Oct. 17: Five Things You Need to Know Today

1. We're monitoring the area's slow descent into fall not with the days on the calendar, but the leaves on the trees. Take a look at this week's for a glimpse of Little Neck's most vibrant fall foliage. 

2. Keep up on the real estate in your neighborhood with our . 

3. If your attention is already turned toward lunch, our weekly installment of Bites Nearby will help you prepare for when the big hour comes. You'll have to hold out 'til 10:30 a.m., though. 

4. Occupy Wall Street this weekend morphed into Occupy Times Square, as thousands of protesters marched through midtown as part of a world-wide day of demonstrations. Read more from the Huffington Post here. 

5. Today's weather is predicted to be idyllically autumn, with unfettered sunshine and highs in the mid-60s.