Morning Brief: May 29

New York City is now one step closer to a new LaGuardia. The airport’s operator has selected a development group that will reconstruct Terminal B, an aging entryway. The group, La Guardia Gateway Partners, have plans for a design that includes a link between Terminals B and C, retail space, and potentially a rail link, a people-mover, hotel, and meeting center. If the plan is approved, the total cost of reconstructing LaGuardia could increase by about 10 percent.

 

NEED TO KNOW

 

UN Resolves to Combat Plundering of Antiquities by ISIS [New York Times]

Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert Indicted by Federal Grand Jury [Washington Post]

Chris Christie to Pull New Jersey Out of Common Core [Time]

House Passes Multi-Step Process for New Connecticut Casino [Greenwich Time]                                                

Uber, City Taxi Officials Clash at Public Hearing Over Proposed Car Service Rules [New York Daily News]

 

WEATHER

 

Mostly sunny, with highs around 80 degrees [full forecast]

 

SPORTS

 

Yesterday

The Yankees fell to the Athletics, 5-4

 

Today

The Mets face the Marlins at 7:10

The Rangers face the Lightning at 8.

 

ON STAGE TONIGHT

 

“WFUV’s 80s Dance Party” @ Webster Hall The Marlin Room

George Thorogood And The Destroyers and Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot @ the Beacon Theatre

Alejandro Escovedo @ the Rubin Museum of Art

Phantogram with Son Little @ the Paramount

The Outlaws (with Waylon Speed) @ the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill

Billy Idol @ Pier 97 JBL Live at Pier 97

Other Lives (with Riothorse Royale) @ the Music Hall of Williamsburg

Ed Sheeran with Foy Vance @ Forest Hills Stadium

Kermit Ruffins And The BBQ Swingers (with Freekbass) @ Brooklyn Bowl

CJ Chenier And The Red Hot Louisiana Band @ the Towne Crier Café

Steve Smith And Vital Information NYC Edition @ Iridium

 

TODAY IN HISTORY

 

Today in 1848, Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state

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