Morning Brief: September 19

Apple releases the new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus today. This newest model features a design change, most noticeably making the phone larger to match the likes of new HTC and Samsung phones. The iPhone is in high demand, with people already lining up outside Apple Stores in New York yesterday. If you're not one of those people who camped out, even if you pre-ordered, you may have to wait until October to get the new phone because the number of pre-orders was record breaking.

NEED TO KNOW

Scotland to Remain Part of the U.K. [New York Times]

Congress Inaction About Airstrikes Could Mean Stronger Executive War Powers [New York Times]

Anti-Islamic Ads Come to NYC Amid ISIS Fear [NY Daily News]

NYC's Getting Some New Buses Over the Next Two Years [New York Post]

Astoria's First Restaurant Week Kicks Off [NY Daily News]

SPORTS

The Yankees beat the Blue Jays 3-2. They're playing again tonight at 7 here in New York.

The Mets play the Braves in Georgia tonight at 7:30.

The Giants will take on the Texans this Sunday at 1 in New Jersey.

TODAY'S WEATHER

It's going to be sunny and cool today, with highs around 66. Tonight will be mostly clear with a chance of rain, lows around 60. [Full Forecast]

ON STAGE

• The Replacements with The Hold Steady and Deer Tick @ Forest Hills Stadium

• “Wesley Stace’s Cabinet Of Wonders” featuring Marc Cohn, Heaven’s Jail with Phosphorescent,

Eric Bazilian of The Hooters, Marc Ribot and more @ City Winery

• NRBQ (with Petey Hop) @ the Ridgefield Playhouse

• Janis Ian @ the Rubin Museum of Art

• Sam Smith with Broods @ Manhattan Center’s Hammerstein Ballroom

• Devendra Banhart, Stephin Merritt and Iron And Wine @ the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM

Howard Gilman Opera House, Peter Jay Sharp Building)

• The English Beat with Dishwalla (, Stroke 9 and Nine Days) @ the Wellmont Theater

• Rusted Root (with Dave Chiappetta And Steadfast Charlie) @ the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill

• OK Go @ the Bowery Ballroom

• Jason Mraz And Raining Jane @ (Colden Auditorium at Kupferberg Center for the Performing Arts at) Queens College

• Edwin McCain (with Chris Nathan) @ SubCulture

• Tedeschi Trucks Band @ the Beacon Theatre (Tonight with Valerie June and tomorrow with

Hard Working Americans)

• The Dandy Warhols (with Bonfire Beach) @ the Music Hall of Williamsburg (Tonight and tomorrow)

• King Crimson @ the Best Buy Theater (Tonight, tomorrow and Sunday)

• WFUV PRESENTS: John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers @ the YMCA Boulton Center for the

Performing Arts

• WFUV PRESENTS: Slaid Cleaves @ Outpost in the Burbs

• WFUV PRESENTS: Steely Dan (with The Bobby Broom Organi-Sation) @ the Capitol Theatre (Tonight,

tomorrow and Sunday)

TODAY IN HISTORY

In 1957, the first entirely contained, underground nuclear explosion was detonated in Nevada as part of the Rainier Test.

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