Morning Brief: February 26

New York City officials are taking steps to crack down on tobacco use—and they’re going beyond cigarettes. The city's Health Department backed legislation Thursday that would ban chewing tobacco from both Yankee Stadium and Citi Field, where is has long been used by players. The department also backed bills that would prevent new hookah bars from opening, though existing bars are safe, for now. 

NEED TO KNOW

Republican Debate: Marco Rubio Finds his Fire [CNN]

U.S. Plans to Put Advisers on Front Lines of Nigeria’s War on Boko Haram [New York Times]

Migrant Crisis: French Court Approves Evictions from Calais 'Jungle' Camp [CNN]

Suit Alleges Persistent Sexual Abuse of Female Inmates in New York State Prisons [New York Times] 

NYC Officials Detail Plans for Private-Sector Retirement Savings [City & State]

WEATHER
38 degrees and partly cloudy [Full Forecast]

ON STAGE TONIGHT

WFUV Presents: Peter Yarrow & John Gorka @ SOPAC

WFUV Presents: Leon Russell and Dave Mason @ Tarrytown Music Hall

WFUV Presents: Jason Isbell @ Beacon Theatre

Anders Osborne @ The Capitol Theatre

The Soul Rebels @ Brooklyn Bowl

The B-52’s @ The Space at Westbury

The Shadowboxers @ The Bowery Ballroom

Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes @ The Stone Pony

Air Supply @ B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill

TODAY IN HISTORY
On this day in 1993 in New York City, a truck bomb parked below the North Tower of the World Trade Center explodes, killing six and injuring over a thousand.