Morning Brief: January 13

The New York City area's seeing its first snowfall this week, so it finally feels a bit more like winter after a bizarrely warm December. Record-setting warm, actually. No need to despair--plenty of things to do when the weather is less than ideal.

NEED TO KNOW

Iran Siezes Two US Boats  [Wall Street Journal]

Obama Delivers Final State of The Union  [New York Times]

Conflict Between NYC, NY State over Homelessness  [New York Times]

De Blasio to Announce New Anti-Gun Violence System  [New York Times]

Report: Free CUNY Tuition Could Cost up to $232 Million  [NY Daily News]

WEATHER

Sunny skies but very windy, highs of 30 degrees

SPORTS

Yesterday

Knicks beat the Celtics, 120-114

Islanders beat the Blue Jackets 5-2

Devils fell to the Blues, 5-2

Today

The Nets play the Knicks at 7:30

ON STAGE TONIGHT

Maceo Parker @ Blue Note Jazz Club 8:00pm

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today in 1910, The first public radio broadcast takes place, a live performance of the opera Cavalleria Rusticana, from the Metropolitan Opera House here in New York.