Early Addition

Photograph after a Phoenix concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom by ChrisGoldNY on Flickr

From the Gothamist Newsmap: A suspicious substance on 5th Ave near 16th St in Manhattan, a road blockage at Cropsey Av & Shell Rd in Brooklyn and flooding on the Belt Pkway at Farmers Blvd in Queens.
The city is shutting down four schools, including one school that improved from getting an F last year to a D this year—resulting in teacher bonuses!
The man suspected of killing a Rockland County teacher—his neighbor—has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
Streetsblog says the Department of Transportation needs to think big at Grand Army Plaza.
A woman was fatally struck by a bus in Brooklyn; no criminality is suspected.
A company is unveiling a toothbrush-and-toothpaste combo that doesn't require water at the Javits Center this week.
Steven Keaton is glad Elyse is out of the closet: Michael Gross, who played Meredith Baxter's husband on Family Ties, tells People, "She's one of my favorite people in the world, and I'm just thrilled that it's no longer a secret," and says of Baxter's partner, "She's just a first-rate individual - and I like her a lot. My wife does, as well."
There's an astronaut in the windows of Calvin Klein.