Morning Brief: August 25
It seems as though the endless saga of the Desnudas in Times Square is never going to end. And now the debate is raging about whether a few topless women in the famed space might be enough to warrant ripping out the pedestrian plazas that were placed there my the Bloomberg administration (whether or not pedestrian plazas are good for cities is a whole other debate)
NEED TO KNOW
China's Economic Problems Fuel Stock Panic [Washington Post]
Sweeping Changes to Ferguson Criminal Justice System [Wall Street Journal]
Battle of Cultures in Rockaways [New York Times]
Delayed Maintenence Responses in NYCHA Housing [NY Daily News]
Manhattan Borough President Against Removal of Times Square Pedestrian Plazas [NY Daily News]
WEATHER
Thunderstorms likely, with highs around 86 degrees
SPORTS
Yesterday
The Yankees beat the Astros, 1-0
The Mets beat the Phillies, 16-7
Today
The Yankees play the Astros at 7:05
The Mets play the Phillies at 7:05
ON STAGE TONIGHT
John Hammond and Stephen Kellogg @ City Winery
Larry Graham And Graham Central Station @ the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today in 1609, Galileo demonstrates his new invention, the telescope, to Venetian noblemen.
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