling in Little Neck? We've got some on how to best avoid getting crushed to death.

4. The big news in the outer boroughs this week surrounds a peacock who escaped its home at the Bronx Zoo -- and then flew back a day later. Aside: Peacocks can fly?

5. Mercifully, the high today is only expected to hit the low 80s. Does this qualify as "pants weather"? We think it might.