Morning Brief: October 24

Just days after Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio held a press conference saying the state would be prepared to handle an Ebola case, it’s happened—a doctor who recently returned from treating patients in West Africa is now being treated at Bellevue Hospital for the disease.

The public is certainly being informed. During last night’s news conference, social media was blowing up with posts, particularly fears after it was noted that Dr. Craig Spencer, the patient, had traveled on the A, 1, and L trains just yesterday. Officials though say the threat somebody else gets it is miniscule.

NEED TO KNOW

Boko Haram said to Abduct more Women in Nigeria [NY Times].

Police in Ferguson Committed Human Rights Abuses: Amnesty Report [Reuters].

NYC Urged to Boost School Breakfast Participation [WFUV News via AP].

New York City Cop Attacked with Hatchet, Suspect Killed [CBS News].

Upstate NY Man Wrongly Convicted of Rape Wins $41.6 Million Lawsuit [NY Daily News].

SPORTS

Islanders topped Boston 3-2

Tonight

World Series game 3, Kansas City at San Francisco, 8:00

Devils host Dallas, 7:00

Knicks head north to Toronto for their final preseason game, 7:30

WEATHER

Scattered showers, drying out fully tonight, 61/49 [full forecast].

ON STAGE TONIGHT

• “Wesley Stace’s Cabinet Of Wonders” featuring Eric Andersen, Dom Flemons and more @ City Winery

• The Marshall Tucker Band with Dawg Whistle featuring Vini “Mad Dog” Lopez And Paul Whistler @ the Tarrytown Music Hall

• The Charlie Daniels Band (with Jamie McLean) @ the Ridgefield Playhouse

• First Aid Kit (with Samantha Crain) @ the Hammerstein Ballroom (at the Manhattan Center)

• Maria Muldaur @ the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts

• Patty Larkin @ the Loft at Union County Performing Arts Center at Rahway

• Terrance Simien And The Zydeco Experience @ Landmark on Main Street

• Chip Taylor (with Nik Rael) @ the Towne Crier Café

• Livingston Taylor @ SubCulture

• George Benson @ the State Theatre

• The Stanley Clarke Band @ Iridium

• Robin Trower (with Phil Varca And The Slamjammers) @ the Paramount

• Jerry Lee Lewis with Jon Paris @ the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill

• Smokey Robinson @ the Mayo Performing Arts Center

• Colonel Bruce Hampton And Friends @ the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill

• The Allman Brothers Band @ the Beacon Theatre

• Foster The People (with Soko) @ the United Palace Theatre

• Buster Poindexter @ Café Carlyle

• CMJ: James @ Rough Trade NYC, Happyness @ Rockwood Music Hall and Baby’s All Right, Ages And Ages @ Union Pool and Bear’s Den @ Mercury Lounge

TOMORROW’S HIGHLIGHTS (Saturday the 25th):

• Television with The Joshua Light Show @ NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts

• Art Garfunkel @ the Capitol Theatre

• The Allman Brothers Band @ the Beacon Theatre

• Foster The People (with Soko) @ the United Palace Theatre

• Slowdive with Low @ Terminal 5

• Bryan Adams @ the Theater at Madison Square Garden

• CMJ: Happyness @ Cake Shop and The Ocean Blue @ Mercury Lounge

• WFUV PRESENTS: Lucy Kaplansky and Cheryl Wheeler @ the YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS

• David Knopfler @ Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne

• Shakey Graves (with Joe Sundell and Esme Patterson) @ the Bowery Ballroom

• “The Third Annual Brooklyn Bluegrass Bash” featuring David Bromberg With Mark Cosgrove, Tony Trischka And Michael Daves, Darol Anger and many more

TODAY IN HISTORY

On this day in 1931, The George Washington Bridge opens to public traffic.

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