Morning Brief: October 1

The Senate and House couldn’t reach agreement on a spending bill before midnight, so the federal government’s going into a partial shutdown—the first since 1995.  The Statue of Liberty will be closed until a new spending bill is passed, and WNYC has a handy explainer saying what else will be affected.

WEATHER
Warming up a bit, mostly sunny, high of 80 degrees.  [Full forecast]

NEED TO KNOW

A continually updated stream on how the government shutdown came to be, and what’s next [New York Times].

An NYPD reports shows a very high rate of cancer in the ranks since 9/11 [Daily News]

Free WiFi is coming to business zones in all 5 boroughs [AM New York].

ON STAGE TONIGHT

Steely Dan (with Bobby Broom and the Deep Blue Organ Trio) @ the Beacon Theatre

Needtobreathe with Ivan and Alyosha @ the Bowery Ballroom

“Communion Club Night” with Joseph Arthur, Willy Mason, Diane Birch and many more @ Rockwood Music Hall

The Flaming Lips and Tame Impala with the Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger @ Terminal Five

David Bromberg Big Band @ City Winery

Lorde (with Until the Ribbon Breaks) @ Webster Hall

Fountains of Wayne and Soul Asylum with Evan Dando @ the State Theatre

SPORTS

No local action tonight.  Baseball season’s over, but the NHL regular season and the NBA preseason start later this week.

TODAY'S HISTORY
1962: The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson first airs.  The show filmed in New York City, and will be returning to the city in 2014 after filming in California for over 40 years.

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