Morning Brief: October 2

by Kris Venezia | 10/02/2014 | 5:00am

Morning Brief: October 2

Spice up a Thursday dinner at one of New York City's new restaurants.

The dollar slice on the end of the block is never, usually, a bad choice, but there are some new restaurants popping up in New York City. Check out some of the new places around the Big Apple for a different take on dinner. [NYC GO]

Need to Know

Turkey has said that defeating ISIS is now one of their top priorities. [NBC News]

Questions surround Ebola patient's first hospital visit. [CBS News]

President Obama's job rating has hit a new low in New Jersey. [USA Today]

A Queens Assemblyman is charged with inflating travel expenses by $40,000. [New York Times]

Sandy Hook school evacuated after bomb threat in Connecticut. [CT Post]

Weather

Today, partly cloudy with a high of 69, and tonight, mostly clear with a low of 57. [Full Forecast]

On Stage Tonight

• Billy Joel @ Madison Square Garden
 
• Delta Spirit with Peter Matthew Bauer of The Walkmen @ the Music Hall of Williamsburg
 
• Shelby Lynne @ City Winery
 
• Sean Hayes @ Le Poisson Rouge
 
• Jungle (with Beaty Heart) @ Irving Plaza
 
• Shemekia Copeland @ Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne
 
• Roosevelt Dime and Miss Tess And The Talkbacks (with Bosley) @ the Bell House
 
• Sonya Kitchell @ Rockwood Music Hall
 
• The Bangles @ the Ridgefield Playhouse
 
• Chick Corea And The Vigil @ the Blue Note
 
• WFUV PRESENTS: Real Estate (with Peaking Lights, Regal Degal with DJ Tom Scharpling) @ Terminal 5
 
Today in History
 
In 1959, the anthology series The Twilight Series begins on CBS. 
 
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