Morning Brief: June 3

Memorial Day weekend has come and passed, and you know what that means—Summer has unofficially begun, and we have the warm weather to prove it. For New Yorkers eager to find some green space in the concrete jungle, Gothamist has prepared a list of the top ten best places to be outdoors in NYC. [full story]

NEED TO KNOW

Boy missing in Japanese forest for six days found alive and well [Washington Post]

Speaker Paul Ryan, after and awkward courtship, endorses Trump [New York Times]

Prince died from an accidental overdose of a powerful painkiller, autopsy shows [Washington Post]

Council considers big changes in how New York approves landmarks [The New York Times]

De Blasio defends fund-raising and stokes feud with Cuomo [The New York Times]

SPORTS

Yesterday’s scores

The Yankees beat the Tigers 5-4.

Today’s games

The Yankees play the Orioles in Baltimore at 7:05pm.

The Mets play the Marlins in Miami at 7:10pm.

WEATHER

50% chance of thunder storms and areas of fog. High of 71. [full forecast]

ON STAGE TONIGHT

Friday 6/3

The Lonely Biscuits @ Webster Hall

Emily Wells @ Rough Trade NYC

Craig Finn @ The Fairfield Theater Company

Jorma Kaukonen @ Daryl’s House

Braids @ Rough Trade NYC

America @ The Space at Westbury

Saturday 6/4

Jorma Kaukonen @ City Winery

Albert Hammond Jr. @ Brooklyn Bowl

Holly Miranda @ Arlene’s Grocery

Bela Fleck and the Fleckstones @ Capitol Theatre

Judy Collins @ The Stephen Talkhouse

Jesse Terry and Abbie Gardner @ Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County

Waiting for Henry @ Mercury Lounge

Day Wave @ Knitting Factory

Sunday 6/5

WFUV Presents: Benjamin Clementine @ Irving Plaza

Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band @ The Capitol Theatre

Jorma Kaukonen @ City Winery

Miike Snow @ Surf Lodge

Forro in the Dark @ Manhattan Inn

TODAY IN HISTORY

On this day in 1926, the famous poet Allen Ginsberg was born in Newark, New Jersey. 

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