Morning Brief: March 7th

For those looking to grab a bite this weekend, here's some restaurants with quality comfort food. [Timeout NY]

Weather

Today, cloudy with a high of 40, and tonight, partly cloudy with a low of 31. [Full Forecast]

Need to Know

The crisis in Ukraine continues. [Yahoo! News]

New York City's jobless rate drops to its lowest in five years. [New York Times]

Democrats in Connecticut are praising Facebook for anti-gun measures. [Examiner]

Sports

The Brooklyn Nets are in Boston at 7:30.

The New York Knicks host Utah at 7:30.

The New York Rangers take on the Carolina Hurricanes at 7.

The New Jersey Devils are in Detroit at 7:30.

The New York Islanders are in Calgary at 9.

Today in History

In 1985, the song "We Are the World" receives its first international release.