Dec. 20: Starting in January, D.I.Y. Is Spelled 'MoCADA'

1. will hold a "D-I-Y (Do It Yourself) Festival" on Jan. 21, featuring handmade goods by artisans of color. The show will be a "curated marketplace" that expresses the diversity of the Black experience in America and beyond. To apply to be part of the festival, email pixelating@mocada.org the following: Name of business, contact name, phone number, website link and a brief about who you are, what you do and what D.I.Y. means to you.

2. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced that the competition between NYU, Carnegie Mellon and Columbia for a new school of applied science was "not over." Last week, Borough President Marty Markowitz urged Bloomberg to support NYU's bid to set up the school at , saying, "... we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to support one of our most respected academic institutions and a rapidly growing segment of our economic base by transforming a blighted eyesore into an inspired center of learning, research and economic growth."

3. Join elected officials and residents in the annual lighting of the Menorah, led by Rabbi Aaron Raskin, at at 5 p.m. in Downtown Brooklyn.

4. In case you missed it: Here's our Greene Hill Guide to . So no more excuses.

5. Alternate side parking rules are in effect.