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| New York Today: Hurricane Jose Approaches | New York Today: Hurricane Jose Approaches |
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| Updated, 12:08 p.m. | |
| Good morning on this stormy Tuesday. | Good morning on this stormy Tuesday. |
| Hurricane Jose is approaching the East Coast. | Hurricane Jose is approaching the East Coast. |
| While the Category 1 hurricane is predicted to remain offshore, we are still expecting to feel its effects in the city. | While the Category 1 hurricane is predicted to remain offshore, we are still expecting to feel its effects in the city. |
| Today, watch for showers, wind gusts of up to 35 miles per hour, rip currents and possible coastal flooding. | Today, watch for showers, wind gusts of up to 35 miles per hour, rip currents and possible coastal flooding. |
| The hurricane could affect New York City for days, but the peak will likely be tonight, when the storm will be the closest to the city. | The hurricane could affect New York City for days, but the peak will likely be tonight, when the storm will be the closest to the city. |
| While Hurricane Jose spared the Caribbean, which was ravaged this month by Hurricane Irma, it is being followed by Hurricane Maria, a Category 5 hurricane that made landfall on the island of Dominica last night and is expected to pummel Puerto Rico tomorrow. | While Hurricane Jose spared the Caribbean, which was ravaged this month by Hurricane Irma, it is being followed by Hurricane Maria, a Category 5 hurricane that made landfall on the island of Dominica last night and is expected to pummel Puerto Rico tomorrow. |
| As Hurricane Jose nears, we had a few questions about hurricanes and how they might affect New York City. | As Hurricane Jose nears, we had a few questions about hurricanes and how they might affect New York City. |
| Why is it so hard to predict where a hurricane will travel? | Why is it so hard to predict where a hurricane will travel? |
| It all depends on the data available, said Brian Ciemnecki, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service. The National Hurricane Center and the Weather Service examine data like relative humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind speed and wind direction. Sometimes the data align and show a similar trajectory, he said, but sometimes they don’t. | It all depends on the data available, said Brian Ciemnecki, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service. The National Hurricane Center and the Weather Service examine data like relative humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind speed and wind direction. Sometimes the data align and show a similar trajectory, he said, but sometimes they don’t. |
| “If you think about it, a difference of 40 miles is not a big deal on global scale,” Mr. Ciemnecki said, “but on a local scale it is a big deal. It could mean millions of more people under the gun for weather.” | “If you think about it, a difference of 40 miles is not a big deal on global scale,” Mr. Ciemnecki said, “but on a local scale it is a big deal. It could mean millions of more people under the gun for weather.” |
| What areas of New York City are more prone to flooding? | What areas of New York City are more prone to flooding? |
| Typically it’s the low-lying and coastal areas, said Nancy Silvestri, press secretary for New York City Emergency Management Department. Particular areas that have a history of flooding, or are closely watched by the department, include Broad Channel, much of the Rockaway Peninsula, Old Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach in Queens; Great Kills, Oakwood Beach, New Dorp, and Princess Bay in Staten Island; and Gerritsen Beach and Canarsie in Brooklyn. | Typically it’s the low-lying and coastal areas, said Nancy Silvestri, press secretary for New York City Emergency Management Department. Particular areas that have a history of flooding, or are closely watched by the department, include Broad Channel, much of the Rockaway Peninsula, Old Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach in Queens; Great Kills, Oakwood Beach, New Dorp, and Princess Bay in Staten Island; and Gerritsen Beach and Canarsie in Brooklyn. |
| What can we expect on the waterways? | What can we expect on the waterways? |
| “We are not expecting Hurricane Jose to make a direct impact on New York City, so the ports and waterways are open,” said Allyson Conroy, the Coast Guard public affairs officer for New York City. “But we are asking mariners to make sure their boats are prepared for high winds, and consider not taking their boats out.” | “We are not expecting Hurricane Jose to make a direct impact on New York City, so the ports and waterways are open,” said Allyson Conroy, the Coast Guard public affairs officer for New York City. “But we are asking mariners to make sure their boats are prepared for high winds, and consider not taking their boats out.” |
| Here’s what else is happening: | Here’s what else is happening: |
| • Three people were killed and 16 were injured when a city bus was hit by a charter bus in Flushing, Queens early Monday. [New York Times] | • Three people were killed and 16 were injured when a city bus was hit by a charter bus in Flushing, Queens early Monday. [New York Times] |
| • A Brooklyn police officer was charged with assault after a confrontation this summer with a man over a dropped plastic cup. [New York Times] | • A Brooklyn police officer was charged with assault after a confrontation this summer with a man over a dropped plastic cup. [New York Times] |
| • New York City election laws grant politicians vast sway in picking candidates when legislators leave office in the middle of their term. [New York Times] | • New York City election laws grant politicians vast sway in picking candidates when legislators leave office in the middle of their term. [New York Times] |
| • Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo gave a rather unenthusiastic endorsement of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s run for a second term. [New York Times] | • Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo gave a rather unenthusiastic endorsement of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s run for a second term. [New York Times] |
| • Data obtained by The New York Times revealed the long, difficult path to holding an officer accountable for police misconduct. [New York Times] | • Data obtained by The New York Times revealed the long, difficult path to holding an officer accountable for police misconduct. [New York Times] |
