{"id":294292,"date":"2026-07-13T11:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/294292\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T11:38:13","slug":"morning-briefing-july-13-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/294292\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing: July 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>Monday is the final nice day before New York sees extreme heat for the rest of week.<\/p>\n<p>A Heat Advisory is in place for Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mostly_Clear_day-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Highs:\u00a0Mid-80s<br \/>Lows:\u00a0Low 70s<br \/>Warm Monday<\/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\/health\/2026\/07\/11\/upper-west-side-building-residents-told-legionella-found-in-hot-water-system\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Upper West Side building residents told legionella found in hot water system<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A building on the Upper West Side has informed its residents that legionella bacteria has been detected in the hot water system, according to a memo obtained by NY1.<\/p>\n<p>The memo also indicated that the building hired a water management consultant, who will flush and disinfect the entire system on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/07\/12\/former-college-basketball-player-shot-and-killed-at-tournament-in-harlem\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Former college basketball player shot and killed at tournament in Harlem<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kinu Rochford, 35, was shot and killed while playing at a basketball tournament in Harlem.<\/p>\n<p>The shooting happened on a court in the middle of the Martin Luther King Jr. NYCHA development.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/politics\/2026\/07\/11\/mamdani-administration-aims-to-crack-down-on--junk-fees-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mamdani administration aims to crack down on &#8216;junk fees&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mayor Zohran Mamdani&#8217;s administration is cracking down on so-called &#8220;junk fees.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The new rule is part of a larger effort by city officials to help New Yorkers save money.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nation<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/07\/12\/us-sen--lindsey-graham-has-died-his-office-says\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Sen. Lindsey Graham likely died after aorta rupture, medical examiner says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/politics\/2026\/07\/13\/mcconnell-says-a-fall-led-to-his-hospitalization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">McConnell says a fall led to his hospitalization, breaking weeks of silence about health condition<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/07\/12\/u-s--strikes-iran-over-latest-ship-attack-and-tehran-responds-by-hitting-arab-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">U.S. strikes Iran again as it tries to limit attacks on ships on the Strait of Hormuz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t Miss This<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/A-Block-National\/2026\/07\/12\/missouri-flooding-leaves-one-dead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Missouri flooding leaves one dead, while rescuers helicopter more than 200 to safety at summer camp<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/politics\/2026\/07\/10\/trump-says-he-will-not-sign-bipartisan-housing-bill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bipartisan housing bill becomes law without Trump&#8217;s signature<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/07\/10\/court-clears-path-for-nycha-redevelopment-in-chelsea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Court clears path for NYCHA redevelopment in Chelsea<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, New York City. 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