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| New York Today: All Eyes on Brooklyn | New York Today: All Eyes on Brooklyn |
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| Updated, 6:51 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this bright Thursday. | Good morning on this bright Thursday. |
| Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont head to their ninth Democratic presidential debate tonight, their final meeting before the New York State primary next week. | Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont head to their ninth Democratic presidential debate tonight, their final meeting before the New York State primary next week. |
| The debate’s venue, the Duggal Greenhouse inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard, is an unlikely one. | The debate’s venue, the Duggal Greenhouse inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard, is an unlikely one. |
| The warehouselike Greenhouse is wedged between a fish wholesaler and a dry dock for repairing ships. | The warehouselike Greenhouse is wedged between a fish wholesaler and a dry dock for repairing ships. |
| Like much of Brooklyn, the 215-year-old Navy Yard, in the Vinegar Hill area, has experienced significant change in recent decades. It now houses Steiner Studios, which produces movies and television shows, and its cavernous space is attracting local entrepreneurs and other business owners looking to expand. | |
| But they’re also still fixing ships there. | But they’re also still fixing ships there. |
| “There’s no glamour of any sort in the Navy Yard; it’s a truly gritty place,” said Patrick McGeehan, a New York Times reporter who spent time there this week. | “There’s no glamour of any sort in the Navy Yard; it’s a truly gritty place,” said Patrick McGeehan, a New York Times reporter who spent time there this week. |
| “You get dirty wandering around there,” he said. “It’s a long way from Broadway.” | “You get dirty wandering around there,” he said. “It’s a long way from Broadway.” |
| Yet its Greenhouse has nonetheless become a hip locale for large (and often ritzy) social events. | Yet its Greenhouse has nonetheless become a hip locale for large (and often ritzy) social events. |
| Beyoncé and Madonna have rehearsed there, and Cadillac and Heineken have hosted soirees there, Mr. McGeehan told us. | Beyoncé and Madonna have rehearsed there, and Cadillac and Heineken have hosted soirees there, Mr. McGeehan told us. |
| What’s also remarkable, he added, is that there’s something quintessentially American about the site. | What’s also remarkable, he added, is that there’s something quintessentially American about the site. |
| With its role during World War II, it “once thrummed with workers assembling components for the most sophisticated warships on the planet,” Mr. McGeehan reported. | With its role during World War II, it “once thrummed with workers assembling components for the most sophisticated warships on the planet,” Mr. McGeehan reported. |
| You can tune in to the festivities from 9 to 11 p.m. on CNN. | You can tune in to the festivities from 9 to 11 p.m. on CNN. |
| We, for one, have our fingers crossed that we’ll see more than Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Sanders going tit-for-tat on who has a better résumé. | We, for one, have our fingers crossed that we’ll see more than Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Sanders going tit-for-tat on who has a better résumé. |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| Today looks like another gorgeous spring day. | Today looks like another gorgeous spring day. |
| It should be sunny and breezy with a high near 56. | It should be sunny and breezy with a high near 56. |
| Sandiego weather. As in Carmen Sandiego. Go for a wide-brimmed hat and light jacket. | Sandiego weather. As in Carmen Sandiego. Go for a wide-brimmed hat and light jacket. |
| • A juror in the trial of the former police officer Peter Liang, convicted in the death of Akai Gurley, is said to have hidden his father’s criminal past, imperiling the verdict. [New York Times] | |
| • As City Hall tries to spur the construction of below-market-rate apartments, the persistence of racial segregation in the city has largely gone unmentioned. [New York Times] | • As City Hall tries to spur the construction of below-market-rate apartments, the persistence of racial segregation in the city has largely gone unmentioned. [New York Times] |
