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Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: After lawmakers overrode Mayor Adams’ veto of two criminal justice bills, he now faces a more empowered City Council. Meanwhile, researchers at Rutgers University say they’ve made progress in the search for a new COVID-19 treatment. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information ab...

The City Council has overriden two criminal justice reform bills Mayor Adams vetoed earlier this month. Also, after years of delays, New York's sanitation department is rolling out the biggest reforms to business trash collection in the city's modern history. And in New Jersey, a bid to ban smoking in Atlantic City's casinos is advancing through the state’s legislature following years of stalemate...

The City Council is trying to override two criminal justice reform bills Mayor Adams vetoed this month. Also, New York City says they're inspecting more apartments than ever before and say they're on pace to surpass last year's inspection and violation totals. And living in New York City can be loud. But just because the city never sleeps, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t. WNYC's Catalina Gonella spoke...

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This is a special extended episode featuring an interview between WNYC’s Briah Lehrer and New York City’s Mayor Adams. Following last week’s State of the City address, Adams joined Lehrer to discuss several issues including his decision to declare social media an “environmental toxin”, Councilmember Yusef Salaam’s traffic stop by the NYPD, the vetoing of the “How Many Stops” bill, housing, and fun...

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams joins a chorus of elected officials criticizing the NYPD's recent stop of Councilmember Yusef Salaam. Also, New York City’s American Museum of Natural History is closing two halls featuring Native American objects for being “severely outdated” and containing culturally sensitive items. Plus, the Department of Justice is out with its findings regarding former New...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The New York City Council is preparing to hold a vote on Tuesday to override vetoes by Mayor Eric Adams on a pair of bills. Meanwhile, some New Yorkers in need of housing could catch a break under Mayor Adams’ plan to issue thousands of federal rental assistance vouchers but the proposal is short on details. Plus, the c...

Dozens of tenants who were allegedly charged excessive broker fees in New York City will get more than $200,000 in restitution. Plus, Rep. Jamaal Bowman kicked off his campaign, heating up a primary race for the congressional seat in the Bronx and Westchester. And finally, the Manhattan District Attorney returns art stolen by the Nazis to the heirs of its one-time owner. Hosted by Simplecast, an A...

James Cromitie, the last of the “Newburgh Four” co-defendants, has been granted an early release from prison. Plus, significantly fewer people died in city jails in 2023, according to the New York City Department of Correction. And finally, WNYC reporters Stephen Nessen and Ramsey Khalifeh, along with editor Clayton Guse, join host Sean Carlson for our weekly transit segment "On the Way." Hosted b...

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Governor Kathy Hochul and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins can’t see eye to eye on school funding. Plus, city watchdogs flagged nearly 400 donations to Eric Adams’ 2021 mayoral campaign as potentially requiring disclosures it didn't provide. And finally, WNYC’s Michael Hill and reporter Arun Venugopal discuss New York’s migrant issue and the politics around it. Hosted by Simplecast, a...

New Jersey has approved new offshore wind farms just a few months after the European company Orsted pulled out of two projects in the Garden State. Plus, notable eateries like "Tatiana" and "Superiority Burger" in New York are James Beard award nominees. Finally, Mayor Adams delivered his third State of the City address on Wednesday at Hostos Community College in the Bronx. WNYC’s Sean Carlson sat...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: Governor Hochul wants to increase school funding in her state budget plan. But as WNYC's Jon Campbell reports, hundreds of school districts would actually see a cut. Meanwhile, without explaination, the MTA has decided to put its much publicized “open gangway" trains on the slow track. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz c...

Mayor Eric Adams wants to create a new agency called "Department of Sustainable Delivery," to regulate New York City's booming online delivery industry. Plus, a beloved bald eagle named Rover has been spotted in Central Park. Also, WNYC’s Rosemary Misdairy looks into why burning wood is left out of city and state climate rules. And finally, WNYC’s David Brand joins a Lower East Side resident as he...

Mayor Adams is expected to lay out his priorities for the year, including the housing crisis and his controversial veto of the "How Many Stops Act" during his third Mayoral State of the City address Wednesday afternoon. Plus, outreach workers and volunteers for BronxWorks spent a rainy night counting those dealing with homelessness. Also, a new report by the national nonprofit Environmental Defens...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: Mayor Adams' battle with the City Council over a bill he vetoed escalated into an unusual squabble at City Hall on Tuesday. Meanwhile, according to multiple reports, Richard Berdnik, sheriff of Passaic County, New Jersey, shot and killed himself in a Clifton restaurant on Tuesday afternoon. Plus, 20 city parks across Ne...

New York City is launching a plan to wipe out medical debt for some low-income New Yorkers. Plus, New York City’s 911 operators will get a pay raise and more work flexibility after years of low morale. And finally, WNYC’s Karen Yi takes us to Yonkers where day laborers are teaching migrants about their rights and establishing minimum standards for all workers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz comp...

Government and community based organizations say New York's latest effort to redraw congressional district lines needs more public input. Also, New York City agrees to change how it allocates affordable apartments in housing lotteries after a lawsuit says current policies perpetuates segregation. Finally, residents in Greenpoint, Brooklyn say a serial litterer is flooding their streets with magazi...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: Mayor Adams is rolling out a plan to help low-income New Yorkers erase their medical debt. Meanwhile, New York City lost an estimated $108 million last year due to fake or unreadable license plates. WNYC’s Charles Lane reports. Plus, New York City Chancellor David Banks announces new guidance to combat antisemitism and...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s favorability rating is on the rise. Plus, jury selection is underway in the trial of two men accused of killing Run-DMC co-founder Jam Master Jay. And finally, WNYC’s Michael Hill talks with Newark’s new Deputy Mayor of Public Safety, Lakeesha Eure, about an effective trauma-centered approach to fighting crime in New Jersey’s largest city. Hosted by Simplecast, an...

New York City Correction Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie defends Mayor Adams' move to veto a City Council bill that would prohibit solitary confinement in city jails. Meanwhile, the MTA is testing new barriers on the platform at the 191st Street subway station in Upper Manhattan to keep riders from falling or being pushed onto the tracks. Plus, a new law in New Jersey was signed by Governor M...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: New York City's child welfare agency says it'll soon start informing all parents of their legal protections at the onset of any child abuse or neglect investigation. Meanwhile, Lou Harris, founder of the east coast chapter of the Black Surfing Association, says he's in talks with the city over a site for a large indoor...

Mayor Eric Adams is setting up another standoff with the City Council by vetoing a bill known as the "How Many Stops" Act. Plus, WNYC’s Michael Hill and producer Amanda Rozon head to ResilienCy Park in Hoboken, to talk with Mayor Ravi Bhalla and Transportation Planner Greg Francese about how they were able to become the first American city to fully achieve the Vision Zero street safety initiative....

New York State watchdogs say too many MTA workers using government cars engage in risky driving behaviors like idling, harsh acceleration, and braking. Meanwhile, State Senator Kevin Thomas of Long Island says he’s on board with Governor Hochul’s push to regulate the “Buy Now, Pay Later” industry. Plus, on this week’s installment of “On The Way,” WNYC transit reporter Stephen Nessen and editor Cla...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: Recent inspection reports from the Department of Buildings reveal that 20% of Manhattan parking garages inspected following a fatal collapse in April exhibit unsafe conditions, including cracking, corroding, and separating concrete. Also, New York City Fire Commissioner Laura Kavanagh has made a trip to Washington D.C....