Paul Taggart for The New York Times Susannah Mushatt Jones, seen here two birthdays ago, will celebrate No. 114 Friday in Brooklyn.Susannah Mushatt Jones’s birthday party today is six days late. But what’s a few days when you’re 114?
Ms. Jones, born July 6, 1899, in Alabama, is not only the oldest known person in New York State. According to the Gerontology Research Group, she is the third-oldest person on the planet.
At 11 a.m., she will be the guest of honor at a party at the Vandalia Senior Center in Brooklyn. Politicians will attend.
In 2011, Ms. Jones was asked how she felt about turning 112. “You don’t feel now,†Ms. Jones said. “You’re just thankful.â€
Here’s what else you need to know to start your Friday.
WEATHER
Highs in the low 80s and plenty of clouds, with a breeze from the northeast and a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Decent chance of rain by nightfall â€" your call on the umbrella. Same for Saturday. More sun and hotter on Sunday.
TRANSIT & TRAFFIC
- Roads [5:51] O.K. so far, 1010 WINS reports.
Alternate-side parking rules: in effect.
- Mass Transit [5:51] Subways are fine. Click for the latest status.
COMING UP TODAY
- In the mayoral race, Anthony D. Weiner announces a proposal to launch ferries in all five boroughs. William C. Thompson Jr. calls for an overhaul of the Housing Authority. Bill de Blasio gives a thumbs down to the city’s library plan.
- State lawmakers will celebrate the introduction of Bengali-language ballots at a Board of Elections office in Queens. Bengali joins English, Spanish, Chinese and Korean as an official New York balloting language.
- Children from 22 countries will become citizens in a morning ceremony at the Bronx Zoo.
- “Blade Runner†screens at dusk on Morgan Avenue in East Williamsburg. Beer available. [Free, or pay what you wish]
- Cheap Trick plays at Coney Island at 7:30 p.m. [Free]
- For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide.
IN THE NEWS
- Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, seeking a comeback after his fall in a prostitution scandal, submitted 27,000 signatures late Thursday night to get on the ballot for city comptroller. That was far more than the 3,750 needed. But his opponent, Scott M. Stringer, could still try to challenge many of them. [New York Times]
- Nicholas Brooks, son of a Grammy-winning songwriter, was found guilty of murdering his girlfriend in an exclusive downtown club. [New York Times]
- NOISE! The Times takes an extensive look at how silence in New York City has become a luxury “that only a scant few can truly afford.†The Post reports that an Upper West Sider sued his downstairs neighbor, an Off-Broadway compose, over his non-stop piano playing.
- The police cracked down on spas and massage parlors in Brooklyn that were allegedly fronts for prostitution. [New York Times]
E.C. Gogolak contributed reporting.
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