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Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The NYPD is still searching for a suspect in connection to a double murder that happened in East Flatbush late Sunday. Also, New York City’s Planning Department is asking Bronx residents what they’d want for the future of the Cross-Bronx Expressway. Plus, the MTA has begun activating on the subway's first OMNY vending machines.

Police are looking for a man who they believe shot and killed two men Sunday night in an East Flatbush apartment building. Meanwhile, Matthew Perry fans have been flocking his apartment building to pay their respects after the actor died Saturday. Plus, It’s migratory bird season, and ecologists are cataloging the large number of avian species that make pit stops in New York City; including in an unexpected place on Manhattan’s far west side. WNYC's Rosemary Misdary takes a look into how innovative infrastructure can help protect against climate disasters.

New York City Councilmember Julie Menin is declaring victory in the war on rats on one Upper East Side street. Meanwhile, the city Board of Elections says over 15,000 New Yorkers turned out for early voting on the first weekend despite there being 4.5 million people registered in the city. Plus, as tree leaves begin to fall, some environmentalists are calling for us to “leave them be”. Naturalist and Director of Education at the City Parks Foundation, Chrissy Word joins Michael Hill to share the pros and cons of not removing them. Finally, as Breast Cancer Awareness Month nears an end, WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk is profiling people from our area who've been affected by the disease, like Sam Lazar Riviello.

Get up and get informed. Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The corner of Halsey and Academy in Newark has been re-named Sakia Gunn Way, after the teenager who was killed in the city in an anti-LGBTQ hate crime. The NYPD says they're searching for a woman who allegedly slapped a protestor and made an anti-ethnic statement during the pro-Palestinian protest on the Brooklyn Bridge this past Saturday. The 50th anniversary of the Village Halloween Parade is tomorrow in Manhattan. In sports news, the New York Jets defeat the Giants.

After leaving the Oklahoma City area, Dr. Thomas J. Byrne started working at a new hospital a few hours away, in a rural area in the northeast corner of the state. It was there that Sue Ackerson came under his care for a hysterectomy and quickly noticed something wasn’t right after the surgery. She would be one of four women to file lawsuits against Dr. Byrne for incidents that occurred over the span of a year. Ackerson’s attorney would later discover that the medical director of the hospital was actively concerned about Byrne and kept a personal file on him. What is a hospital obligated to do with that kind of information? More than thirty years ago, Congress designed a system to help state medical boards and hospitals track physicians nationally but patient safety experts say that system is full of loopholes – including ones that may help explain how Byrne’s record may have avoided some red flags.Listen to our earlier episodes:Episode 1: Wrongful DeathEpisode 2: License RevokedEpisode 3: The Gatekeepers

New York Congressman George Santos pleads not guilty on a 23 count indictment. Plus, the MTA’s newest subway cars have been pulled out of service due to mechanical problems. And finally, WNYC’s Michael Hill talks with Jenna Flanagan, host of the podcast "After Broad and Market,”about the life and death of Sakia Gunn.

NYPD tow truck driver Stephanie Sharp is under arrest after police say her city vehicle hit and killed a child on a scooter yesterday in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Democratic Congress member Dan Goldman says he will vote to expel Republican George Santos next week. Corporal punishment is now against the law in all types of schools in New York State after Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law Wednesday banning the practice in private schools. Also, as congestion pricing costs are still being decided for the MTA's congestion pricing program, WNYC's Stephen Nessen says there’s a key issue still up for debate. Finally, New Jersey Democrats are searching for the best candidate to run for the seat Senator Bob Menendez occupies. The biggest name that’s come up is Tammy Murphy, the governor’s wife. WNYC’s Nancy Solomon reports on how that suggestion raises a question in New Jersey politics; Why aren’t there more women in contention for higher office?

Gey up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: Congressmember George Santos will be back in court today facing new fraud charges. Also, Governor Hochul's office now says the state will cover the cost of the governor's trip to Israel last week. Plus, Bernie Sanders shows his support for the 1700 nurses who have been on strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey who have been on strike for 83 days.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul's trip to Israel came to a close a week ago, but we still don't know who’s picking up the tab. Plus, New York City’s public schools with lower enrollment will have to give money back to the education department this winter. And finally, WNYC’s Michael Hill talks with the city’s Chief Accessibility Officer, Quemuel Arroyo, about the MTA’s plan to make stations more accessible by 2055.

The NYPD is on high alert as police in Maine look for a mass shooter suspected of killing at least eighteen people in Lewiston, although officials say there is no specific threat to New York City. Also, New York City is scaling up a program to give survivors of domestic violence emergency grants of about 1,200 dollars to meet immediate housing needs. Finally, New York City’s Council on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management held a hearing yesterday to address safety and protections for sanitation workers after more than 750 workers were injured within the last year. Council Member Sandy Nurse, the chair of that committee, joins WNYC's Sean Carlson discuss the issue.