Morning Brief: August 4
It's been hovering around 90 for around a week now, and even if it's normal for this time of the year, New Yorkers could really use a break from the heat. Well, sorry. Today's not the day--temperatures should be around 91 today, so keep trying to beat the heat.
NEED TO KNOW
Israeli Leaders to Fight Jewish Extremism After Pride Parade Stabbing [Washigton Post]
Peurto Rico Defaults on Debt [Washington Post]
NYC Shooting Rate Flattening Out [New York Times]
Bronx Legionnaire's Outbreak Deaths Hits 7 [New York Times]
Senator Schumer Wants Safer Limos [NY Daily News]
WEATHER
Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain, highs of 91 degrees.
SPORTS
Yesterday
The Mets took down the Marlins 12-1
Today
The Mets play the Marlins at 7:10
The Yankees play the Red Sox at 7:05
ON STAGE TONIGHT
James Taylor And His All-Star Band @ Forest Hills Stadium
Culture Club @ the New Jersey Performing Arts Center Prudential Hall
Stan Ridgway @ Joe’s Pub
Hot Chip (with Georgia) @ Webster Hall The Grand Ballroom
Mike Posner @ City Winery
Incubus and Deftones (with Death From Above 1979 and The Bots) @ the PNC Bank Arts Center
KMFDM (with Chant) @ Irving Plaza
Lindi Ortega (with Joe Fletcher) @ Mercury Lounge
Flo And Eddie of The Turtles, The Association, The Cowsills, The Grass Roots, The Buckinghams and Mark Lindsay formerly of Paul Revere And The Raiders @ the Mayo Performing Arts Center
Bob James @ the Blue Note
The Christian McBride Trio @ the Jazz Standard
WFUV PRESENTS: Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros with The Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Letts @ “Celebrate Brooklyn!” at the Prospect Park Bandshell
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today in the year 70 AD, the second Temple of Jerusalem is destroyed by the Romans.
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