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New York Today: Weathering a Wet Commute New York Today: Weathering a Wet Commute
(35 minutes later)
Updated, 6:40 a.m.
Good morning on this temperamental Tuesday.Good morning on this temperamental Tuesday.
The storm that brought us heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding in some areas on Monday is sticking around today.The storm that brought us heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding in some areas on Monday is sticking around today.
We’re expecting a sopping wet morning, the kind that will make you wish you could stay in bed. That means relentless rain and gusts of wind (at up to 32 miles per hour) that may make it feel as bone-chilling as the mid-20s.We’re expecting a sopping wet morning, the kind that will make you wish you could stay in bed. That means relentless rain and gusts of wind (at up to 32 miles per hour) that may make it feel as bone-chilling as the mid-20s.
Your commute may be slower than usual, too, so give yourself extra time and travel safely. Here’s what we know at this hour:Your commute may be slower than usual, too, so give yourself extra time and travel safely. Here’s what we know at this hour:
• Subways are running on schedule.• Subways are running on schedule.
• Amtrak has resumed as normal.• Amtrak has resumed as normal.
• New Jersey Transit is operating on or close to schedule.• New Jersey Transit is operating on or close to schedule.
• Long Island Rail Road is running on a normal schedule.• Long Island Rail Road is running on a normal schedule.
• Some buses in New York and New Jersey are experiencing delays because of traffic obstacles and flooding.• Some buses in New York and New Jersey are experiencing delays because of traffic obstacles and flooding.
• Local airports — including Newark, La Guardia and John F. Kennedy — recommend that you check your flight status with airlines ahead of travel. • Local airports — including Newark, La Guardia and Kennedy — recommend that you check your flight status with airlines ahead of travel.
A coastal flood advisory remains in effect until 8 a.m.A coastal flood advisory remains in effect until 8 a.m.
We’ll keep you in the loop throughout the morning with more updates about your commute.We’ll keep you in the loop throughout the morning with more updates about your commute.
The only slivers of good news are the sunshine and the high near 50 that we’re expecting on Wednesday.The only slivers of good news are the sunshine and the high near 50 that we’re expecting on Wednesday.
Here’s what else is happening:Here’s what else is happening:
• The city will pay up to $75 million after the police were accused of issuing hundreds of thousands of criminal summonses without legal justification. [New York Times] • Harlem schools are left to fail as those not far away thrive. [New York Times]
• The Lower Manhattan jail where El Chapo is being held has been described as less hospitable than Guantánamo Bay. [New York Times] • The Lower Manhattan jail where the drug lord known as El Chapo is being held has been described as less hospitable than Guantánamo Bay. [New York Times]
• A former employee of Mount Sinai Hospital was sentenced to two years in prison for sexually abusing patients. [New York Times]• A former employee of Mount Sinai Hospital was sentenced to two years in prison for sexually abusing patients. [New York Times]
• The city will pay up to $75 million after the police were accused of issuing hundreds of thousands of criminal summonses without legal justification. [New York Times]
• The events leading up to the collapse of Dewey & LeBoeuf, once a prominent New York law firm, are about to be relived for a second time in a Manhattan state courtroom. [New York Times]• The events leading up to the collapse of Dewey & LeBoeuf, once a prominent New York law firm, are about to be relived for a second time in a Manhattan state courtroom. [New York Times]
• DeBraan Varvaro survived cancer and Hurricane Sandy. Now, she’s a caregiver for her sister. [New York Times]• DeBraan Varvaro survived cancer and Hurricane Sandy. Now, she’s a caregiver for her sister. [New York Times]
• Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “New Year’s Eve on the Queensboro Bridge”• Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “New Year’s Eve on the Queensboro Bridge”
• Scoreboard: Rangers dethrone Kings, 3-2. Knicks trip Pacers, 109-103. Spurs sprint past Nets, 112-86.• Scoreboard: Rangers dethrone Kings, 3-2. Knicks trip Pacers, 109-103. Spurs sprint past Nets, 112-86.
• For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Tuesday Briefing.• For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Tuesday Briefing.
• See the exhibition “Kerry James Marshall: Mastry,” before it closes on Sunday, at the Met Breuer on the Upper East Side. 10 a.m. [$25 suggested admission]• See the exhibition “Kerry James Marshall: Mastry,” before it closes on Sunday, at the Met Breuer on the Upper East Side. 10 a.m. [$25 suggested admission]
• Music and conversations with pitmasters at Hill Country Barbecue Market in Chelsea. 6 p.m. [$7]• Music and conversations with pitmasters at Hill Country Barbecue Market in Chelsea. 6 p.m. [$7]
• Join Marilyn Nonken for an evening of classical music at the Miller Theater at Columbia University in Morningside Heights. 6 p.m. [Free]• Join Marilyn Nonken for an evening of classical music at the Miller Theater at Columbia University in Morningside Heights. 6 p.m. [Free]
• Writers compete while presenting their new work at “Literary Death Match” at the Bell House in Gowanus, Brooklyn. 8:05 p.m. [$12]• Writers compete while presenting their new work at “Literary Death Match” at the Bell House in Gowanus, Brooklyn. 8:05 p.m. [$12]
• Islanders host Blue Jackets, 7 p.m. (MSG+). Devils host Kings, 7 p.m. (MSG).• Islanders host Blue Jackets, 7 p.m. (MSG+). Devils host Kings, 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.
Commuters passing through Penn Station this week can witness the dismantling of a piece of transit history.Commuters passing through Penn Station this week can witness the dismantling of a piece of transit history.
Removal of the station’s large Amtrak departures board began last night and will be completed in phases.Removal of the station’s large Amtrak departures board began last night and will be completed in phases.
The board has already been rendered obsolete by a number of smaller LCD screens spread throughout the concourse, which went into operation in October. The board has been rendered obsolete by a number of smaller LCD screens spread throughout the concourse, which went into operation in October.
Amtrak says that the new screens are easier to read and that they draw riders throughout the main hall, easing congestion and improving the flow of pedestrian traffic.Amtrak says that the new screens are easier to read and that they draw riders throughout the main hall, easing congestion and improving the flow of pedestrian traffic.
Last year, when news broke that the board was on its way out, reactions were mixed.Last year, when news broke that the board was on its way out, reactions were mixed.
For some, the board elicited “powerful feelings of nostalgia,” wrote The Times. Other riders responded with what amounted to a shrug. For some, the board elicited “powerful feelings of nostalgia,” The Times wrote. Other riders responded with what amounted to a shrug.
Power to the board was to be cut at 10 p.m. last night, a representative for Amtrak said. It should be completely removed (and disposed of) by Monday. Power to the board was to be cut at 10 last night, a representative for Amtrak said. It should be completely removed (and disposed of) by Monday.
Now’s your last chance to say goodbye.Now’s your last chance to say goodbye.
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