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Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: Amtrak train service has been suspended between New York City and Croton-Harmon after engineers found cracked and deteriorated steel beams in a parking garage above the train tracks. New York's top court will hear a case tomorrow that could help decide who controls Congress. Plus, a recent study shows that crime hasn’t...

13 firefighters are recovering after they were injured battling a 3-alarm fire in Manhattan's Little Italy last night. Also, a new cookbook dedicated to New York City’s diverse Asian food scene hits the market. Plus, Uber and Lyft have agreed to a $328 million-dollar settlement with New York's State Attorney General to settle allegations of wage theft. WNYC’s Janae Pierre catches up with a former...

Flights to Israel are slowly coming back to New York City's airports almost two months after the beginning of the Israel-Hamas War. Also, the NYPD has more than tripled its use of police drones in recent months. WNYC’s Bahar Ostadan reports from police headquarters. Finally, a federal investigation into Mayor Adams’ campaign and alleged illegal campaign donations from Turkish officials is intensif...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: At least a dozen Amtrak trains have been canceled on the Empire Line between Penn Station and Albany. Meanwhile, many migrant families who were bused to Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett field yesterday are now asking to leave. Plus, starting today, overweight trucks on the Queens-bound side of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway wil...

WNYC’s Michael Hill and Christopher Werth discuss the 5-part investigative podcast series “Imminent Danger: One Doctor and a Trail of Injured Women”. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

New NYPD data show crime continues to fall in New York City. Plus, WNYC’s Stephen Nessen looks into Mayor Eric Adams’ response to the tragic deaths of two toddlers. And finally, WNYC’s Michael Hill talks with Cheryl Roberts, executive director of the Greenburger Center, about a new facility providing therapeutic alternatives for New Yorkers dealing with mental health or substance abuse issues who...

What's at stake in the closely-watched East Bronx City Council race, where incumbent Democrat Marjorie Velázquez trails Republican challenger Kristy Marmorato by more than 700 votes. Meanwhile, ex-New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey declares a 2025 run for mayor of Jersey City. Authorities in New Jersey are searching for a man who allegedly took part in the January 6th riot. Finally, Bronx-based Cit...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: A fundraising party thrown on behalf of Mayor Adams appears to violate the law. Meanwhile, New Jersey's Republicans celebrate after a renewable energy company pulled out of two major wind power projects in the state. Also, the NYPD has arrested a Queens man after police said he fired a weapon on a Manhattan subway platf...

Local advocates are urging New York City Mayor Eric Adams not to roll back the city's right-to-shelter law. Plus, hundreds of victims are seeking to hold prominent city hospitals accountable after they allege their doctors sexually abused them. And finally, we hear from New Yorkers in Addisleigh Park, Queens. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information abo...

Police say they’re looking for an individual who fired a single shot during an alleged robbery Tuesday night in Midtown Manhattan. Also, this year's Rockefeller Center Christmas tree starts its slow journey from the Binghamton area to New York City Thursday morning. Finally, we sift through the results of Tuesday's election in New York City. WNYC’s Senior Politics Reporter Brigid Bergin shares the...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: Democrat Yusef Salaam has won a seat on the New York City Council, decades after he was wrongly imprisoned as a 15-year-old in an infamous rape case. Also, Democrat Justin Brannan is poised to remain in the New York City Council in South Brooklyn. Plus, New Jersey Democrats maintain the majority of seats in both houses...

State lawmakers are proposing adding more than two dozen new crimes to New York's hate crimes statute. Plus, WNYC’s Michael Hill talks with reporters Jessica Gould and Karen Yi about the worries parents of some migrant children in New York City are having regarding their children’s education. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection...

