Morning Brief: November 26

The flagship Macy’s store at Herald Square is emerging, finally, from a long renovation. The changes are many, but at least one thing has stayed the same as ever, to the delight of many shoppers—the store’s iconic wooden escalators. The escalators (which were known as moving stairs when they were first installed) have been a fixture of the store for 95 years. And though they’re old, the oak and ash contraptions are still as reliable (and up to code) as ever.

NEED TO KNOW

Ukraine Crisis: Crimea in the Dark in Russia Power Row [BBC]

France Votes to Keep Up ISIS Air War [New York Times]

The Latest: Demonstrations Continue in Chicago Over Video [ABC]

U.S. Drivers, Give Thanks: Gas on Thanksgiving Cheapest Since 2008 [MarketWatch]

Mom Who Left Newborn in Church Manger Found, No Charges Warranted: DA [NBC]

WEATHER
62 degrees and partly cloudy [Full Forecast]

SPORTS

Yesterday
The Knicks fell to the Magic 91 to 100
The Nets lost to the Thunder at 99 to 110

Tonight
No local sports

ON STAGE TONIGHT

No shows tonight—happy Thanksgiving!

TODAY IN HISTORY
Today in 1863, United States President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. (Since 1941, it has been on the fourth Thursday.)