Weather: Partly cloudy and cool today, with a chance of light showers later this evening.

Quick Hits:
State Sen. Ruben Diaz, Sr. says he’s received death threats for his fierce opposition to same-sex marriage, according to this AP piece about conservative gay-rights opponents who claim they’ve been “bullied,” for their views.

Meanwhile, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding a special strategy session in Albany today, as he prepares to make one final push for a same-sex marriage bill before the legislature adjourns at the end of this week.

A 15-year-old girl was shot in the back of the head outside of a party in Fordham Heights Saturday night. Yvette Marie Torres, a student at DeWitt Clinton High School, is in critical condition at St. Barnabas Hospital. So far, there have been no arrests.

Anti-hunger advocates and Bronx Assemblyman Jose Rivera want New York to rename its food stamps program to its federally-known moniker-the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-in an attempt to reduce the stigma attached to applying for the benefits.

The federal government is pushing for state courts to curb medical costs by encouraging judges to settle malpractice cases way before they get to trial. The tactic, known as judge-directed negotiation, started locally in the Bronx State Supreme Court and is being expanded to other counties.

The Bronx Academy of Art and Dance, aka BAAD!, is hosting its 11th annual “Out Like That!” festival this week; there’s a schedule of performances and events at the link.

A Long Island construction company that received millions of dollars from the MTA to install security fences around the authority’s warehouses and transit depots has been found guilty of grand larceny, after supposedly submitting bogus or inflated invoices for years.