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| New York Today: Au Revoir, A-Rod | New York Today: Au Revoir, A-Rod |
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| Updated, 8:04 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this stifling Friday. | Good morning on this stifling Friday. |
| After 13 years with the Yankees, Alex Rodriguez plays his final game with the team tonight. | After 13 years with the Yankees, Alex Rodriguez plays his final game with the team tonight. |
| His operatic career was marked by soaring highs (nearly 700 home runs and three Most Valuable Player awards) and nefarious lows (two revelations of performance-enhancing drug use). | His operatic career was marked by soaring highs (nearly 700 home runs and three Most Valuable Player awards) and nefarious lows (two revelations of performance-enhancing drug use). |
| And it’s not over, yet. | And it’s not over, yet. |
| The Yankees announced that A-Rod would stay on as a special adviser and be paid out the remaining $27 million of his hefty $275 million contract. | The Yankees announced that A-Rod would stay on as a special adviser and be paid out the remaining $27 million of his hefty $275 million contract. |
| And it’s possible that the Yankee could play for another team in the future. | And it’s possible that the Yankee could play for another team in the future. |
| Still, it’s the end of an era, The Times’s national baseball writer Tyler Kepner told us. | Still, it’s the end of an era, The Times’s national baseball writer Tyler Kepner told us. |
| “His is certainly one of the most complicated legacies in baseball history, no question,” Mr. Kepner said. | “His is certainly one of the most complicated legacies in baseball history, no question,” Mr. Kepner said. |
| One with immense talent and star power, but one that with his drug use brought considerable shame to the game he loved so much. | One with immense talent and star power, but one that with his drug use brought considerable shame to the game he loved so much. |
| “He’s unlike any other player we’ve had, and will ever have again,” Mr. Kepner said. “It’s a puzzle.” | “He’s unlike any other player we’ve had, and will ever have again,” Mr. Kepner said. “It’s a puzzle.” |
| But don’t expect any confusion at Yankee Stadium tonight, when the Bronx Bombers host the Tampa Bay Rays. | But don’t expect any confusion at Yankee Stadium tonight, when the Bronx Bombers host the Tampa Bay Rays. |
| “Yankees fans recognize that this is one of the all-time greats,” our writer added about Mr. Rodriguez. | “Yankees fans recognize that this is one of the all-time greats,” our writer added about Mr. Rodriguez. |
| “You can expect universal applause and a groundswell of pure love for a great player.” | “You can expect universal applause and a groundswell of pure love for a great player.” |
| See for yourself, starting at 7:20 p.m. | See for yourself, starting at 7:20 p.m. |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| We just can’t catch a break this week, can we? | We just can’t catch a break this week, can we? |
| More scattered showers and thunderstorms are on the way today, but they’ll be coming from otherwise sunny skies. Confusing. | More scattered showers and thunderstorms are on the way today, but they’ll be coming from otherwise sunny skies. Confusing. |
| And a heat advisory is in effect until Saturday morning — so dress for a high of 95, but mentally prepare for it to feel as hot as 106. | And a heat advisory is in effect until Saturday morning — so dress for a high of 95, but mentally prepare for it to feel as hot as 106. |
| There’s more where that came from all weekend. Sorry. | There’s more where that came from all weekend. Sorry. |
| • Never write a text message that you wouldn’t feel comfortable seeing on the front page of a newspaper. Especially in politics. [New York Times] | • Never write a text message that you wouldn’t feel comfortable seeing on the front page of a newspaper. Especially in politics. [New York Times] |
| • The man who scaled Trump Tower now faces charges. [New York Times] | • The man who scaled Trump Tower now faces charges. [New York Times] |
| • 103 Orchard Street was once a home. Now, it’s the Tenement Museum, retelling the stories of immigrant lives. [New York Times] | • 103 Orchard Street was once a home. Now, it’s the Tenement Museum, retelling the stories of immigrant lives. [New York Times] |
| • Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill requiring city offices to provide breast-feeding rooms for nursing mothers. [New York Times] | • Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a bill requiring city offices to provide breast-feeding rooms for nursing mothers. [New York Times] |
| • A Rochester man with ties to the Islamic State pleaded guilty over a planned attack. [New York Times] | • A Rochester man with ties to the Islamic State pleaded guilty over a planned attack. [New York Times] |
| • The city’s first medical practice devoted exclusively to egg-freezing has opened. [NBC] | • The city’s first medical practice devoted exclusively to egg-freezing has opened. [NBC] |
