Morning Brief: June 23

With Summer having officially started and a recent stint of hot and humid weather, here’s a list of the best free or cheap swimming pools in New York City. [full story]

NEED TO KNOW

Voting begins in EU referendum as polls say result too close to call [The Guardian]

Libertarians aim to slay ‘two party dinosaur’ [CNN]

Democrats shout down Ryan as guns sit-in stretches past midnight [Politico] NYC Plastic bag fee postponed until next year [Gothamist]

Knicks acquire Derrick Rose in mega-deal with Bulls [New York Daily News]

SPORTS

Yesterday’s games

The Yankees beat the Rockies 9-8.

The Mets beat the Royals 4-3.

Today’s games

The Yankees host the Twins at 7:05pm.

The Mets play the Braves in Atlanta at 7:10pm.

WEATHER

Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. High near 76. [full forecast]

ON STAGE TONIGHT Thursday 6/23

WFUV Presents: Alvvays/Ducktails/Big Thief @ Celebrate Brooklyn

WFUV Presents: Midsummer Night Swing Presents Thursday Night Fever w/ Joe McGinty and Loser’s Lounge @ Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center

Gregory Alan Isakov and the Ghost Orchestra @ Webster Hall

Sleep @ House of Vans

Soak @ Rough Trade NYC

Deerhoof @ Market Hotel

Mark Lanegan @ The Grammercy Theatre

Kristen Young @ Saint Vitus Bar

TODAY IN HISTORY

On this day in 1926, the first lip reading tournament in America was held in Philadelphia, PA.

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