Morning Brief: December 22

Federal investigators have said that a whopping 83 percent of New York City’s public elementary schools are in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. That means the schools are not fully accessible to disabled students. The announcement comes after a two-year investigation, and has prompted federal investigators to send a letter to the education department detailing the violations. The department is currently reviewing the letter; the city has 30 days to respond.

NEED TO KNOW

Iranian Dual Citizens Fight New US Visa Rules [BBC]

SpaceX Completes a Vertical Landing at Cape Canaveral [Popular Mechanics]

Grand Jury Issues No Indictments in Jail Death of Sandra Bland [NBC]

Cuomo Could Pardon Thousands of Youthful Offenders in the Near Future [NY Mag]

De Blasio Concedes Mistakes and Says, ‘I Want to Do Better’ [New York Times]

WEATHER
63 degrees and rainy [Full Forecast]

SPORTS

Yesterday
The Knicks fell to the Magic 99 to 107
The Nets bested the Bulls 105 to 102

Tonight
No local sports

ON STAGE TONIGHT

Chris Botti @ Blue Note Jazz Club

Schilling w/ Snack @ Mercury Lounge

Steve Tyrell @ Cafe Carlyle

TODAY IN HISTORY
Today in 1937, the Lincoln Tunnel opens to traffic in New York City.