{"id":180667,"date":"2026-03-31T10:09:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/180667\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T10:09:09","slug":"morning-briefing-march-31-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/180667\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing: March 31, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning, New York City. Here&#8217;s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n<p>Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n<p>Mild weather continues today.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll see readings warm into the 70s this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Skies will be partly cloudy with some breeze.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Mostly_Clear _day-1.jpeg\" style=\"cursor: pointer;\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Highs:\u00a0Mid-70s<br \/>Lows:\u00a0Upper 50s<br \/>Mild and breezy<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/weather\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hourly Forecast<\/a> |\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/weather\/interactive-radar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Interactive Radar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectrumnews1.com\/snpluslive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Spectrum_News_Plus_PromoCard_4-11-2023.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nIntroducing Spectrum News+<br \/>Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Around NYC<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/03\/30\/bensonhurst-residents-protest-homeless-shelter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bensonhurst residents protest homeless shelter with construction set to begin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>City officials say construction will begin this week on a homeless shelter in Brooklyn despite protests against its construction Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Police were called to get the crowd under control, and one protester was arrested for disorderly conduct.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/03\/30\/blakeman-accuses-hochul-of-planning-to-raise-taxes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Blakeman accuses Hochul of planning to raise taxes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bruce Blakeman, a GOP candidate for governor, accused Democratic opponent Gov. Kathy Hochul of secretly colluding with Mayor Zohran Mamdani to raise taxes, a deal he says could come to fruition if Hochul is successful in November.<\/p>\n<p>Hochul\u2019s campaign did not specifically respond to the accusation, but spokesman Ryan Radulovacki said in a statement: \u201cWhile Bruce Blakeman can\u2019t stop touting Trump\u2019s illegal tariffs that make everything from groceries to clothing more expensive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/03\/30\/feds-probe-whether-nyc-council-member--hochul-aide-took-bribes-to-help-migrant-shelter-provider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Feds probe whether NYC Council member, Hochul aide took bribes to help migrant shelter provider<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors are investigating whether a New York City Council member and her sister, an aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, accepted bribes or kickbacks in connection with the appropriation of city funds to a migrant shelter provider, according to a copy of a search warrant obtained by The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>The warrant, signed March 19, seeks evidence of possible criminal violations involving Councilmember Farah Louis, a Brooklyn Democrat, and Debbie Louis, who serves as Hochul\u2019s assistant secretary of New York City intergovernmental affairs.<\/p>\n<p>It also names Edu Hermelyn, the husband of state Assembly member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, who also chairs the Brooklyn Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nation<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/03\/30\/pressure-over-dhs-funding-deal--election-bill-mount-on-senate-gop-leader-thune\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Pressure over DHS funding deal, election bill mount on Senate GOP leader Thune<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/03\/30\/fed-energy-price-spikes-interest-rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fed is watching energy price spikes, but Chair Powell says bank is limited in what it can do<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/03\/30\/kid-rock-army-helicopters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Army investigating after helicopters hovered alongside Kid Rock\u2019s swimming pool as he saluted<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, New York City. Here&#8217;s what you need to know today. 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