New York Today: Ballot Fever They will roam the city's busier areas, ever more eager for you to sign a petition as the hours fade. Candidates who want to run in September's primary have until the end of the day to turn in signatures to the Board of Elections. Those seeking a citywide office (like mayor) need 3,750 signatures from members of their party. That may not sound like much, but a large cushion is preferable because opponents may challenge some. Much attention will focus on whether the campaign of former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, a late entrant in the comptroller's race, can collect enough. Here's what else you need to know to start your Thursday: Clammy, mid-80s, rain likely by afternoon. A lot like yesterday, though the chance of thunderstorms rises to 70 percent. Roads [11:12] Bruckner northbound heavy near Hunts Point Bridge because of emergency repair work, 1010 WINS reports. Mass Transit [11:20] Delays on the F in both directions. Air Travel [11:20] Storm-related delays on inbound flights to La Guardia (averaging about 80 minutes), Kennedy (30 minutes) and Newark (15 minutes). Amma, the Indian "hugging saint" with the gigantic global following, begins her three-day run at the Javits Center. She will hug many thousands of people. City bus drivers will speak out against the "physical and verbal abuse" they suffer at the hands of riders at an afternoon rally in Brooklyn. Advocates for abuse victims will protest outside the Brooklyn District Attorney's office against the prosecution of Sam Kellner, who helped convict a child molester but has been charged with paying a child to falsely testify. Prosecutors in the case backtracked on Monday. Children in pajamas (and their parents) will protest the proposed closing of Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn starting at 5:30 p.m. Mayor Bloomberg, at the Sun Valley Conference in Idaho, will tout the wonders of New York City to business leaders.. Shakespeare in the Parking Lot opens its season with "Cymbeline" at 8 p.m. in a municipal lot at the corner of Broome and Ludlow in Manhattan. The rambunctious Hungry March Band serenades lunch-eaters outside 1 New York Plaza, near the Manhattan Staten Island Ferry terminal, at 12:30 p.m. The New York Philharmonic plays at Cunningham Park in Queens at 8 p.m. "Easy Rider" screens in Tompkins Square Park at sunset. Live music before the show. 7/11 means free Slurpees at participating 7-Elevens from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. In Bryant Park: juggling and Broadway show tunes at lunchtime, accordions at 5 p.m. and a flash-fiction workshop at 7. An astrophysicist will explain Manhattanhenge, where the sunset lines up with the street grid, at the American Museum of Natural History at 7 p.m. The first night of Thursday pilates on Pier 46 in the West Village at 6:30 p.m. The Skint also has extensive free-event listings. In a televised debate, Republican mayoral candidates criticized attempts to increase oversight of the Police Department. A knife-wielding thief stole $56 worth of toilet paper from the Fairway in Red Hook, Brooklyn. A poll found Mr. Spitzer already leading Scott M. Stringer just days after Mr. Spitzer joined the comptroller's race. [Wall Street Journal] Meanwhile, a question lingers: Was a brothel boss who is also running actually Mr. Spitzer's madam? Jay-Z rapped for six hours in an art gallery in Chelsea for an upcoming video. Billboard A 10-foot shark washed up on Long Beach in Long Island. News12 Long Island Kennedy Airport has the longest customs waits in the country - an average of 36 minutes. A bottle containing a message left by a girl 12 years ago washed up among Hurricane Sandy debris on Long Island - three years after the girl's death. Bike helmets as fashion statements. A major-league soccer stadium won't be coming to Queens after all, a city councilman says. Mets sweep Giants, Yanks rout Royals. A large but sweet-looking pit bull boarded a bus alone in Staten Island on Wednesday. Her owner was nowhere to be found. The Gothamist blog rendered the tale in rhyme. David W. Chen and E.C. Gogolak contributed reporting.