New York City is moving migrants out of city shelters to make room for new arrivals. But it's unclear where the displaced migrants will end up. Meanwhile, it's Election Day in New York State. Long Island's Suffolk County is set to get a new county executive for the first time in 12 years. Finally, the summer concert series at Forest Hills Stadium is over, but nearby neighborhoods remain divided ov...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The National Parks Service expects the Statue of Liberty to be open for business today after protesters of the Israel-Hamas War closed down the monument yesterday. Also, It's Election Day across New York; WNYC’S Brigid Bergin tells us what to expect. Plus, multiple reports say the New York Mets are hiring Yankees bench...

Teenagers at New York City's juvenile jails are being forced to sleep on hallway floors and in classrooms due to overcrowding. Also, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz says that after a 7-month investigation, 3 men have been indicted for illegally trafficking guns into the city. Plus, New York State is creating a statewide registry to make it easier for parents and those who are expecting to fi...

The Legal Aid Society is criticizing New York City over what it calls subpar living conditions in its jail system. Plus, the New York/New Jersey women's soccer team Gotham FC is headed to the finals of the National Women's Soccer League for the first time after beating the Portland Thorns Sunday. Finally, the entire New Jersey Legislature is up for election tomorrow. WNYC’s Michael Hill talks it a...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The Brooklyn based company Revel is shutting down its mo-ped business after five years in operation. Also, New York City Council members say they hope to end widespread wage theft and exploitation plaguing immigrant workers. In sports, New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones will undergo an MRI today after hurting his...

Four years after Amy Lam died in 2016, court records show Dr. Thomas J. Byrne was involved in another incident at Harlem Hospital. A baby was allegedly lacerated down his back and buttocks during a cesarean-section.  For the people whose cases were central to Byrne losing his license in New York over 30 years ago, the fact that he is able to practice  in the state again stirs up difficult memories...

New York City council member Inna Vernikov was arraigned in court this week on a charge of criminal possession of a gun in a “sensitive location.” Plus, the downtown design store, KIOSK, is looking for a new home. Also, WNYC’s Elizabeth Kim reports on Mayor Eric Adams’ relationship with the city’s muslim community amid the Israel-Hamas war. And finally, WNYC’s Charles Lane takes us over the Willis...

A federal judge has ordered the NYPD to stop enforcing a policy that prohibits people from recording inside police precincts. Also, the Department of Transportation and Citi Bike's parent company Lyft, say they plan to double the number of e-bikes in New York City over the next year. Finally, the FBI has raided the home of Brianna Suggs, a key fundraiser for Mayor Eric Adams, as part of an investi...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The FBI says they’ve raided the Crown Heights home of a fundraiser to Mayor Adams, whose company received roughly $150,000 from Adams’ mayoral campaign and a related political action committee. Also, the New York City Council has passed a bill to promote sickle cell disease screening education. Plus, the New York State...

Mayor Mark Sokolich of Fort Lee, New Jersey has filed a federal lawsuit in an attempt to stop the MTA’s congestion pricing program. Plus, WNYC’s Janae Pierre talked with reporters Jessy Edwards and Jared Marcelle about the Adult Survivors Act which lifted the statute of limitations for people claiming sexual abuse in civil lawsuits. They’ll take a look at some of the cases. Hosted by Simplecast, a...

Uber and Lyft drivers in New York are set to get hundreds of millions in back pay as part of a settlement agreement with the state Attorney General's Office. Also, New York City is getting $280-thousand dollars to expand a vaping prevention program in public schools. Finally, A local Republican-led effort to expel George Santos has failed. It's the second time the embattled Santos has survived an...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: A New Jersey entrepreneur and school board member says 10 members of his family were killed over the weekend in Gaza. Also, The NYPD is preparing a more robust counter-terrorism deployment than normal for this weekend's New York City marathon. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for inf...

A new report finds that one in every nine students in New York City’s public schools experienced homelessness at some point last year. Plus, early voting is underway in New Jersey. WNYC’s David Furst and Nancy Solomon look at what’s on the ballot in the Garden State. And finally, WNYC’s Karen Yi reports on a new policy that’s complicating a long-term solution for migrants in New York City's care....