Morning Brief: April, 12

To honor women’s equality, President. Obama will declare the Sewall-Belmont House and Museum in Washington D.C. as a national monument today. The site will pay tribute to Alva Belmont, the National Woman’s Party benefactor, and Alice Paul, the founder of the National Woman’s Party. Today’s event will also serve as a reminder that women are still fighting for equal pay. [full story]

NEED TO KNOW

A Brussels Mentor Who Taught ‘Gangster Islam’ to the Young and Angry [NY Times]

Rights Law Deepens Political Rifts in North Carolina [NY Times]

Racially Charged Joke by Hillary Clinton and Bill de Blasio Leaves Some Cringing [NY Times]

Sanders Cheers N.Y. for Minimum Wage Hikes, Fracking Ban, but Jeers Gov. Cuomo [NY Daily News]

Not so Fast: E-ZPass Owed $114M in Unpaid Driver Tolls [NY Daily News]

SPORTS

The Washington Wizards beat the NY Knicks, 120-111

TODAY

The NY Knicks @ Indiana, 7:00

The NY Yankees @ Toronto, 7:07

WEATHER

Rain, 59/38 [full forecast]

ON STAGE TONIGHT

The Last Shadow Puppets w/ Cameron Avery @ Webster Hall

Bleached w/ No Parents @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Martin Courtney @ Knitting Factory- Brooklyn

Woody Allen @ Café Carlyle

David Gilmour @ Madison Square Garden

TODAY IN HISTORY

On this day in history, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt died while in office.

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