Dec. 23: Friday Night Coffee House at Teen Challenge

1. Every Friday night at , a Christian-based organization in Clinton Hill helping troubled youths, coffee and bagels are served (provided by ). Teens with friends, family and staff.

2. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., on Thursday marked the one year anniversary of the passage of the Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act, which set up a fund for first responders and workers affected in the wake of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. "Together, we proved that America is a country that honors her heroes, remembers their sacrifice, and is there for them in their greatest hour of need," Gillibrand said in a statement.

3. Months after by its nursing staff, 1,300 healthcare workers at one Manhattan hospital set their own line in the sand. Nurses at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital informed the hospital that they will strike at 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 3, according to a report in Crain's New York Business.

4. In case you missed it: Meet BAM's newly appointed "."

5. Alternate side parking rules are in effect. For the upcoming Christmas holiday weekend, .