Morning Brief: February 17

We probably already all wish summer was here. And there's even more reason to be looking forward to the long, sunny days. Coney Island, already a summer hot spot, is getting a new concert venue this summer. Just keep that in mind, and your hope alive, next time you're trudging through slush puddles on your way to work.

NEED TO KNOW

New Oil Deal Seeks to Stop Price Plummet  [Wall Street Journal]

Many South Carolina Republicans Desperate to Stop Trump  [Washington Post]

De Blasio Calls Riker's Closure "Unrealistic"  [New York Times]

NYPD Struggling to Follow Street-Stopping Policies  [New York Times]

Christie Pleads for Bipartisanship  [New York Times]

WEATHER

45 degrees and cloudy skies

SPORTS

Yesterday

The Devils fell to the Flyers, 6-3

Today

The Rangers play the Blackhawks at 8

ON STAGE TONIGHT

• WFUV Presents: Roseanne Cash @ Tilles Center for the Performing Arts

• The Wailers @ Brooklyn Bowl

• Benjamin Clementine @ Rough Trade NYC

• The Robert Cray Band @ Ridgefield Playhouse

• Taj Mahal Trio @ City Winery

• Sonny Landreth ft. Cindy Cashdollar @ Iridium

• The Jackie Greene Band / Hollis Brown @ Mexicali Live

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today in 1933, the Blaine Act is passed, starting the process of repealing Prohibition, which would finally succeed in December of that year.