{"id":195201,"date":"2026-04-13T10:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/195201\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T10:51:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T10:51:09","slug":"morning-briefing-april-13-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/195201\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing: April 13, 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>The workweek starts cloudy with a slight chance for a shower.<\/p>\n<p>Look for highs in the mid-70s with gusty winds in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776077468_903_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:\u00a0Low 60s<br \/>Lows:\u00a0Low 40s<br \/>Mild finish<\/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. <a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/04\/13\/sanders-joins-mamdani-at-rally-marking-100-days-in-office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sanders joins Mamdani at rally marking 100 days in office<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mayor Zohran Mamdani held a campaign-style rally in Queens Sunday night to mark 100 days in office, touting the accomplishments of his administration so far.<\/p>\n<p>He also looked towards future priorities including plans to speed up city buses, open city-run grocery stores and containerize all residential trash by 2031. Towards the end of the rally, he was joined by progressive Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.<\/p>\n<p>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/04\/11\/3-people-stabbed--man-shot-by-police-at-grand-central--nypd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Man fatally shot by police after slashing 3 people at Grand Central: NYPD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police shot and killed a man after he slashed three people on two subway platforms at Grand Central station Saturday morning, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n<p>A civilian flagged down officers at the station in Midtown around 9:40 a.m., saying a man armed with a knife had just stabbed several people, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a news briefing.\u00a0All three victims were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/politics\/2026\/04\/10\/ny7-primary-reynoso-valdez-won\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dems compete to carry on Nydia Vel\u00e1zquez&#8217;s progressive fight<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The top Democrats running to succeed Rep.\u00a0Nydia Vel\u00e1zquez in the House are fundraising and building their campaigns to convince voters they can carry on Vel\u00e1zquez&#8217;s progressive fight.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/04\/13\/sanders-joins-mamdani-at-rally-marking-100-days-in-office\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, Queens Assemblymember Claire Valdez and Queens Councilmember Julie Won are all vying for the seat.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nation<\/p>\n<p>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/international\/2026\/04\/12\/trump-u-s--iran-strait-of-hormuz-blockade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trump threatens Strait of Hormuz blockade after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks end without agreement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/international\/2026\/04\/12\/united-states-iran-talks-pakistan-21-hours-without-agreement-strait-hormuz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">U.S. Vice President JD Vance says talks with Iran ended after 21 hours without reaching agreement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/04\/12\/hungarian-prime-minister-viktor-orb-n-concedes-defeat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb\u00e1n concedes defeat after &#8216;painful&#8217; election result<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t Miss This<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/human-interest\/2026\/04\/09\/peapod-and-queendom-searching-for-their--fur-ever--homes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Peapod and Queendom searching for their &#8216;fur-ever&#8217; homes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/politics\/2026\/04\/10\/mayor-trash-bronx-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mamdani cleans up trash in the Bronx on his 100th day<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, New York City. 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