Morning Brief: April 13
Morning Brief: April 12
That blizzard already seems but a distant memory. We're in the clear, people, and you can finally put the winter coat back into the closet for good. And there's no better way to celebrate Spring than to surround yourself in the almost-unreal beauty of cherry trees in full bloom, arguably Nature's crowning touch. So head over to Prospect Park and say goodbye to the cold, until next year.
NEED TO KNOW
Latin America Ecstatic to See US-Cuba Relations Healing [New York Times]
Hillary Rodham Clinton Begins Presidential Campaign [Washington Post]
De Blasio Not Endorsing Clinton for President [New York Times]
Former NYPD Chief Ray Kelly Now Supports Police Body Cams [NY Daily News]
Fire Escapes May Be on Their Way Out [Gothamist]
WEATHER
More nice weather, partly cloudy and highs around 67. [Full Report]
SPORTS
Yesterday
The Nets fell to Milwaukee, 96-73
The Mets beat the Braves, 4-3
The Yankees beat the Red Sox, 14 to 4
Today
The Knicks play Atlanta at 7:30
The Nets play Chicago at 7:30
The Yankees take on the Orioles at 7:00
The Mets are against Philadelphia at 1:10
ON STAGE TONIGHT
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today in 1870, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is founded.
