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Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: New York City Mayor Adams is defending Columbia University after police arrested 108 pro-Palestinian protesters on campus on Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, Governor Hochul and state lawmakers have hammered out a deal to allow New York City to lower its speed limits to 20 miles per hour. Also, the New York City Council voted on Thursday to greenlight a pilot program that installs solar canopies in at least one city-controlled parking lot in each borough. Plus, on this week’s segment of ‘On The Way,’ WNYC’s transit reporter Stephen Nessen and editor Clayton Guse break down some details of the MTA’s congestion pricing program that are confusing some motorists.

New Jersey’s controversial “county line” ballot design will remain off the ballot in the upcoming Democratic Primary. Plus, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine is pushing to make public restrooms easier to find in the subway system. Also, CUNY’s law school has finally booked a venue for its graduation ceremony after struggling to find a place to host the event. And finally, WNYC’s Michael Hill and Matt Katz discuss a pitched plan by Nassau County to deputize private citizens in emergency situations.

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is launching a new public dashboard this Thursday, that offers a detailed look at the city's shelter population by age and demographic. Meanwhile, the New York City Council is considering a bill to make it easier to tip delivery drivers after a city law mandated an increase in pay that delivery companies pay workers. Plus, about half of the mental health clubhouses operating in New York City are losing city funding and might have to close down. Despite criticism, Mayor Eric Adams says he wants to build larger clubhouses in favor of smaller ones to serve more people. WNYC’s Michael Hill speaks with our healthcare reporter Caroline Lewis, and Lisa Farmer, a member of LifeLinks, one of the clubhouses in danger of shutting down.

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: New York State lawmakers are switching over to an old, 1990s system to vote on a $237 billion state budget this week after a cyberattack on the Legislative Bill Drafting Commission. Meanwhile, 353 dancers set a new world record for ‘most ballet dancers on pointe simultaneously’ on Wednesday in the ballroom of the Plaza Hotel. Plus, it’s Poetry Month, and we’re playing your poems on our show. Listener Harriet Taub shares a poem with us about the melting pot of languages in her neighborhood.

New York State lawmakers are hoping to start voting on the state budget at some point this week. Plus, an investigation by the New Jersey Comptroller finds waste and poor oversight in Essex County's COVID vaccine program. And finally, WNYC’s Michael Hill talks with students on the speech and debate team in Newark about their upcoming tournaments.

Governor Hochul is defending an agreement with New York State lawmakers to bolster tenant protections that’s drawing criticism from progressives and housing advocates. Meanwhile, Lincoln Center’s summer festival of ‘almost entirely free’ programming is back for the third straight year. Plus, a new podcast examines the impact of former NYPD detective Louis Scarcella, who was known for getting convictions. But now, 20 of those convictions have been overturned, despite Scarcella denying wrongdoing. WNYC’s Michael Hill speaks with Steve Fishman, co-host of ‘The Burden,’ a podcast about the rise and fall of Scarcella and the allegations against him.

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: The lawyer for an NYPD officer accused of assaulting an Apple Store customer says his client hardly punched him. WNYC’s Samantha Max was in the courtroom for the start of the officer’s criminal trial on Tuesday. Also, tenant activists say a nearly two-month-long strike by staff at the nonprofit legal services group Mobilization For Justice is straining the city’s eviction defense program.

Governor Kathy Hochul says state lawmakers are getting close to approving a new budget for New York. Plus, New York City is floating a plan to deal with derelict boats. And finally, WNYC’s Michael Hill and Stephen Nessen discuss the complicated details of the MTA’s congestion pricing plan.

Police say they’re searching for a man who assaulted someone after midnight at the 47-50th Streets Rockefeller Center subway station in an unprovoked attack. Meanwhile, the City Council is hearing testimony on several bills today, including one on improving access to shelter and city services for newly arrived Black migrants. Plus, René Redzepi, co-owner of Noma, the three Michelin-starred Copenhagen restaurant, is hosting a series of pop-up shops in the city this week to promote Noma's packaged goods. Finally, the New York City Council is opposing proposed budget cuts by Mayor Eric Adams that would reduce funding for the city’s 3K and Pre-K programs. Lawmakers argue that any reduction in early childhood education for 3 and 4-year-olds will worsen the childcare affordability crisis, which is driving young families to leave the city. WNYC’s Sean Carlson speaks with reporter Karen Yi to understand why childcare is unaffordable for most New Yorkers. Finally, it's Poetry Month, and we're playing your poems on our show. Listener Ryan Beck of Brooklyn sent us this poem "Looking out my Crown Heights window."

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: About half of the 16 mental health clubhouses serving New Yorkers are losing city funding and may have to shut their doors. Meanwhile, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is touting a plan to turn two dozen city-owned parcels of land into new apartment buildings this year. WNYC’s David Brand reports on what comes next for what are currently a pair of Brooklyn parking lots. Also, mayoral control of New York City’s school system is back on the negotiating table in Albany.