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5 Things To Do Today: Tour A Summer Day Camp, Score Free First Licks, Watch Indie Bands and More

Carroll Gardens-area subway, alternate side and event information you won't want to miss.

1. Tour a summer day camp. Children as young as 3 and as old as 14 spend summer after summer at the Park Slope Day Camp, which offers a range of activities from soccer practice to Red Hook Pool pilgrimages. We know what you're thinking and, yes, there is a Carroll Gardens outpost! But first-timers must attend the meeting in the Slope. , 339 8th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues, Camp Director Ronny Schindler will conduct presentations at 1:00pm and 2:30 p.m. Please arrive a few minutes early. Free.

2. Find your marbles. As announced yesterday, after its winter hiatus today at noon. To celebrate, they will be giving away the first 50 mini marbles and/or soft serves. Look out for new flavor Dutchess County Maple. Vanilla soft serve and chocolate soft serve will also be on rotation. , 196 Court Street, between Wyckoff and Bergen Streets, 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., Free to the first 50 customers.

3. Witness a crime scene. Indie darlings Robbers On High Street have a new album and will be headlining the show tonight at Union Hall. Don't believe us? The Village Voice recommended them as well. Arrive early and squeeze in a little bocce ball beforehand. Union Hall, 702 Union Street at 5th Avenue, 8:00 p.m., $12.

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4. Find out if your train is running ... The F and G trains will be skipping Smith-9th St, 15th St-Prospect Park and Fort Hamilton Parkway, per usual. Jamaica-bound F trains will run via the M from 47-50 Streets to Roosevelt Avenue. Coney Island-bound F trains run via A the from W 4 St to Jay St-MetroTech, according to the MTA

5. ... And if you have to move your car. Yes. Alternate side parking is being observed, according to the NYCDOT.

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