Morning Brief: March 16

Soccer fans here in the city are feeling pretty good--brand-new Major League Soccer team NYC FC won their first-ever home opener here in the Bronx, 2-0. And better yet for woebegone American enthusiasts of the Beautiful Game, fans filled Yankee Stadium to the brim, with estimates around 43,000 in the stands.  Perhaps the game the rest of the world refers to as "football" is finally winning over hearts and minds stateside. 

NEED TO KNOW

Israeli Election Down to the Wire  [Wall Street Journal] 

Man Accused of Shooting Ferguson Police Arrested  [New York Times] 

Horse-Trading Politics Rampant in Albany  [New York Times] 

Cuomo Seeks Takeover of Struggling NYC Schools, City Resists  [NY Daily News] 

NYC Sewer Being Brought to its Knees by Wet-Wipes  [New York Times]  

SPORTS

Yesterday

The Rangers beat Florida, 2-1

Today

The Nets take on Minnesota at 8

WEATHER

Mostly cloudy, highs around 53 degrees.  [Full Report] 

ON STAGE TONIGHT