Morning Brief: July 15
It’s been nearly 38 years to the day since New York City began slowly recovering from a massive, 25-hour blackout. The incident, caused by lightning strikes to a Con-Edison substation, gave rise to a wave of looting, rioting, and arson while the city was in the dark. A new PBS segment of “American Experience,” which aired Tuesday night, takes a close look at that crime wave, as well as the period of unrest in poor neighborhoods that led up to it.
NEED TO KNOW
Iran Nuclear Deal Makes Middle East Allies Nervous [US News and World Report]
Pluto Flyby: New Horizons Probe Makes Contact with Earth [The Guardian]
Donald Trump Leads GOP Field in Latest Poll [Politico]
NY Stock Exchange System Failure Draws Attention to Staff Cuts [New York Times]
De Blasio: Garner's Death Could Bring Change {ABC News]
WEATHER
82 degrees with scattered thunderstorms [Full Forecast]
SPORTS
Yesterday
No games played.
Tonight
No games scheduled.
ON STAGE TONIGHT
Foo Fighters (with Royal Blood) @ Citi Field
Daryl Hall And John Oates @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
George Clinton And Parliament Funkadelic @ “SummerStage” at Queensbridge Park
The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger featuring Sean Lennon (with Workman Song And The Highway) @ Brooklyn Bowl
Sam Bush (with Danny Burns) @ City Winery
The Revivalists (with People’s Blues Of Richmond) @ the Bowery Ballroom
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (with Street Dogs and The Interrupters) @ Webster Hall The Grand Ballroom
Larry Coryell And The Eleventh House featuring Larry Coryell, Alphonse Mouzon, Randy Brecker, John Lee and Julian Coryell @ the Blue Note
Hayes Carll with Anders Parker @ Rough Trade NYC
Soja (with Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad) @ the Stone Pony
Amy Fairchild @ Rockwood Music Hall
WFUV PRESENTS: “Lowdown Hudson Music Fest” night two featuring The Word featuring Robert Randolph, John Medeski and North Mississippi Allstars and The Wood Brothers @ Waterfront Plaza at Brookfield Place
WFUV PRESENTS: The Family Crest and Arc Iris (featuring Jocie Adams formerly of The Low Anthem) @ “Mad. Sq. Music: Oval Lawn Series” at Madison Square Park
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today in 2006, Twitter is launched, becoming one of the largest social media platforms in the world.
