Morning Brief: June 11
Beer Garden
The weather's set to heat up today, through the weekend. So maybe now's the best time to cool off and relax at happy hour on a rooftop. Check out this list of rooftop bars to grab a cold one.
NEED TO KNOW
More American Forces to Iraq [Wall Street Journal]
Oil Price Plunge Hurts Economic Prospects of American Oil Workers [Washington Post]
Civilian Employee Questioned In Upstate Prison Break [New York Times]
Cuomo Says No to Parts of De Blasio's Housing Plan [New York Times]
De Blasio Won't Attend Clinton Speech [NY Daily News]
SPORTS
Tonight
The Yankees fell to the Nationals 5-4
The Mets fell to the Giants 8-5
Today
The Mets take on the Giants at 7:10
WEATHER
91 degrees and partly cloudy [Full Report]
ON STAGE TONIGHT
- Graham Parker and the Rumour @ the Paramount
- Buddy Guy with Tom Hambridge @ The B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
- Dar Williams with Jim Lauderdale @ City Winery
- Marcia Ball @ the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts
- Luna (with Chris Forsythe and the Solar Motel Band) @ Green Label Live at McCarren "Northside Festival"
- Bad Religion (with Plague Vendor) @ The Bowery Ballroom
- Femi Kuti and the Positive Force (with EMEFE and DJ Greg Caz) @ Brooklyn Bowl
- "Ricky Nelson Remembered" featuring Matthew and Gunnar Nelson @ Iridium
- Tuck and Patti (and Trevor Exter) @ Town Crier Cafe
- The Manhattan Transfer and Take 6 @ Town Hall
- The Loser's Lounge "Battle of the Bands: The B-52's vs Devo @ Joe's Pub
TODAY IN HISTORY
Today in 1184 BC, the city of Troy is sacked by the Greeks, according to calculations done by Eratosthenes.
