New York Today: A Little More Snow

Michael Kirby Smith for The New York Times This again.

Updated 10:02 a.m.

Good Tuesday morning. It will snow today.

But just a little.

We’ll be spared the storm, this time.

That fearsome low-pressure system that had been approaching has moved well offshore.

We will instead have a bright, cold day that will grow overcast, with snowflakes falling after 4 p.m.

A flurry or two during the commute, if that.

The snow is likely to fall mainly overnight, growing heavier after midnight and tapering by dawn on Wednesday.

There’s just an inch of snow expected in total, though, and many parts of the city will only get a coating.

(Eastern Long Island could get a few more inches).

But lest the feeble forecast diminish your sense of indignation, it is cold: just above freezing at dawn.

And yesterday was the coldest March 24th since 1940, with a low of 21 degrees.

Tomorrow’s snow could break the record for the most snow ever on March 26th, which was set in 1924. It had 1.2 inches.

Go, little snow, go!

Here’s what else you need to know.

COMMUTE

Subways: Check latest status.

Rails: Check L.I.R.R., Metro-North or N.J. Transit status.

Roads: Check traffic map or radio report on the 1s or the 8s.

Alternate-side parking is in effect.

COMING UP TODAY

- Mayor Bill de Blasio makes a policy announcement at City Hall. 12:30 p.m. (Moved up from 1:30 p.m.)

- The Brooklyn borough president, Eric Adams, and the boxer Paulie Malignaggi don gloves to “knockout obesity” at Gleason’s Gym in Dumbo. 11:30 a.m.

- Former President Jimmy Carter signs copies of his book, “A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power,” at Barnes & Noble in Midtown. Noon. [Free]

- A caravan of 22 orange vehicles representing the Dutch national soccer team sets out from Battery Park on its way to the World Cup in Brazil. 10 a.m.

- The Odor Eater’s “Rotten Sneaker Contest” returns. Shoes are judged on odor, condition and “the child’s verbal account of why and how his/her sneakers are the stinkiest.” Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Times Square. 10 a.m.

- The “Ideas Box,” a shippable library for humanitarian emergencies, is unveiled in a ceremony at The New York Public Library. 6 p.m.

- The city’s first cupcake ATM begins dispensing at Sprinkles on the Upper East Side.

- The five-day Colombian Film Festival opens at Tribeca Cinemas.

- For more events, see The New York Times Arts & Entertainment guide.

IN THE NEWS

- A city correction officer was arrested in connection with the death of a mentally ill inmate at Rikers Island in 2012. [New York Times]

- A group of parachutists turned themselves in for jumping from One World Trade Center last year. [New York Times].

- A helmet camera captured the leap on video. [Daily News]

- Lawyers delivered closing arguments on Monday in the federal case against a son-in-law of Osama Bin Laden. [New York Times]

- The police have cracked down on buskers, vendors and acrobats on the city’s subways. [NY Post]

- A former nun from Harlem filed a lawsuit against the producers of “Sister Act,” claiming the Broadway is based on her life. [NY1]

- A photographer is documenting the city’s basketball courts. He aims to photograph all 1,139. [Wall Street Journal]

- Scoreboard: Pelicans rip Nets, 109-104. Rangers whip Coyotes, 4-3.

AND FINALLY …

On this day in 1911, a tragedy took place near Washington Square.

A fire broke out at the Triangle shirtwaist factory, trapping hundreds and leaving 146 people dead â€" almost all of them young immigrant women.

The event changed labor laws and the city’s approach to workplace safety.

That was thanks in part to the press coverage of the fire: within a day, hundreds of thousands of grisly pictures documenting the tragedy were in circulation.

But a few lines of type in The Times captured the horror as vividly as any photograph:

“Just ready to go home,” a headline noted. “Victims would have ended day’s work in a few minutes â€" pay envelopes identify many.”

Sandra E. Garcia contributed reporting.

New York Today is a weekday roundup that stays live from 6 a.m. till late morning. You can receive it via email.

What would you like to see here to start your day? Post a comment, email us at nytoday@nytimes.com or reach us via Twitter using #NYToday.

Follow the New York Today columnists, Annie Correal and Andy Newman, on Twitter.

You can always find the latest New York Today at nytoday.com.

A 4 A.M. Encounter With New York’s Finest

Dear Diary:

It was the mid-1980s, and the four of us â€" three men, one woman â€" were returning from some downtown clubbing (the Limelight, most likely). Down in the 14th Street station it was fairly deserted â€" not surprising for 4 a.m., but also because of the scariness of the place. We’d seen blood and broken glasses on the sidewalk at Union Square and my longtime local host had warned us not to walk around there after dark, even though some of us were relatively big guys.

Two cops approached the young woman with us, who was standing a few feet away, looking tired but still beautiful in her big ’80s hair, short skirt, long legs and heels. They chatted with her for a short bit and then walked over to us, looking stern. “What are you fools doing leaving a woman like that standing over there by herself?” one admonished us. “Get your dumb butts over there!” So, sheepishly, we walked over to her.

“I guess it’s nice to have New York’s finest looking out for us here,” one of us shrugged.

“Yeah, right,” she replied. “Both of those guys just hit on me and when I said no, they went over to hassle you!”

Read all recent entries and our updated submissions guidelines. Reach us via email diary@nytimes.com or follow @NYTMetro on Twitter using the hashtag #MetDiary.