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| New York Today: Opening Day Forecast | New York Today: Opening Day Forecast |
| (about 2 hours later) | |
| Updated, 7:43 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this rainy Monday. | Good morning on this rainy Monday. |
| The winter chill that blew into New York over the weekend threatens to interfere with a quintessential moment of spring. | The winter chill that blew into New York over the weekend threatens to interfere with a quintessential moment of spring. |
| Opening day at Yankee Stadium today will be cool, gray and very soggy. | Opening day at Yankee Stadium today will be cool, gray and very soggy. |
| We hope it’s not an ominous sign. The Yankees, who froze up in the playoffs last year, are a superstitious bunch. | We hope it’s not an ominous sign. The Yankees, who froze up in the playoffs last year, are a superstitious bunch. |
| (Remember last season’s lucky mustaches?) | (Remember last season’s lucky mustaches?) |
| We asked our Yankees beat reporter, Billy Witz, for a glimpse into the team’s future. | We asked our Yankees beat reporter, Billy Witz, for a glimpse into the team’s future. |
| “This year, on paper, they could be very good,” he said, “but they’re also very old.” | “This year, on paper, they could be very good,” he said, “but they’re also very old.” |
| The team had the oldest starting lineup last year, and this season only one position (second base) has a new (younger) player scheduled to start, our colleague said. | The team had the oldest starting lineup last year, and this season only one position (second base) has a new (younger) player scheduled to start, our colleague said. |
| Injuries could play a role this year, as they did at the end of last season. | Injuries could play a role this year, as they did at the end of last season. |
| But the big question heading into today’s game, Mr. Witz said, is how the reconfigured bullpen (the team’s relief pitchers) will pan out. To start, it will be missing the new closer, Aroldis Chapman, who’s serving a 30-game suspension over domestic violence accusations. | But the big question heading into today’s game, Mr. Witz said, is how the reconfigured bullpen (the team’s relief pitchers) will pan out. To start, it will be missing the new closer, Aroldis Chapman, who’s serving a 30-game suspension over domestic violence accusations. |
| Here at New York Today, we’re curious if Alex Rodriguez will surpass Babe Ruth in home runs this season. (He’s only 27 shy of the Great Bambino’s 714.) | Here at New York Today, we’re curious if Alex Rodriguez will surpass Babe Ruth in home runs this season. (He’s only 27 shy of the Great Bambino’s 714.) |
| But some of our most pressing questions have nothing to do with athletic ability, like: | But some of our most pressing questions have nothing to do with athletic ability, like: |
| What will be Starlin Castro’s walk-up song? | What will be Starlin Castro’s walk-up song? |
| How will the new ticket policy go over with fans? | How will the new ticket policy go over with fans? |
| And how’s the new food? | And how’s the new food? |
| Answers could pour in before 1:05 p.m., when the Yankees take on the Houston Astros (YES). | Answers could pour in before 1:05 p.m., when the Yankees take on the Houston Astros (YES). |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| The weather is sure to make you wish you were staying in bed: rain all day, with a high around 52. | The weather is sure to make you wish you were staying in bed: rain all day, with a high around 52. |
| Temperatures are expected to dip into the 20s tonight as the showers continue, which may turn the raindrops to snowflakes. | Temperatures are expected to dip into the 20s tonight as the showers continue, which may turn the raindrops to snowflakes. |
| Bundle up. | Bundle up. |
| • The New York Police Department prizes the pursuit of addicts who use drugs over the people who supply them. [New York Times] | • The New York Police Department prizes the pursuit of addicts who use drugs over the people who supply them. [New York Times] |
| • Landlords can be sued for discriminating against prospective renters with criminal records, federal housing officials said. [New York Times] | • Landlords can be sued for discriminating against prospective renters with criminal records, federal housing officials said. [New York Times] |
| • After decades of service as a fireboat on the Hudson River, the John D. McKean was sold at an auction to two restaurateurs. [New York Times] | • After decades of service as a fireboat on the Hudson River, the John D. McKean was sold at an auction to two restaurateurs. [New York Times] |
