Morning Brief: Janurary 26

If you want a break from all the snow, and now the melting, flooding snow, take a trip to the Upper East Side for an old-timey experience. 92Y on Lexington Avenue is hosting a special screening of Buster Keaton classic The General with live, completely improvised accompanying piano tonight at 7:30. The practical gags and physical humor Keaton is famous for will be sure to make you laugh, and with the accompanying music, you'll feel like you're back in the 1920s.

NEED TO KNOW

A Look at Egypt's Uprising, 5 Years Later [NPR]

Creator of Anti-Planned Parenthood Videos Faces Criminal Charges [Washington Post]

System-Wide LIRR Service to Be Restored for Morning Rush [CBS New York]

MTA Releases New Subway Car Designs [NY Daily News]

New York Officer Charged in Akai Gurley's Fatal Shooting Goes on Trial [NY Times]

SPORTS

YESTERDAY

The Rangers beat the Sabres 6-3.

The Islanders lost to the Red Wings 4-2.

TODAY

The Knicks host the Thunder at 7:30.

The Nets take on the Heat at 7:30.

The Devils face the Penguins at 7.

WEATHER

Warmer with showers in the afternoon and early evening, 42/36 [Full Forecast]

ON STAGE TONIGHT

• Howie Day w/ Olivia Millerschin @ City Winery

• Tedeschi Trucks Band @ The Apollo Theater

• Alessia Cara @ Webster Hall

• Buster Poindexter @ Cafe Carlyle

TODAY IN HISTORY

On this day in 1788, Australia was effectively founded as a penal colony.

Weekdays at Noon

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