{"id":306370,"date":"2026-07-27T10:09:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/306370\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T10:09:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:09:05","slug":"morning-briefing-july-27-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/306370\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Briefing: July 27, 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 will start off partly sunny, with developing storms later this afternoon and evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/buf_sun_today.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Highs: Mid-80s<br \/> Lows:\u00a0Low 70s<br \/>Storms to come<\/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\/07\/26\/fatal-bronx-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Arrest made in connection with fatal shooting of 12-year-old in the Bronx, NYPD says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The NYPD has arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy who was struck by gunfire while riding his bicycle in the Bronx over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Police said 45-year-old William Ferrer was taken into custody outside his home Sunday morning in connection with the shooting outside a bodega at the corner of Walton Avenue and Elliott Place in the Mount Eden neighborhood. Ferrer faces multiple charges, including second-degree murder.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities said 12-year-old Jacob Freytes was shot in the shoulder and taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/07\/27\/summer-streets-returns-as-dot-considers-expansion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Summer Streets returns as DOT considers expansion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For nearly two miles along Vernon Boulevard, stretching from Long Island City into Astoria, runners, walkers and cyclists took over the roadway Saturday as the city&#8217;s Summer Streets program returned to Queens.<\/p>\n<p>The annual initiative temporarily closes select streets to vehicle traffic, giving New Yorkers space to exercise, commute and recreate.<\/p>\n<p>Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn said the city is also exploring ways to expand the program and is seeking public feedback.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2026\/07\/26\/nypd--two-dead--man-in-custody-after-shooting-and-fire-in-far-rockaway-home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NYPD: Two dead, man in custody after shooting and fire in Far Rockaway home<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Police say a Queens man fatally shot two family members before setting his home on fire and confronting responding officers with a shotgun.<\/p>\n<p>Officers shot and arrested 33-year-old Kegan Thomas after they say he ignored repeated commands to drop the weapon. He remains hospitalized.<\/p>\n<p>Medical examiners still need to determine the exact cause of death for the family members found in the house.<\/p>\n<p>Around the Nation<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/international\/2026\/07\/26\/u-s--pauses-attacks-on-iran-for-a-second-straight-day-and-tehran-pauses--too\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">U.S. pauses attacks on Iran for a second straight day and Tehran pauses, too<\/a><\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/politics\/2026\/07\/26\/jeffries-100-days-midterms-affordability-agenda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries kicks off 100 days till midterms with affordability agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/politics\/2026\/07\/25\/white-house-correspondents--dinner-donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;The show must go on,&#8217; Trump says at White House correspondents&#8217; dinner rescheduled after shooting<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good morning, New York City. 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