| • Prosecutors are likely to seek stiff prison sentences for Dean G. Skelos, the former majority leader of the New York State Senate, and his son, Adam, who were both convicted on corruption charges. [New York Times] | • Prosecutors are likely to seek stiff prison sentences for Dean G. Skelos, the former majority leader of the New York State Senate, and his son, Adam, who were both convicted on corruption charges. [New York Times] |
| • A Brooklyn native started a website to crack down on illegal Airbnb subletters after his apartment was destroyed. [Daily News] | • A Brooklyn native started a website to crack down on illegal Airbnb subletters after his apartment was destroyed. [Daily News] |
| • N.Y.U. students who support Donald J. Trump fear for their safety and their grades. [New York Post] | • N.Y.U. students who support Donald J. Trump fear for their safety and their grades. [New York Post] |
| • Scoreboard: Pelicans prey on Nets, 106-87. Pacers outstep Knicks, 92-87. Royals flush Mets, 4-3. | |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Monday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Monday Briefing. |
| • An exhibition about the nature conservation group Protectors of Pine Oak Woods is at the Conference House Park on Staten Island. 10 a.m. [Free] | • An exhibition about the nature conservation group Protectors of Pine Oak Woods is at the Conference House Park on Staten Island. 10 a.m. [Free] |
| • Manage stress with a meditation class at the Kingsbridge Library in the Bronx. 6 p.m. [Free] | • Manage stress with a meditation class at the Kingsbridge Library in the Bronx. 6 p.m. [Free] |
| • Watch a screening of the film “The Sturgeon Queens” about the Lower East Side fish emporium Russ and Daughters at the Jewish Museum on the Upper East Side. 6:30 p.m. [$12] | • Watch a screening of the film “The Sturgeon Queens” about the Lower East Side fish emporium Russ and Daughters at the Jewish Museum on the Upper East Side. 6:30 p.m. [$12] |
| • A week of free capoeira classes begins at Brooklyn Frontiers in Boerum Hill. 6:45 p.m. | • A week of free capoeira classes begins at Brooklyn Frontiers in Boerum Hill. 6:45 p.m. |
| • Learn about the history of the Underground Railroad in New York at the Greater Astoria Historical Society in Long Island City, Queens. 7 p.m. [$5] | • Learn about the history of the Underground Railroad in New York at the Greater Astoria Historical Society in Long Island City, Queens. 7 p.m. [$5] |
| • Yankees host Astros, 1:05 p.m. (YES). Rangers at Blue Jackets, 7 p.m. (MSG). Islanders host Lightning, 7 p.m. (MSG+). | • Yankees host Astros, 1:05 p.m. (YES). Rangers at Blue Jackets, 7 p.m. (MSG). Islanders host Lightning, 7 p.m. (MSG+). |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. |
| • Subway and PATH | • Subway and PATH |
| • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak | • Railroads: L.I.R.R., Metro-North, N.J. Transit, Amtrak |
| • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. | • Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s. |
| • Alternate-side parking: in effect until April 23. | • Alternate-side parking: in effect until April 23. |
| • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry | • Ferries: Staten Island Ferry, New York Waterway, East River Ferry |
| • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark | • Airports: La Guardia, J.F.K., Newark |
| If you plan on admiring cherry blossoms this week, take a winter coat. | If you plan on admiring cherry blossoms this week, take a winter coat. |
| At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the first buds popped in mid-March, a few weeks early, because of the warm winter. | At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the first buds popped in mid-March, a few weeks early, because of the warm winter. |
| Now, the white and piggy-pink flowers of the weeping cherry trees have been exposed to icy weather and could be dusted with snow. | Now, the white and piggy-pink flowers of the weeping cherry trees have been exposed to icy weather and could be dusted with snow. |
| That can’t be good for them, right? | That can’t be good for them, right? |
| “Actually, it’s absolutely fine,” said Melanie Sifton, the garden’s vice president of horticulture. | “Actually, it’s absolutely fine,” said Melanie Sifton, the garden’s vice president of horticulture. |
| A late cold snap can perform the same function as putting fresh-cut flowers into a refrigerator, she said, extending the blooming time. | A late cold snap can perform the same function as putting fresh-cut flowers into a refrigerator, she said, extending the blooming time. |
| So, thanks to the drop in temperature, we could still be a few weeks away from another favorite cherry blossom moment, when the petals drop and carpet the soil. | So, thanks to the drop in temperature, we could still be a few weeks away from another favorite cherry blossom moment, when the petals drop and carpet the soil. |
| Let’s hope they don’t fall on snow-covered grounds. | Let’s hope they don’t fall on snow-covered grounds. |
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