{"id":301649,"date":"2026-07-21T11:12:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/301649\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:12:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:12:11","slug":"morning-briefing-july-21-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/301649\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing: July 21, 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>There are spotty showers in today&#8217;s forecast, with flash flooding and severe thunderstorms holding off until this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Isolated_Thunderstorms_day.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Highs:\u00a0Upper 70s<br \/>Lows:\u00a0Low 70s<br \/>Thunderstorms ahead<\/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\/20\/fourth-person-dies-in-upper-east-side-legionnaires--outbreak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fourth person dies in Upper East Side Legionnaires\u2019 outbreak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A fourth person has died in connection with the Legionnaires\u2019 outbreak on the Upper East Side, city Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin said yesterday evening.<\/p>\n<p>As of Monday, there had been 76 reported cases of Legionnaires\u2019 disease associated with the outbreak, according to the Health Department\u2019s website. A first death in the outbreak was announced on Friday, a second death was announced on Saturday and a third death was announced on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/politics\/2026\/07\/20\/mamdani-arrest-netanyahu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mamdani doubles down on comments to arrest Netanyahu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mayor Zohran Mamdani continues to consider his legal options when it comes to arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf someone is charged with a warrant from the International Criminal Court for these types of crimes, that&#8217;s something I believe should be honored,&#8221; he said yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/inside-city-hall\/2026\/07\/20\/nyc-specialized-high-school-admissions-face-scrutiny-over-racial-inequities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NYC specialized high school admissions face scrutiny over racial inequities<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New York City\u2019s elite specialized public high schools have faced backlash for years over the small number of admissions offers made to the city\u2019s relatively large number of Black and Latino students.<\/p>\n<p>Black students make up almost 20% of the city\u2019s public school attendees, and Latino students make up 42%. However, combined, they made up just 10% of offers made by specialized high schools.<\/p>\n<p>Queens Borough President Donovan Richards joined NY1 political anchor Errol Louis on \u201cInside City Hall\u201d to discuss more.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nation<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/07\/20\/trump-imposes-50--tariffs-on-canadian-goods--citing-disputes-over-autos--alcohol-and-cheese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Trump imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian goods, citing disputes over autos, alcohol and cheese<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/us\/snplus\/news\/2026\/07\/20\/fda-still-focused-on-lettuce-supplier-as-source-of-parasite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FDA still focused on lettuce supplier as source of parasite, despite faulty test result<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/us\/snplus\/news\/2026\/07\/20\/old-air-force-one-qatari-jet-upgrades\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">White House: Trump to fly old Air Force One for about a month as Qatari-gifted jet gets \u2018upgrades\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, New York City. 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