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| New York Today: Floodlights and Jerseys | New York Today: Floodlights and Jerseys |
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| Updated, 8:58 a.m. | |
| Good morning on this heated Monday. | Good morning on this heated Monday. |
| It might feel like summer, with a high of 78 today and temperatures forecast in the 80s this week, but the floodlights and jerseys of Monday Night Football remind us that it’s autumn. | It might feel like summer, with a high of 78 today and temperatures forecast in the 80s this week, but the floodlights and jerseys of Monday Night Football remind us that it’s autumn. |
| The televised event made its New York debut 37 years ago this week, amid worries that the cameras would distract the players and riots that sent a dozen fans to the hospital. (The Jets beat the Minnesota Vikings, 14-7.) | The televised event made its New York debut 37 years ago this week, amid worries that the cameras would distract the players and riots that sent a dozen fans to the hospital. (The Jets beat the Minnesota Vikings, 14-7.) |
| With the Jets set to play their first Monday night game of the season, we checked in with Bill Pennington, a football reporter for The New York Times, about the expectations for our city’s two teams this year. | With the Jets set to play their first Monday night game of the season, we checked in with Bill Pennington, a football reporter for The New York Times, about the expectations for our city’s two teams this year. |
| “It’s a season of relatively untested regimes and new hope,” he said. | “It’s a season of relatively untested regimes and new hope,” he said. |
| The coaches are new: The Giants have Ben McAdoo, while the Jets’ Todd Bowles is only in his second year in the position. | The coaches are new: The Giants have Ben McAdoo, while the Jets’ Todd Bowles is only in his second year in the position. |
| But so far this season, it’s the quarterbacks who are worrying fans. | But so far this season, it’s the quarterbacks who are worrying fans. |
| Eli Manning of the Giants has had one of the slowest starts of his career (though he broke out in a big Giants win on Sunday), and Jets fans are still waiting for Ryan Fitzpatrick to show his true colors. | Eli Manning of the Giants has had one of the slowest starts of his career (though he broke out in a big Giants win on Sunday), and Jets fans are still waiting for Ryan Fitzpatrick to show his true colors. |
| “Will he be the magician we saw last year, or the shaky guy he’s been so far this year?” Mr. Pennington asked. | “Will he be the magician we saw last year, or the shaky guy he’s been so far this year?” Mr. Pennington asked. |
| With the Giants coming off three consecutive losing seasons and the Jets still waiting for their first Super Bowl title since 1969, New York fans, it seems, continue to live on the edge. | With the Giants coming off three consecutive losing seasons and the Jets still waiting for their first Super Bowl title since 1969, New York fans, it seems, continue to live on the edge. |
| “There’s always a feeling of, ‘How are they going to screw it up this time?’ ” Mr. Pennington said. | “There’s always a feeling of, ‘How are they going to screw it up this time?’ ” Mr. Pennington said. |
| The Jets take on the Cardinals in Arizona at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN. | The Jets take on the Cardinals in Arizona at 8:30 p.m. on ESPN. |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| The lovely weather means you might want to get outside rather than sit in front of the game. | The lovely weather means you might want to get outside rather than sit in front of the game. |
| Temperatures will climb to the high 70s today (the average at this time of year is 63), and we’ll see a mix of clouds and sun. | Temperatures will climb to the high 70s today (the average at this time of year is 63), and we’ll see a mix of clouds and sun. |
| Here’s hoping you didn’t put your summer wardrobe in mothballs. | Here’s hoping you didn’t put your summer wardrobe in mothballs. |
| • A Manhattan couple shared their experiences raising a child with microcephaly, the birth defect now linked to the Zika virus. [New York Times] | • A Manhattan couple shared their experiences raising a child with microcephaly, the birth defect now linked to the Zika virus. [New York Times] |
| • A 600-year-old oak tree — one that is older than the United States — finally succumbs. [New York Times] | • A 600-year-old oak tree — one that is older than the United States — finally succumbs. [New York Times] |
| • Beginning in the spring, New York Road Runners will extend doping tests to its lower-tier races. [New York Times] | • Beginning in the spring, New York Road Runners will extend doping tests to its lower-tier races. [New York Times] |
| • The city is in the midst of a TV production boom, one that contributed $8.7 billion to the local economy in 2015. [Crain’s] | • The city is in the midst of a TV production boom, one that contributed $8.7 billion to the local economy in 2015. [Crain’s] |
| • The D.E.A. is inviting comments from the public about whether the drug kratom should be banned. [WNYC] | • The D.E.A. is inviting comments from the public about whether the drug kratom should be banned. [WNYC] |
| • Planned Parenthood celebrated its 100th birthday at City Hall. [CBS] | • Planned Parenthood celebrated its 100th birthday at City Hall. [CBS] |
