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It's a wrap for Central Park's Delacorte Theater until the Spring of 2025. The home of the Public Theater's annual "Shakespeare in the Park" shows is getting a $77 million dollar facelift that will keep it closed for the next 18 months. Also, the union representing Staten Island Ferry workers has reached a contract agreement with the city for the first time in 13 years. And five women in Brooklyn...

A heat advisory is in effect for today, tomorrow, and Thursday, with temperatures expected to hit the low 90s. Meanwhile, construction begins this week on a new bike lane in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, following the city's controversial decision to scale back its street safety plan. Reflecting on the eventful summer of 2023, from wildfire smoke to a disappointing Yankees season, WNYC's Jessy Edwards gat...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: Starting today, New Yorkers using platforms like AirBNB for short-term rentals must register with the city or face fines up to $5,000. Meanwhile, New Jersey schools are introducing new discipline guidelines to combat discrimination. Lastly, New York families have averaged a spend of $865 on back-to-school shopping, as r...

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New York City schools are preparing for a potential school bus strike, days ahead of the first day of school. Plus, the MTA has removed a feature from its tap-and-go payment system, OMNY, after privacy advocates raised alarm. And finally, WNYC’s Sean Carlson talks with Empire Center researcher Bill Hammond about New York City’s first wave of COVID-19 in the Spring of 2020. A recent analysis called...

A planned wind farm on the South Jersey coast is on hold due to supply chain issues and rising interest rates. A surge in activism opposing offshore wind maybe another factor. Also, New Yorkers are in for a treat this Labor Day weekend: The weather forecast promises clear skies and pleasant temperatures. Finally, Eater NY’s Melissa McCart discusses the evolving vegan dining scene in New York City...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: A former NYPD officer, on trial for assaulting a woman in a 2019 jail cell incident, claims he “lost control” when she spat at him. Also, despite Mayor Adams’ reservations, elected officials remain firm on their decision to close the Rikers Island jails by 2027. Meanwhile, in transportation news, the NYC Ferry is rollin...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is once again calling on the Biden administration to issue temporary work permits to migrants so they can begin legally working in the U.S. Plus, COVID-19 transmission is picking up in the New York metro area. And finally, WNYC reporters Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky and David Brand reveal the neighborhood with the highest concentration of full-time listings on Airbnb ahea...

The Hochul and Biden Administrations are teaming up to champion a new program that would expedite work permits for certain migrants. Meanwhile, the New York City area is seeing a spike in COVID-19 transmission due to new variants. On Staten Island, some residents are protesting the city’s plan to house migrants in a former Catholic school. Borough President Vito Fossella joins WNYC’s Sean Carlson...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: Gov. Kathy Hochul has suspended swimming at three Long Island beaches due to Hurricanes Franklin and Idalia. Meanwhile, nearly 19,000 students in New York City’s temporary housing system enrolled in public schools since last summer, with a majority presumed to be migrants. As the Labor Day Weekend approaches, the MTA is...

Uber and taxi drivers have a new protocol that can save riders time waiting for a car and could save everyone some money once congestion pricing goes into effect. Plus, home health care workers protest outside the state Department of Labor's headquarters on Wednesday. Also, a new NYPD rule will allow Mosques to broadcast the Adhan every Friday afternoon and every evening during Ramadan. And finall...

Multiple sources report a judge has found former Mayor Rudy Giuliani liable for defaming two Georgia election workers after accusing them of mishandling ballots in the 2020 presidential election Meanwhile, a federal judge has ruled that New Jersey’s final immigrant detention facility can continue operations, deeming the state’s law against such centers unconstitutional. Also, Madison Square Garden...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The 1, 2, and 3 subways are back on track after a repair to a century-old burst pipe. Meanwhile, Mayor Adams intensifies his call on Governor Hochul to address the city’s migrant crisis, breaking his previous hesitance to criticize her. Lastly, following a police-related shooting, the aunt of the deceased in Jersey City...

Service on the 1,2 and 3 subway lines are back up and running, after a water main break disrupted the morning commute for more than 300,000 New Yorkers. Plus, WNYC’s Sean Carlson talks with Laurie Wheelock, executive director of the Public Utility Law Project of New York, about ConEd’s recent rate hikes. And finally, WNYC’s Precious Fondren goes shopping at Find Me Now’s sample sale and learns mor...

Service on the 1, 2 and 3 subway lines has resumed with serious delays after a water main break in Times Square. New York City is preparing to issue "emergency” MetroCards and pay for students to take cabs and rideshares if negotiators don't avert a school bus drivers strike by the first day of school on September 7. And finally, a look at the growing food scene in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood....

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The Biden administration counters local critiques on its migrant crisis handling. Meanwhile, New York City scrambles to fill numerous public sector vacancies, from nurses to corrections officers. Also, the online apartment platform “Roomster” received a fine over $1.5 million after investigations by the Federal Trade Co...

According to a new report from New York City’s comptroller, thousands of special education students are still not getting the services they need, despite a dramatic increase in spending. Plus, the embattled East Williamsburg entertainment venue Avant Gardner is being hit with another lawsuit. And finally, WNYC’s Arya Sundaram reports from a shelter in Queens, where many people were relocated after...

Officials are investigating a fire that damaged a Newark elementary school early Monday. Meanwhile, security officials at Newark Liberty International Airport have apprehended two different individuals who were carrying loaded guns over the span of a week. Annual 311 complaints about smoking violations are up 86% percent on average in New York City since adult-use marijuana was legalized two years...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The City Council’s Land Use committee is deliberating on the extension of the Garden’s soon-to-expire 10-year permit. Meanwhile, 51-year-old Joseph Morelli from upstate New York receives a three-month prison term for threatening Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene. Also, the NYPD is considering expanding it...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill into law this week that officially recognizes Central Jersey as a tourism region. Plus, WNYC’s Michael Hill talks with transportation reporter Stephen Nessen about the fraught relationship between the MTA and Amtrak. And finally, WNYC’s Ryan Kailath caught up with HBO’s John Wilson who looks back amid the final season of his show “How To.” Hosted by Simple...

New data from the New York Civil Liberties Union shows the NYPD under Mayor Adams is disproportionately stopping Black and Latino pedestrians. Meanwhile, a rookie police officer in Paterson, New Jersey, who last saw a missing man will get back pay and benefits for the days he was suspended from the force. Lastly, Governor Hochul appeals to the White House for assistance with the migrant crisis. WN...

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The NYPD says a man died after a detective threw a cooler at him as he was fleeing a drug bust on a scooter. Meanwhile, people on Roosevelt Island can now use OMNY instead of their Metrocard to ride the tram. Also, New York City's Summer Streets initiative holds its final Summer Streets for 2023 tomorrow] in Brooklyn an...

Governor Kathy Hochul is calling on the White House to do more to help New York navigate the current migrant crisis. Plus, two years after his resignation, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to challenge an investigation that found he sexually harassed nearly a dozen women while in office. And finally, reporter Danny O’Neil takes a look at how one hip-hop artist reinvented himself. Hosted by Simpl...

Police are investigating a stabbing on a 1 train in the Times Square station early Thursday morning. Also, two legends of the 1986 World Series Champion New York Mets are getting their numbers retired. And finally, WNYC's Nancy Solomon reports on the retirement of New Jersey State Senator Richard Codey and the political fallout it created. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm....

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