| • The family of the jogger, Karina Vetrano, raised nearly $200,000 in less than a day to help find her killer. [New York Post] | • The family of the jogger, Karina Vetrano, raised nearly $200,000 in less than a day to help find her killer. [New York Post] |
| • A group of teenagers visited a morgue in Brownsville to learn about gun violence. [DNAInfo] | • A group of teenagers visited a morgue in Brownsville to learn about gun violence. [DNAInfo] |
| • East New York, Brooklyn, has the highest number of shooting deaths in the city, but here’s how one antiviolence group is helping. [WNYC] | • East New York, Brooklyn, has the highest number of shooting deaths in the city, but here’s how one antiviolence group is helping. [WNYC] |
| • Twenty-two dogs were rescued from a hot S.U.V. in the Bronx. [NBC] | • Twenty-two dogs were rescued from a hot S.U.V. in the Bronx. [NBC] |
| • The M.T.A. fails to collect roughly half of the subway fines it’s owed. [Crain’s] | • The M.T.A. fails to collect roughly half of the subway fines it’s owed. [Crain’s] |
| • Here are the city’s subways and buses, all on a single map. [Streetsblog N.Y.C.] | • Here are the city’s subways and buses, all on a single map. [Streetsblog N.Y.C.] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Farewell to Bagel Express” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Farewell to Bagel Express” |
| • Scoreboard: Yankees tumble-dry Red Sox, 4-2. Diamondbacks strangle Mets, 9-0. | • Scoreboard: Yankees tumble-dry Red Sox, 4-2. Diamondbacks strangle Mets, 9-0. |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Friday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Friday Briefing. |
| • Music, food and performances by local artists at Flushing Night Out at Flushing High School in Queens. 6 p.m. [Free admission] | • Music, food and performances by local artists at Flushing Night Out at Flushing High School in Queens. 6 p.m. [Free admission] |
| • Sketch your natural surroundings on a hike led by artists at the Van Cortlandt Nature Center in the Bronx. 6:30 p.m. [Free] | • Sketch your natural surroundings on a hike led by artists at the Van Cortlandt Nature Center in the Bronx. 6:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • Donald Trump, Pokémon Go and pop culture are the subject of the comedy show “Pop Americano 3” at Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn. 6:30 p.m. [$8] | • Donald Trump, Pokémon Go and pop culture are the subject of the comedy show “Pop Americano 3” at Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn. 6:30 p.m. [$8] |
| • Surf’s up! The Women’s Surf Film Festival kicks off with an opening reception and screenings of short films at the Rockaway Beach Surf Club in Far Rockaway, Queens. 7 p.m. [Free] | • Surf’s up! The Women’s Surf Film Festival kicks off with an opening reception and screenings of short films at the Rockaway Beach Surf Club in Far Rockaway, Queens. 7 p.m. [Free] |
| • Stargazing follows a screening of “E.T.” at Columbia University in Morningside Heights. 7 p.m. [Free] | • Stargazing follows a screening of “E.T.” at Columbia University in Morningside Heights. 7 p.m. [Free] |
| • Yankees host Rays, 7:05 p.m. (YES). Mets host Padres, 7:10 p.m. (SNY). | • Yankees host Rays, 7:05 p.m. (YES). Mets host Padres, 7:10 p.m. (SNY). |
| Saturday | Saturday |
| • The New York International Fringe Festival, with over 200 shows, continues with performances at various venues. Times and prices vary. | • The New York International Fringe Festival, with over 200 shows, continues with performances at various venues. Times and prices vary. |
| • Wake up with a yoga class at the Alice Austen House Museum on Staten Island. 10 a.m. [Free] | • Wake up with a yoga class at the Alice Austen House Museum on Staten Island. 10 a.m. [Free] |
| • Travel back in time with music performances and dance contests at the Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island. 11 a.m. [Tickets start at $45] | • Travel back in time with music performances and dance contests at the Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island. 11 a.m. [Tickets start at $45] |
| • Music and “botanically inspired cocktails” at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. 6 p.m. [$30] | • Music and “botanically inspired cocktails” at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. 6 p.m. [$30] |
| • Explore your ignorance with podcasters and comedians at a taping of the radio show “You’re the Expert,” part of the Festival of the Unknown, at the Wild Project in the East Village. 7:30 p.m. [$20] | • Explore your ignorance with podcasters and comedians at a taping of the radio show “You’re the Expert,” part of the Festival of the Unknown, at the Wild Project in the East Village. 7:30 p.m. [$20] |
| • Yankees host Rays, 1:05 p.m. (YES). Mets host Padres, 7:10 p.m. (WPIX). | • Yankees host Rays, 1:05 p.m. (YES). Mets host Padres, 7:10 p.m. (WPIX). |
| • Watch “The New York Times Close Up,” featuring The Times’s Jim Rutenberg and other guests. Saturday at 10 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. on NY1. | • Watch “The New York Times Close Up,” featuring The Times’s Jim Rutenberg and other guests. Saturday at 10 p.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. on NY1. |
