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Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: A man with severe, untreated mental illness accused of groping women in Greenpoint for years has been ordered to stay on Rikers Island. But as WNYC's Samantha Max reports, his attorney argues he won't receive the treatment he needs there. Meanwhile, a towering climbing wall has been installed in the waters off Brooklyn Bridge Park for the North Face Climb Festival, which runs through Saturday. Finally, on this week’s episode of “On The Way,” WNYC’s transportation reporter Stephen Nessen covers New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s consideration of a different tolling rate for congestion pricing, updates on the redesign of McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and answers a couple of listener questions.

New York City’s open data portal shows New Yorkers are complaining more than ever about city employees who use their parking permits to break the law. Plus, new data show that reading hasn’t gotten better in the city’s public schools after a major overhaul in how students learn to read. And finally, WNYC’s Michael Hill talks with Leila Cobo, Chief Content Officer of Latin Music at Billboard, about the pioneering independent music label, Fania Records, and how it helped define the sound of salsa in New York City.

New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin is issuing new guidelines for police interactions with individuals in mental health crises, advocating for a more measured response to those barricading themselves. Meanwhile, a Journal of Urban Health study reveals that female bus workers were three times more likely to be assaulted than female subway workers during the pandemic. But female subway workers were five times more likely to be sexually assaulted than female bus drivers. Finally, WNYC’s Michaell Hill talks with Horizons-Newark Executive Director Joanna Carroll and Swim Director Jeff Porter about a program teaching students and their teachers how to swim.

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: A Bronx landlord is paying a record-high $1 million penalty to the city to resolve housing discrimination accusations. WNYC's David Brand reports. Meanwhile, the family of Andrew Washington, the Jersey City man shot and killed by police last summer, is suing local officials. WNYC's Samantha Max reports loved ones say he needed psychiatric care, not a police response. Plus, the Afropunk festival is back this weekend at the Prospect Park Bandshell.

Longtime New Jersey Rep. Bill Pascrell has died at the age of 87. Plus, WNYC’s Liam Quigley reports a vacant lot in the Bronx that was supposed to become home to a new charter school is now a hotspot for illegal dumping. And finally, WNYC’s Michael Hill and Samantha Max discuss a New York City law meant to keep guns away from dangerous people. However, gun experts say city officials rarely use the law.

A New Jersey farm workers’ nonprofit is suing the state, alleging laborers are being denied equal pay protections. Meanwhile, Cape May County’s Middle Thorofare Bridge has reopened unexpectedly, just days after officials announced its indefinite closure. In New York City, Mayor Eric Adams will attend the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday but is not scheduled to speak. Plus, a decades-old New Jersey law requiring municipalities to build their “fair share” of affordable housing is spurring new developments. WNYC’s Mike Hayes reports. Finally, WNYC’s Community Partnerships Desk, in collaboration with Street Lab, recently visited Morris Heights in the Bronx to spotlight local stories.

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: Thousands of migrant children and their parents living in New York City Department of Homeless Services shelters could soon face eviction. Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Anne Williams-Isom is using different language to describe the situation. Meanwhile, NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban is dismissing disciplinary charges against the department’s highest-ranking uniformed officer. WNYC’s Bahar Ostadan reports. Plus, the New York City Department of Correction is investigating after a detainee died at Rikers Island Tuesday morning.

Governor Kathy Hochul hopes to release a new plan for tolling drivers through congestion pricing by the end of this year or early next year. Plus, the New York City Department of Correction is investigating the death of a detainee at Rikers Island Tuesday morning. Also, New York City health officials are preparing for a new strain of Mpox. And finally, WNYC’s Sean Carlson talks with two former firefighters about diversity and inclusivity in the FDNY.

Police say officers are looking for a Uhaul truck driver involved in a fatal hit and run in Queens just after midnight Tuesday morning. Also, if you have plans to head to the Southern tip of New Jersey shore, it may be harder than you think. The bridge connecting Cape May county and Wildwood Crest is closed indefinitely after the motor used to open it failed. And transportation authorities say it could take weeks to find parts replacements. Additionally, New Jersey residents will soon get confirmation if they will get a property tax rebate check from the state reports Nancy Solomon. In other news, former congressman George Santos pled guilty to identity theft and wire fraud Monday afternoon. WNYC's Sean Carlson speaks with politics reporter Brigid Bergin who was in the courtroom. And lastly, an estimated 8 million Americans will come to voting age by this November's election. WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk collaborated with the group Why Vote to gather insight from young people who will be able to cast a vote for the first time this year.

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day.