| • Crime in city parks rose nearly 40 percent in the first six months of the year. [New York Post] | • Crime in city parks rose nearly 40 percent in the first six months of the year. [New York Post] |
| • There was a shooting at a book-release party in the Flatiron district over the weekend. [NBC] | • There was a shooting at a book-release party in the Flatiron district over the weekend. [NBC] |
| • About 50 apartments to be built above a renovated Sunset Park library will be rented to low-income tenants, the developer says. [Brooklyn Paper] | • About 50 apartments to be built above a renovated Sunset Park library will be rented to low-income tenants, the developer says. [Brooklyn Paper] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Making Up the Difference on the Meter” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Making Up the Difference on the Meter” |
| • Scoreboard: Giants stomp on Ravens, 27-23. D.C. United rules New York City F.C., 3-1. New York Red Bulls trample Columbus Crew, 3-2. Islanders desert Ducks, 3-2 (in overtime). | • Scoreboard: Giants stomp on Ravens, 27-23. D.C. United rules New York City F.C., 3-1. New York Red Bulls trample Columbus Crew, 3-2. Islanders desert Ducks, 3-2 (in overtime). |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Monday Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Monday Briefing. |
| • Gay Gotham, an exhibition by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender artists in the city during the 20th century, is at the Museum of the City of New York. 10 a.m. [$14 suggested admission] | |
| • The former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the city’s first lady, Chirlane McCray, join other political figures at City Hall as part of a national bus tour to end gun violence. Noon. | • The former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and the city’s first lady, Chirlane McCray, join other political figures at City Hall as part of a national bus tour to end gun violence. Noon. |
| • Watch four short films, part of the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, at Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater on the Upper West Side. 6 p.m. [Tickets start at $18] | • Watch four short films, part of the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, at Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater on the Upper West Side. 6 p.m. [Tickets start at $18] |
| • An eight-week basic Spanish class begins at the Bronx Library Center. 6 p.m. [Free] | • An eight-week basic Spanish class begins at the Bronx Library Center. 6 p.m. [Free] |
| • Tim Wu, the professor credited with coining the phrase “net neutrality,” speaks about his new book, “The Attention Merchants,” at the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. 7 p.m. | • Tim Wu, the professor credited with coining the phrase “net neutrality,” speaks about his new book, “The Attention Merchants,” at the New York Public Library’s Stephen A. Schwarzman Building. 7 p.m. |
| • Literary humorists read original work at the HiFi Bar in the East Village. 8 p.m. [Free] | • Literary humorists read original work at the HiFi Bar in the East Village. 8 p.m. [Free] |
| • Rangers host Sharks, 7 p.m. (MSG). Jets at Cardinals, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN). | • Rangers host Sharks, 7 p.m. (MSG). Jets at Cardinals, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN). |
| Full New Jersey Transit service has been restored to Hoboken Terminal. | Full New Jersey Transit service has been restored to Hoboken Terminal. |
| • 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: suspended for Sukkot. | • Alternate-side parking: suspended for Sukkot. |
| • 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 |
| We hate to start your week with worrying news, but we thought we should tell you about Pedals. | We hate to start your week with worrying news, but we thought we should tell you about Pedals. |
| Pedals, the nickname of the bear who attained internet fame for walking upright through New Jersey neighborhoods, seems to have fallen victim to the state’s black bear hunting season. | Pedals, the nickname of the bear who attained internet fame for walking upright through New Jersey neighborhoods, seems to have fallen victim to the state’s black bear hunting season. |
| The five-day season ended on Saturday, with a reported 487 bears killed. | The five-day season ended on Saturday, with a reported 487 bears killed. |
| Pedals, possibly, was among them, according to animal welfare activists. | Pedals, possibly, was among them, according to animal welfare activists. |
| The Garden State Sasquatch, as Pedals was also known, spurred an intense debate between those who wanted to put him in a sanctuary, and others who wanted to leave him alone. | The Garden State Sasquatch, as Pedals was also known, spurred an intense debate between those who wanted to put him in a sanctuary, and others who wanted to leave him alone. |
| His death hasn’t been confirmed, and we’ll keep you posted as we learn more. | His death hasn’t been confirmed, and we’ll keep you posted as we learn more. |
| In the meantime, if you see Pedals walking around in New Jersey, let us know. | In the meantime, if you see Pedals walking around in New Jersey, let us know. |
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