Good evening, New York City. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know about for tonight and tomorrow, as well as your weather outlook.
Your Weather Planner
Winds will slowly ease tonight. Gusts will drop to 15 to 25 mph overnight. The temperature will drop to 33 degrees.
Tomorrow will be a typical, nice March day, with sun and clouds. The high will be seasonable in the mid- to upper 40s.
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Highs: Upper 40s Lows: Low 30s Clear and cold night |
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Today's Big Stories
1. 'My intention is to play for the Jets': Rodgers says he's ready to move on from Packers
After weeks of silence, Aaron Rodgers' future became abundantly clear today when he said on The Pat McAfee Show that "his intention is to play, and to play for the New York Jets."
Aaron Rodgers joined The Pat McAfee Show live, where he has been a regular guest for the last three seasons, to discuss his future in the NFL.
2. Teen arrested in connection with subway beating: police
A teenage boy has been arrested in connection with an attack on another teen at a Manhattan subway station, the NYPD said this morning.
The 14-year-old boy faces assault, aggravated harassment, harassment and menacing charges stemming from the Friday assault, police said.
3. Why state officials want to survey older New Yorkers
New York officials are surveying people 60 and older, a first-of-its kind assessment being conducted across the state to determine their views on community safety and health.
The state Office for the Aging today announced it is sending the survey to a randomly selected sample of New Yorkers along with the Association of Aging in New York and the research firm Polco.
4. Hochul: New web tool can link New Yorkers to child care
Parents will be able to check their eligibility for financial support for child care programs in New York using a new web tool unveiled today by Gov. Kathy Hochul's office.
At the same time, the Hochul administration re-established a statewide panel tasked with developing plans for the implementation of universal child care in the state.
5. State Senate leader defends proposal to create permit parking in NYC
State Senate Deputy Majority Leader Mike Gianaris appeared on “Mornings On 1” today to defend a new proposal that would require some car owners to pay for parking permits in their neighborhoods.
The plan was proposed Tuesday as part of the state Senate’s budget proposal, and would allow resident to get preferential parking in their own neighborhoods over cars coming in from outside the city.
6. Winter was a no-show in NYC last month
February in New York City is usually a month of bitter cold and blasts of snow, but not this year.
NY1 meteorologist John Davitt explained why last month saw so little snowfall.
7. Biden admin. announces $73 million to boost affordable broadband program enrollment
The Biden administration today announced more than $73 million in new outreach grants to help boost enrollment in a program that lowers high-speed internet costs for American families.
The funding for these grants comes from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the $1.2 trillion bill President Joe Biden signed into law in 2021 which includes funding for rebuilding roads and bridges and improving rail and public transit, as well as $65 billion expanding broadband access to millions of Americans.
In Case You Missed It
Joe Hurley and his band are pictured. (NY1/Roger Clark)
Irish rock music extravaganza celebrates 25 years
Joe Hurley leads a band of veteran New York musicians. One of their favorite songs to play, "If I Should Fall From Grace With God" by The Pogues, will be performed during Hurley's All-Star Irish Rock Revue, an event Hurley has been behind for 25 years.
"It was just going to be a one-off. If I had known it was going to last a quarter of a bloody century, I would have given it a much shorter title," Hurley, who is Irish but grew up in London, said. The event will be held at City Winery on St. Patrick's Day