News and Weather for March 9, 2016

Happy Wednesday, NYC! Current Conditions: Partly Cloudy and 49°F 🌤 Headed for a high of 72°F at 3pm. Partly cloudy starting in the afternoon.

Stories you may have missed

In Search of 2 Affordable Bedrooms In NYC? Good Luck With That - NPR
Man, 38, fights to survive after being stabbed in chest during brawl outside Manhattan lounge - New York Daily News
NYPD officer hurt in Long Island fire trying to save pets
Staten Island man arrested in slaying of homeless man
Ex-NYU student gets 16 years in jail for trying to buy ricin
Robber cuts hand on glass while breaking into deli, buys bottle of water at another deli to clean off blood

Today in History

March 9, 1959 – The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.

NYC Park of the Day

Whalen Grove, a 0.13 acre triangle park at Crotona Ave. and Grote St. and Garden St. in Belmont, Bronx.

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