Morning Brief: March 21

Despite some nasty weather this weekend, Spring really is here. Promise. As the trees start budding and flowering, it's time to start thinking about all those Spring events like concerts, festivals, farmers markets, and everything else. Pretty soon you'll be putting those coats back in the closet and heading outside.

NEED TO KNOW

Obama Makes Historic Trip to Cuba  [Washington Post]

Clinton Gets Ready for Trump Face-Off   [Washington Post]

Anti-Trump NYC Protest Gets Rough  [NY Daily News]

Crackdown on NYC Recycling Scavengers  [New York Times]

Four Candidates Campaign for Westchester DA  [New York Times]

WEATHER

Mostly Sunny, 51 degree high

SPORTS

Yesterday

The Knicks fell to the Kings 88-80

The Devils beat the Blue Jackets, 2-1

The Yankees beat the Twins, 6-4

The Mets fell to the Red Sox, 9-4

Today

The Rangers play the Panthers at 7

The Islanders play the Flyers at 7:30

The Mets play the Marlins at 1:10

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today 1788, a fire destroys most of what was then New Orleans. The rebuilding that followed gave the city's French Quarter its distinctive architecural style, still intact today.