| • A student has been charged in a racially motivated attack at Cornell University, the second such incident to occur just weeks into the school year. [New York Times] | • A student has been charged in a racially motivated attack at Cornell University, the second such incident to occur just weeks into the school year. [New York Times] |
| • A new program creates a pathway into the culinary arts for low-income New Yorkers. [New York Times] | • A new program creates a pathway into the culinary arts for low-income New Yorkers. [New York Times] |
| • From the practical to the pie-in-the-sky, a look at how New Yorkers could get around in the future. [Curbed] | • From the practical to the pie-in-the-sky, a look at how New Yorkers could get around in the future. [Curbed] |
| • As New York City vows to take a closer look at “all symbols of hate on city property,” a public art scholar and professor of art history discussed the city’s many statues. [WNYC] | • As New York City vows to take a closer look at “all symbols of hate on city property,” a public art scholar and professor of art history discussed the city’s many statues. [WNYC] |
| • The anti-poverty organization Oxfam rented President Trump’s childhood home and invited refugees to share their stories with journalists. [New York Post] | • The anti-poverty organization Oxfam rented President Trump’s childhood home and invited refugees to share their stories with journalists. [New York Post] |
| • The Staten Island Ferry reopened boarding on the lower level for the first time since 2003. [CBS] | • The Staten Island Ferry reopened boarding on the lower level for the first time since 2003. [CBS] |
| • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Going a Round at P.J. Clarke’s” | • Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Going a Round at P.J. Clarke’s” |
| • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Morning Briefing. | • For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Morning Briefing. |
| • Plan ahead: As the United Nations General Assembly continues, here is a list of street closings in Midtown. | • Plan ahead: As the United Nations General Assembly continues, here is a list of street closings in Midtown. |
| • A screening of the James Baldwin documentary “I Am Not Your Negro” at the Ottendorfer Library in the East Village. 6 p.m. [Free] | • A screening of the James Baldwin documentary “I Am Not Your Negro” at the Ottendorfer Library in the East Village. 6 p.m. [Free] |
| • A discussion about documentary photography and the work of W. Eugene Smith and Eugene Richards at the New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in Midtown. 6:30 p.m. [Free] | • A discussion about documentary photography and the work of W. Eugene Smith and Eugene Richards at the New York Public Library Stephen A. Schwarzman Building in Midtown. 6:30 p.m. [Free] |
| • Ginia Bellafante, The Times’s Big City columnist, speaks with the author Jacqueline Woodson about her book “Another Brooklyn,” part of The New York Times Big City Book Club, at the Billie Holiday Theatre in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. 7 p.m. [$15 or $10 for Times Insiders] | • Ginia Bellafante, The Times’s Big City columnist, speaks with the author Jacqueline Woodson about her book “Another Brooklyn,” part of The New York Times Big City Book Club, at the Billie Holiday Theatre in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. 7 p.m. [$15 or $10 for Times Insiders] |
| • An immersive performance of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” at the Barrow Street Theater in Greenwich Village. 7:30 p.m. [Tickets start at $69.50] | • An immersive performance of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” at the Barrow Street Theater in Greenwich Village. 7:30 p.m. [Tickets start at $69.50] |
| • Yankees host Twins, 7:05 p.m. (YES). Mets at Marlins, 7:10 p.m. (SNY). | • Yankees host Twins, 7:05 p.m. (YES). Mets at Marlins, 7:10 p.m. (SNY). |
| • Alternate-side parking remains in effect until Sept. 21. | • Alternate-side parking remains in effect until Sept. 21. |
| • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. | • For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide. |
| President Trump’s visit to New York continues, and his schedule is packed with individual meetings with world leaders. | President Trump’s visit to New York continues, and his schedule is packed with individual meetings with world leaders. |
| Today, he will deliver his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly. He will also meet with the Emir of Qatar; António Guterres, the United Nations secretary general; and Miroslav Lajcak, the General Assembly’s president. | Today, he will deliver his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly. He will also meet with the Emir of Qatar; António Guterres, the United Nations secretary general; and Miroslav Lajcak, the General Assembly’s president. |
| Tomorrow, it’s more meetings — with the leaders of Britain, Jordan, Egypt, the Palestinian Authority — and a lunch with African leaders. On Thursday, what is expected to be his last day in New York, he is scheduled to meet with leaders of South Korea, Japan, Turkey, Afghanistan and Ukraine. | Tomorrow, it’s more meetings — with the leaders of Britain, Jordan, Egypt, the Palestinian Authority — and a lunch with African leaders. On Thursday, what is expected to be his last day in New York, he is scheduled to meet with leaders of South Korea, Japan, Turkey, Afghanistan and Ukraine. |
| This year, the White House set out three themes for its participation in the General Assembly: “Promote Peace, Promote Prosperity, and Uphold Sovereignty and Accountability.” | This year, the White House set out three themes for its participation in the General Assembly: “Promote Peace, Promote Prosperity, and Uphold Sovereignty and Accountability.” |
| In the past, Mr. Trump has called the United Nations an elitist “club” and has signaled large cuts in contributions from the United States, the largest contributor to its budget. | In the past, Mr. Trump has called the United Nations an elitist “club” and has signaled large cuts in contributions from the United States, the largest contributor to its budget. |
| The meeting of world leaders comes under the shadow of North Korean missile tests, the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, and tensions around the Iran nuclear deal. | The meeting of world leaders comes under the shadow of North Korean missile tests, the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, and tensions around the Iran nuclear deal. |
| His speech is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. You can watch it live here. | His speech is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. You can watch it live here. |
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