| Sunday | Sunday |
| • Learn how to keep your orchid alive at the weekend-long celebration of the flower, “Taiwan: A World of Orchids,” at the Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing, Queens. 10 a.m. [$6] | • Learn how to keep your orchid alive at the weekend-long celebration of the flower, “Taiwan: A World of Orchids,” at the Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing, Queens. 10 a.m. [$6] |
| • Children can enjoy music, origami and yoga during “World Elephant Day Weekend” at the Bronx Zoo. 11 a.m. [$33.95] | • Children can enjoy music, origami and yoga during “World Elephant Day Weekend” at the Bronx Zoo. 11 a.m. [$33.95] |
| • Paddle out in a canoe at Clove Lakes Park on Staten Island. 11 a.m. [Free] | • Paddle out in a canoe at Clove Lakes Park on Staten Island. 11 a.m. [Free] |
| • Cooking demonstrations, music and food at the N.Y.C. African Food Festival at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Noon. [Tickets start at $20] | • Cooking demonstrations, music and food at the N.Y.C. African Food Festival at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Noon. [Tickets start at $20] |
| • An afternoon of jazz at the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona, Queens. 2 p.m. [Tickets start at $18] | • An afternoon of jazz at the Louis Armstrong House Museum in Corona, Queens. 2 p.m. [Tickets start at $18] |
| • Yankees host Rays, 1:05 p.m. (YES). Mets host Padres, 1:10 p.m. (WPIX). Red Bulls host Montreal Impact, 7 p.m. (MSG). New York City F.C. at Columbus Crew SC, 7:30 p.m. (YES). | • Yankees host Rays, 1:05 p.m. (YES). Mets host Padres, 1:10 p.m. (WPIX). Red Bulls host Montreal Impact, 7 p.m. (MSG). New York City F.C. at Columbus Crew SC, 7:30 p.m. (YES). |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. And if you seek things to do outside the city, The Times’s Metropolitan section has suggestions. See this weekend’s listings for Hudson Valley, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. And if you seek things to do outside the city, The Times’s Metropolitan section has suggestions. See this weekend’s listings for Hudson Valley, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut. |
| J trains are running with delays. | |
| • 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 Monday. | • Alternate-side parking: in effect until Monday. |
| • 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 |
| • Weekend travel hassles: Check subway disruptions and a list of street closings. | • Weekend travel hassles: Check subway disruptions and a list of street closings. |
| A bit of advice if you find yourself in a car on Saturday: Avoid Lower Manhattan. | A bit of advice if you find yourself in a car on Saturday: Avoid Lower Manhattan. |
| From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., a 60-block area south of City Hall will become a 5-mile-an-hour zone for vehicles during the “Shared Streets” event. | From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., a 60-block area south of City Hall will become a 5-mile-an-hour zone for vehicles during the “Shared Streets” event. |
| It’s an extension of the city’s Summer Streets program, which prohibits traffic from entering Park Avenue and connecting streets, from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park, for three consecutive Saturdays. | It’s an extension of the city’s Summer Streets program, which prohibits traffic from entering Park Avenue and connecting streets, from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park, for three consecutive Saturdays. |
| Downtown, cyclists can take tandem bike-riding lessons, while pedestrians can join a walking tour highlighting film scenes shot in the area. | Downtown, cyclists can take tandem bike-riding lessons, while pedestrians can join a walking tour highlighting film scenes shot in the area. |
| They can also compete for prizes at “City Smarts: The N.Y.C. History Trivia Quiz Game,” starting at 11 a.m. at Water and Whitehall Streets Plaza. | They can also compete for prizes at “City Smarts: The N.Y.C. History Trivia Quiz Game,” starting at 11 a.m. at Water and Whitehall Streets Plaza. |
| The quiz is hosted by Michael Miscione, the Manhattan borough historian. | The quiz is hosted by Michael Miscione, the Manhattan borough historian. |
| We solicited a bonus question: | We solicited a bonus question: |
| Legend has it that the songwriter Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics for his quintessential saloon song, “One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)” — famously performed by Frank Sinatra in the film “Young at Heart” — while sitting in a Manhattan bar. | Legend has it that the songwriter Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics for his quintessential saloon song, “One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)” — famously performed by Frank Sinatra in the film “Young at Heart” — while sitting in a Manhattan bar. |
| What watering hole was Mr. Mercer at? | What watering hole was Mr. Mercer at? |
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