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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.”

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. WNYC’s Jon Campbell reports from the Capitol.

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 and The Bronx.

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.

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.

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

Coney Island Beach was forced to close Wednesday because of inadequate water quality. Plus, a handful of licensed cannabis dispensaries may still be allowed to open, even after a state supreme court judge paused New York's retail rollout last week. And finally, WNYC’s Stephen Nessen looks at other cities across the globe that have had congestion pricing, and how each offers a sort of blueprint for New York City’s program.

Advocates and elected officials are calling on City Hall for great transparency around policing in New York City. Meanwhile, a former Long Island police chief has been arrested for allegedly soliciting sex in a park. Also, attorneys for Chanel Lewis, the man sentenced for the murder of jogger Karina Vetrano in Queens in 2016, claim crucial evidence was withheld during the trial. WNYC's Samantha Max has more on the developments in the case.

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: Mayor Adams is launching a social media campaign to address critiques of his migrant crisis management. Meanwhile, nurses at New Brunswick's Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital enter their third week of striking due to stalled contract negotiations. Also, New York City seeks residents' help in identifying businesses bypassing the Sanitation Department's mandate for enclosed trash bins.

A new report finds that more than 13,000 rent-stabilized apartments sat vacant for multiple years in New York City. Plus, the federal government has offered to lease space for a temporary shelter at Floyd Bennett Field to house 2,000 adult migrants. Also, WNYC’s Kerry Nolan speaks with NJ Advance Media’s Sean Sullivan and Deion Johnson about the troubled police force in Paterson, New Jersey.