New York Today: The Primaries

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Good morning on this warm and satisfying Tuesday.

It’s primary Election Day!

We have a packed ballot here in New York City with several unexpectedly spirited intraparty contests this year.

(Here’s how to find your polling place. The polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.)

A few races to watch as you head out to vote.

Republicans

One of the most interesting races in the city is in the 11th Congressional District, which covers Staten Island and part of south Brooklyn. The incumbent, Dan Donovan, is facing off against Michael Grimm, who resigned the seat in 2014 after pleading guilty to tax fraud. The race has turned nasty at times. Mr. Donovan has the backing of the president and the Republican establishment, but the brash Mr. Grimm is seen by his supporters as the more Trumpian candidate.

Democrats

Across the nation, incumbent Democrats are facing a group of challengers, many of whom are female, young and candidates of color. New York City is no different.

In the 12th Congressional District, which includes the east side of Manhattan and northern Brooklyn, Carolyn Maloney, 72, who has held the seat since 1993, is defending it against the well-financed Suraj Patel, a 34-year-old hotel executive. Mr. Patel has amassed $1.2 million — more than Ms. Maloney — and his campaign has tried creative approaches to reach voters, including “catfishing” on the dating app Tinder. (Participants set up an account with a photo and use political pickup lines, like “Are you into civic engagement?” — before revealing their true identity.)

In New York’s 14th Congressional District, which includes the eastern Bronx and northern Queens, Joe Crowley, 56, is being challenged by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 28, a former campaign organizer for Bernie Sanders. Mr. Crowley, who is seen as a possible replacement for Nancy Pelosi as the leader of the House Democrats, has faced an unexpectedly strong challenge from Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, who is running as a progressive.

In the Ninth Congressional District in Central Brooklyn, Yvette Clarke, 53, who has served in the House since 2007, is facing Adem Bunkeddeko, 30, a Harvard Business School graduate and the son of Ugandan war refugees. The two have argued over Mr. Bunkeddeko’s affordable housing proposal and Ms. Clarke’s legislative record. (Watch their debate on NY1.)

The 16th Congressional District, which spans the Bronx and southern Westchester County, pits Eliot Engel, 71, who has held the seat since 1989, against Jonathan Lewis, 56, a businessman from Scarsdale, N.Y.

The New York Times will keep you posted with election coverage tonight.

Here’s what else is happening:

The summer is really hitting its groove this week.

Traces of clouds, a gentle breeze and more warm-but-not-hot temperatures are in today’s forecast.

The high is 77, and a clear night will feel fresh with lows in the mid 60s.

• Atlantic City has been on a steep decline. Can sports betting and the reopening of the Boardwalk spur a turnaround for this former mecca of gambling? [New York Times]

• Dozens of women accused Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, but only two accusers are listed on the indictment against him. A judge must decide if it’s fair for the others to testify. [New York Times]

• One person has been charged in the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy in the Bronx, while six other suspects await extradition in New Jersey. [New York Times]

• Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced his plans for an elevated AirTrain to La Guardia Airport, but the logistics of the route were quickly met with ridicule. [New York Times]

• There are still many unanswered questions surrounding the immigrant children separated from their parents at the border. We tried to tackle a few of them. [New York Times]

• Only in New York does a primary Election Day come twice a year: a congressional contest on Tuesday and a state primary in September. [New York Times]

• New York City public housing has become synonymous with dilapidated living conditions, but it wasn’t always like that. [New York Times]

• An ex-executive of a firm set to build a lucrative solar panel plant in Buffalo testified that the process to choose the developer was rigged to favor one firm. [New York Times]

• One might think preservationists would be pleased with the expansion plans of the Frick Collection, but they are actually protesting it. [New York Times]

• Protesters of an “Occupy ICE” movement stalled some daily operations at the federal immigration facility in Lower Manhattan. [Gothamist]

• Do you think the sidewalks are too crowded in Flushing? City Council does, and they introduced two new bills to restrict the neighborhood’s sidewalk vendors. [Queens Tribune]

• Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “At a Sneaker Shop in SoHo”

• For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Morning Briefing.

• At Taste of the Terminal, enjoy free food samples from some of the vendors at Grand Central Terminal. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. [Free]

• The Sisterhood of Swing performs an outdoor concert as part of Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing series at Damrosch Park in Lincoln Center. 6:30 p.m. [$17, includes a dance lesson]

• Learn how to repair your bike at a class at La Plaza Community Garden in the East Village. 6:30 p.m. [Free]

• The night life producer Susanne Bartsch hosts a Q. and A. following a screening of the documentary “Susanne Bartsch: On Top” at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village. 7:30 p.m. [$15]

• An evening of classical music from the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park. 7:30 p.m. [Free]

• Liberty host Mercury, 7 p.m. (MSG+). Yankees at Phillies, 7:05 p.m. (YES). Mets host Pirates, 7:10 p.m. (SNY).

• Today in the World Cup: Australia against Peru, 10 a.m.; Denmark against France, 10 a.m.; Nigeria against Argentina, 2 p.m.; Iceland against Croatia, 2 p.m. Here’s a guide for where to watch in New York City.

• Alternate-side parking remains in effect until July 4.

• For more events, see The New York Times’s Arts & Entertainment guide.

Spring officially came to an end last week but here in New York City it felt like it barely arrived at all.

And that’s not just our hunch; we found data to support it.

Greg Guglielmo, who runs the data-oriented blog ELDORADO, recently examined the numbers on just how “springy” this last spring was after hearing New Yorkers complain about exceptionally cold and hot temperatures.

“I heard a lot of New Yorkers say, in the elevator or at the water cooler, ‘Man, this spring really feels like it came late and left early,’” he said.

To see if they were right, he scraped data from the National Centers for Environmental Information and focused on high temperatures in Central Park. He defined spring weather as a day with a high in the 60s or 70s.

He found that from March 20 to June 21 (spring on the calendar), we had 40 days out of 94 that were defined as spring. Forty days is the 10th lowest number of springlike days since 1900, according to his research.

You can check out Mr. Guglielmo’s full report here.

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