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Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The owner and manager of Grimaldi’s at 20th and 6th in Manhattan are being accused of stealing $20,000 worth of wages from at least seven workers. Meanwhile, the notorious New York City landlord, Daniel Ohebshalom, turned himself in to the city sheriff on Thursday to start a 60-day jail sentence after ignoring a judge’s orders to correct serious problems at a pair of Upper Manhattan apartment buildings. Plus, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez says he won’t run for reelection as a Democrat. Finally, WNYC’s community and partnerships editor, George Bodarky, visits laundromats in New York and New Jersey to hear from local residents about the issues they want to see addressed in the upcoming presidential election.

Top NYPD officials say the New York City subway is generally safe, despite a recent spate of high-profile shootings and an uptick in overall transit crime. Plus, the New York State Attorney General’s office has a hotline dedicated to helping voters who encounter problems casting ballots during the upcoming presidential primary election. Also, advocates in New Jersey are trying to help solve the state’s housing crisis but there’s a struggle getting officials in Millburn on board. And finally, WNYC’s Ryan Kailath visits a storefront in Sunset Park that’s become a popular training ground for competitive gamers.

Manhattan's largest school district is considering barring transgender girls from playing sports with teams that match their gender identity. And one of the bus companies Mayor Adams is suing for shuttling thousands of migrants from Texas to New York City will stop, at least for now. Meanwhile, an eligibility scandal in New York City's public high school basketball league prompted the cancellation of a championship game but misconduct is much more widespread than the education department initially let on. WNYC's Ramsey Khalifeh reports. Also, Mayor Eric Adams is proposing major cuts to the city’s early education budget. Now, parents are worrying whether they’ll get a slot in the city’s free 3-K program. WNYC’s Jessica Gould has new data showing where the competition is fiercest for those seats.

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: Some students at Brooklyn’s South Shore High School are angered by the Education Department’s decision to disqualify their basketball team from a city league championship game. Schools Chancellor David Banks says the team violated age eligibility requirements, which caused the cancellation. Meanwhile, a Manhattan judge has set the trial for Daniel Penny, the man accused of choking subway rider Jordan Neely to death on the F train last year, to take place in October.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed a new law meant to get more affordable housing built faster. Plus, some book publishers are expressing alarm that books with diverse characters were found by the trash outside a Staten Island elementary school. Also, one group has figured out the trick to getting an appointment for a New York City municipal ID card. And finally, WNYC’s David Furst talks with epidemiologist, Dr. Stephanie Silvera about a report which finds that New Jersey isn’t ready for the next public health emergency.

Police say they’re looking for a man who poses as an Amazon worker and has stolen more than $10,000 in jewelry and other valuables in a string of burglaries in Queens over the last year. Meanwhile, New York City officials are launching a safety campaign to warn e-bike riders of the dangers of flouting traffic laws. Also, thousands of patients insured by Aetna will keep their coverage for doctors in the New York-Presbyterian health system after striking a deal with the health insurance provider. Finally, the state of emergency in Haiti has been escalating, with gang violence wreaking havoc on Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. With over 150,000 Haitians in New York City, many residents are paying attention to the news. WNYC’s Sean Carlson speaks with Jocelyn McCalla, a senior policy advisor for Haitian Americans for Democracy, to learn more about how the Haitian community in New York City is doing.

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news to start your day: A new order signed on Tuesday by the New York State health commissioner allows pharmacists to dispense birth control without a prescription to anyone in New York or to those traveling to the state. Meanwhile, Mayor Eric Adams is again denying accusations in a lawsuit that he sexually assaulted a woman in 1993, when they both worked for the NYPD’s transit bureau. Plus, the Wagner College men’s basketball team made history on Tuesday night, beating Howard University 71-68 for their first ever NCAA tournament win.

Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner is supporting a controversial executive order in Nassau County, banning transgender women from competing in women's sports at county facilities. Plus, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is being sued by a Florida woman for alleged sexual assault in 1993. Also, two of the MTA’s oldest stations will soon get some major upgrades. And finally, WNYC’s David Furst and Jessica Gould discuss how much of the New York state budget will go towards education.

New York State’s highest court issued a new ruling on Tuesday morning that could upend the way New York City collects billions in property taxes each year after a coalition of homeowners and real estate industry groups claimed the property tax rates for rental buildings and small homes were far higher in lower income neighborhoods. Meanwhile, a coalition of progressive organizations in the city are issuing a slate of proposals about housing and work permits for migrants to policy makers. Plus, recently, thousands of patients at Mount Sinai Health System have been forced to look for new health care providers after Mount Sinai ended its contract with UnitedHealthcare at the end of 2023. Now another large hospital network, New York Presbyterian, is in a dispute with Aetna. If they don't agree on a new contract by the end of March, thousands more patients could lose access to their doctors. WNYC’s Tiffany Hanssen speaks with health reporter Caroline Lewis to explain these disputes.

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: Some homeless advocates are criticizing a deal between the Adams administration and the Legal Aid Society over the city's right to shelter, which obligates the city to provide shelter to anyone in need. Meanwhile, after a federal judge held a marathon hearing in Trenton on Monday, Senate candidate Andy Kim's request to change the unusual way ballots are laid out in New Jersey. Plus, Governor Kathy Hochul has ordered a review of New York's Office of Cannabis Management, citing the slow pace of its operation process.