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5 Things: Food Truck Rally and No Alt Side Mon/Tues

Prospect Heights-area alternate side parking, subway and event information you won't want to miss.

 

1. You need Turkish Tacos. Head to Grand Army Plaza for the monthly , where more than a dozen gourmet mobile restaurants converge from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

2. You need a good laugh. Head to , 683 Washington Ave. between St. Marks and Prospect. 9 p.m. Free. 

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3. You need to finally read Proust. Do it in good company with the , which is reading In Search of Lost Time, 40 pages a week for the next two years (speaking of lost time). , 728 Franklin Ave., bet. Park and Sterling, 8 p.m. Free.  

4. You need to get the kids out of the house. If you haven't seen Puppetworks' The Jungle Book yet, today is your final chance. The Marionette puppet theater adapts Rudyard Kipling's 1894 fables of India with an original song score. Suggested for kids 3+. Reservations suggested at 718-965-3391 or puppetworks@verizon.net. 338 Sixth Ave. at Fourth Street. 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. $8 adults, $7 kids (note, no credit cards accepted). See our weekly list of  for more options. 

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5. You need to know if your train is running ... and if you have to move your car. There are no subway changes affecting Prospect Heights stations all weekend, but note that the Q train is running through the tunnel in both directions, according to the MTA, so leave extra time. For drivers, alternate side is suspended Monday and Tuesday, August 20-21 for Idul-Fitr, according to the NYCDOT.

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