Morning Brief: July 28

Summer is crawling steadily ahead with August on the horizon. If you haven’t made any grand vacation plans and you need to stir things up a little bit, here’s a list of affordable staycations in and around NYC. [full story] 

NEED TO KNOW

Obama passes baton of optimism to Clinton [The New York Times]

Michael Bloomberg calls Trump a ‘con’ in fiery DNC speech [New York Post]

Obamas pick presidential library site in Chicago [The Hill]

US confirms journalist jailed by China is American citizen [The Washington Post]

QB Ryan Fitzpatrick finally resigns with Jets after long contract standoff, agrees on one-year deal for $12M [New York Daily News]

SPORTS

Yesterday’s games

The Mets lost to the Cardinals 4-5.

The Yankees lost to the Astros 1-4.

Today’s games

The Mets host the Rockies at 1:10pm.

WEATHER

Mostly sunny. Slight chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. High of 90. [full forecast]

ON STAGE TONIGHT

Mura Mura @ the Music Hall of Williamsburg

Popgun presents: Brazilian Girls @ Bab’y All Right

Israel Nash, the Bones of J.R. Jones @ Knitting Factory - Brooklyn

 Heart with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts @ Nikon at Jones Beach Theater

Damn Jackals, Crushed Out @ Mercury Lounge

Brooklyn Vegan Presents: Rocket from the Crypt @ Irving Plaza

TODAY IN HISTORY

On this day in 1866, the metric system was legalized by the U.S. Congress for the standardization of weights and measures throughout the United States. 

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