Morning Brief: May 5

New Yorkers may want to start investing in reusable shopping bags—yesterday, the City Council Sanitation Committee voted on a long-standing bill to add a five cent tax on plastic bags, and the motion passed overwhelmingly. The bill comes before the entire Council today, and is expected to pass.

NEED TO KNOW

Russia Counters U.S.-NATO Moves in Eastern Europe With Extra Military Divisions [Washington Times]

Turkey PM Ahmet Davutoglu to Quit Amid Reports of Erdogan Rift [BBC News]

GOP Donors Look Past Donald Trump and Down Ticket [CNN]

Justice Department Launches Challenge to North Carolina Bathroom Law [Wall Street Journal]

L Train Repair Plan Includes Potential Tunnel Shutdown [New York Daily News]

WEATHER
60 degrees and cloudy [Full Forecast]

SPORTS

Yesterday
The Yankees bested the Orioles 7 to 0
The Mets beat the Braves 8 to 0

Today
The Yankees and the Orioles go head to head at 7:05
The Mets take on the Padres at 10:10

ON STAGE TONIGHT

Frightened Rabbit @ Terminal 5

Super Furry Animals @ Webster Hall

Cate Le Bon @ Rough Trade NYC

Beverly @ Baby’s All Right

Lou Doillon @ Le Poisson Rouge

Chris Isaak @ Theatre at Westbury

Mirah @ Prospect Park Bandshell

Waxahatchee @ The Bell House

Joan Osborne @ Daryl’s House

Strawbs @ Towne Crier Cafe

TODAY IN HISTORY
On this day in 1961, Alan Shepard becomes the first American to travel into outer space, on a sub-orbital flight as part of the Mercury program.