Jabin Botsford/The New York Times No sweat: with the pleasant temperatures, it’s a good day to enjoy a nap outside.Technically, there is no meteorological definition of a cold snap, but New York Today is hereby declaring one: Monday, with a high of 78 degrees, was the seventh straight day with a high temperature below normal.
Today (82 degrees), Wednesday (82) and Thursday (83) are expected to continue the trend.
Tonight it’s supposed to hit 66 degrees. (Turn off the air conditioner.)
We are on track for 10 days in a row â€" and 15 out of the last 16 â€" of abnormal coolness. The expected high this time of year is 84.
You will clearly not be shivering. Still, if we’re all going around feeling guilty about helping to cause global warming, we might as well take pride in this small accomplishment.
Congratulations, New York. Give yourself a mittened round of applause.
Here’s what else you need to know for Tuesday.
TRANSIT & TRAFFIC
- Mass Transit: No major delays. Click for latest M.T.A. status.
- Roads: O.K. so far. Click for traffic map or radio report on the 1s.
Alternate-side parking: in effect today but not the rest of the week.
COMING UP TODAY
- Tonight is National Night Out Against Crime. The mayor will speak at events in all five boroughs. Mayoral candidates will join block watches all over the city.
- At least 10 mayoral candidates are expected at a forum on the concerns of minority residents and the elderly at Hunter College this morning.
- In the comptroller’s race, Scott M. Stringer will talk about a plan to track all that government money going to Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts.
- An octopus’s garden may be out of reach, but you can peek at the oyster garden growing off Brooklyn Bridge Park courtesy of the students from the Urban Assembly New York Harbor School who are tending it as part of the Billion Oyster Project. 7 p.m. on Pier 6. [Free, R.S.V.P. required]
- “Stories in the Garden,†a reading series for kids, kicks off at the glorious Wave Hill garden in the Bronx, where admission is waived on Tuesday. [Free]
- Jungle Brothers, who helped turn hip-hop gently on its ear along with Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul, and Zhigge play at Marcus Garvey Park off Madison Avenue and 122nd Street in Harlem at 7 p.m. [Free]
- Free outdoor movies this evening include the 2006 drama “Akeelah and the Bee†at Valentino Pier in Red Hook courtesy of Rooftop Films; “The Muppets†at Sherman Creek Park, 10th Avenue and Dyckman Street in Upper Manhattan at 8 p.m. with free popcorn; and “The Lorax†in Highland Park in Queens at 8 p.m.
- There are even free movies indoors: “What About Bob?â€, the 1991 psychiatric comedy with Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss, screens at TriBeCa Cinemas at 8 p.m.(Doors open at 6:30 p.m.)
- The hip-hop-themed theatrical production of “King Kong†that played in Central Park Monday moves to Saint Mary’s Park in the Bronx. 8 p.m. [Free]
- There’s a talk and slideshow on backyard foraging and edible plants at the Mid-Manhattan Library at 6:30 p.m. [Free]
IN THE NEWS
- John C. Liu, mayoral candidate and city comptroller, was denied as much as $3.5 million in matching funds because of allegations of campaign improprieties. [New York Times]
- The governor wants people who owe more than $10,000 in taxes to lose their driver’s licenses. [NY1]
- A man is accused of stabbing a dog in Prospect Park. [DNAInfo]
- A salesman at a Lacoste store in Manhattan says he was fired after posting a photo of his paycheck on Instagram. [Gothamist]
- An amazing library hides in plain sight near City Hall. [New York Times]
- A-Rod, still playing major league baseball, hit a bloop single as the Yankees fell to the White Sox 8-1.
Michaelle Bond and E.C. Gogolak contributed reporting.
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