Morning Brief: November 17

It's that time of the year--despite this week's slightly-warmer-than-usual weather, the Rockefeller Ice Rink is now open for business. So go take part in a New York tradition, with Thanksgiving and the Holidays right around the corner. Or you can wait until it finally gets a bit colder.

NEED TO KNOW

Paris Attack Mastermind Still At Large  [Wall Street Journal]

GOP Candidates Back Plans to Keep Muslim Migrants Out  [Washington Post]

Long Island Family Sues Catholic Order Over Alleged Abuse  [New York Times]

De Blasio Backs Labor Unions in Court Case  [NY Daily News]

Plea Discussions Sought in Skelos Case  [New York Times]

WEATHER

52 degrees, sunny skies

SPORTS

Yesterday

The Islanders beat Arizona 5-2

Today

The Knicks take on Charlotte at 7:30

The Nets play Atlanta at 7:30

The Devils play Calgary at 9

ON STAGE TONIGHT

• Robert Cray @ The Paramount

• Rachael Yamagata @ Webster Hall

• Roy Ayers @ Blue Note Jazz Club

• Roger Hodgson @ Tarrytown Music Hall

• The Lonely Wild, Young Buffalo, Vita and the Woolf @ the Knitting Factory

• John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey @ Cafe Carlyle

TODAY IN HISTORY

Today in 1800, the US Congress holds its first legislative session in Washington, D.C.