Morning Brief: Tue., March 8, 2016

Michael Bloomberg announced yesterday that he would not enter the 2016 presidential race. Bloomberg had been planning to run for president as an independent, as his aids even had created possible campaign slogans and advertisements. As reported by the New York Times, Bloomberg is not running due to his fear that a race between a republican, democrat, and an independent could lead to the election of Donald Trump, which he considers to be a danger to the country. [full story]

NEED TO KNOW

U.S. Strikes Kill 150 Shabab Fighters in Somalia, Officials Say [NY Times]

More Latinos Seek Citizenship to Vote Against Trump [NY Times]

For Chris Christie and Donald Trump, Ties Go Back Years [NY Times] 

Nancy Reagan’s Crumbling Queens Childhood Home a Memory [NY Daily News]

NYC Homeless Shelters Have Near-Record Number of Families With Children [NY Daily News]

TODAY

The New York Rangers @ Buffalo, 7:00

The New York Islanders host the Pittsburgh Penguins, 7:00

The Brooklyn Nets @ Canada, 7:30

The New York Knicks @ Denver, 9:00

WEATHER

Partly Cloud, 65/49

ON STAGE TONIGHT

 Nada Surf @ The Bowery Ballroom

 Joan Osborne @ Café Carlyle

 Emmy the Great @ Rough Trade

 The David Mayfield Parade @ Mercury Lounge

TODAY IN HISTORY

On this day in 1957, Ghana joined the United Nations.