Morning Brief: October 1

by Kris Venezia | 10/01/2014 | 5:00am

Time to get stylish as the calender flips to October.

Now that it is October, the temperature will continue to drop as the leaves start to change colors all over New York City. The good news - fall is a great time to get creative when it comes to dressing up in the Big Apple. For advice on what's in, and what's out, this season, the New York Times has you covered.

Need to Know

Hong Kong unrest may shake the world economy. [USA Today]

The Center for Disease Control said they have diagnosed the first Ebola case in the United States. [CNN]

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio orders higher minimum wages for thousands in the city. [Reuters]

New Jersey has opened its first public school for students with substance abuse problems. [CBS News]

Four Connecticut schools have received national recognition. [NBC News]

Weather

Today, cloudy with highs in the upper 60's, and tonight, mostly cloudy with a low of 59. [Full Forecast]

On Stage Tonight

• Bryan Ferry with Dawn Landes @ the Beacon Theatre

• Delta Spirit (with Streets Of Laredo) @ the Bowery Ballroom

• Jungle @ Warsaw

• Brazilian Girls (with Nightshades and Nickodemus) @ Brooklyn Bowl

• The Black Lips (with The King Khan And BBQ Show and LiveFastDie) @ the Music Hall of Williamsburg

• Francis Dunnery Electric Band (with Clayton-Ellis) @ the Cutting Room

• Los Lonely Boys @ the Highline Ballroom

• John McEuen featuring David Amram and John Cable @ SubCulture

• Jim Boggia and Miles Zuniga @ Rockwood Music Hall

• John Forte And Ben Taylor @ City Winery

• Esperanza Spalding @ the Ridgefield Playhouse

• Chick Corea And The Vigil @ the Blue Note

Today in History

In 1908, Ford puts the Model-T on the market for $825.

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Morning Brief: October 1

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