| • Mayor Bill de Blasio played down his contact with the men at the heart of a federal corruption investigation into police commanders and the mayor’s fund-raising. [New York Times] | • Mayor Bill de Blasio played down his contact with the men at the heart of a federal corruption investigation into police commanders and the mayor’s fund-raising. [New York Times] |
| • Mr. Sanders took his message of political revolution to Washington Square Park on Wednesday, heaping particular scorn on Wall Street. [New York Times] | • Mr. Sanders took his message of political revolution to Washington Square Park on Wednesday, heaping particular scorn on Wall Street. [New York Times] |
| • Opponents of a proposed five-cent fee on plastic grocery bags rallied at City Hall. [Politico New York] | • Opponents of a proposed five-cent fee on plastic grocery bags rallied at City Hall. [Politico New York] |
| • Scoreboard: Mets fillet Marlins, 2-1. Blue Jays snap up Yankees, 7-2. Raptors tear through Nets, 103-96. Penguins squawk at Rangers, 5-2. | • Scoreboard: Mets fillet Marlins, 2-1. Blue Jays snap up Yankees, 7-2. Raptors tear through Nets, 103-96. Penguins squawk at Rangers, 5-2. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Thursday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Thursday Briefing. |
| • Directors from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art discuss the architecture of the Met Breuer building at the Met Fifth Avenue. 6:30 p.m. [Tickets start at $40] | • Directors from the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art discuss the architecture of the Met Breuer building at the Met Fifth Avenue. 6:30 p.m. [Tickets start at $40] |
| • Support the Salvation Army at its spring benefit, honoring charitable Staten Island residents, at Li Greci’s Staaten on Staten Island. 7 p.m. [$105.99] | • Support the Salvation Army at its spring benefit, honoring charitable Staten Island residents, at Li Greci’s Staaten on Staten Island. 7 p.m. [$105.99] |
| • The Miami City Ballet performs George Balanchine classics at Lincoln Center. 7:30 p.m. [Tickets start at $25] | • The Miami City Ballet performs George Balanchine classics at Lincoln Center. 7:30 p.m. [Tickets start at $25] |
| • “Circus Revue,” featuring absurd aerial acts and more, is at the House of Yes on Wyckoff Avenue in Brooklyn. 7 p.m. [Tickets start at $16.78] | • “Circus Revue,” featuring absurd aerial acts and more, is at the House of Yes on Wyckoff Avenue in Brooklyn. 7 p.m. [Tickets start at $16.78] |
| • D.J. Questlove brings hip-hop, ’80s music and more to a late-night show at Brooklyn Bowl on Wythe Avenue. 11:30 p.m. [$7 advance, $10 door] | • D.J. Questlove brings hip-hop, ’80s music and more to a late-night show at Brooklyn Bowl on Wythe Avenue. 11:30 p.m. [$7 advance, $10 door] |
| • Yankees at Blue Jays, 7:07 p.m. (YES). Islanders at Panthers, 8 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 |
| The Titanic hit an iceberg 104 years ago today, just days before it was set to pull into New York City. In the tragedy, 1,503 people died. | The Titanic hit an iceberg 104 years ago today, just days before it was set to pull into New York City. In the tragedy, 1,503 people died. |
| The ship was, at the time, the largest vessel in the world. | The ship was, at the time, the largest vessel in the world. |
| It would have crossed more than four city blocks, and, if turned upright, it would have been 181.7 feet higher than the Metropolitan Life Tower, The Times reported in 1912. | It would have crossed more than four city blocks, and, if turned upright, it would have been 181.7 feet higher than the Metropolitan Life Tower, The Times reported in 1912. |
| “If it were possible to drop the Titanic into Broadway, for instance, at 38th Street, she would occupy a space more than 92 feet wide, her rudders would be about opposite the Knickerbocker Theatre, while the point of her stem would extend about 80 feet north of 42nd Street into Times Square.” | “If it were possible to drop the Titanic into Broadway, for instance, at 38th Street, she would occupy a space more than 92 feet wide, her rudders would be about opposite the Knickerbocker Theatre, while the point of her stem would extend about 80 feet north of 42nd Street into Times Square.” |
| The last signals from the Titanic were heard at 12:27 a.m. on April 15. They were fuzzy and ended abruptly. | The last signals from the Titanic were heard at 12:27 a.m. on April 15. They were fuzzy and ended abruptly. |
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