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Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: Police are investigating five shootings across New York City that left five teenagers dead over the past week. Meanwhile, a Queens judge has ruled New York City’s cannabis law unconstitutional. Plus, the Yankees avoided a World Series sweep with an 11-4 win over the Dodgers in Game 4 on Tuesday.

New York City renters could soon say goodbye to upfront broker fees. Plus, New York Attorney General Letitia James and 19 other attorneys general filed a brief supporting the “Keeping Families Together” program. Also, WNYC’s Michael Hill talks with DOI Commissioner Jocelyn Strauber about the reasons New York City’s juvenile jails population has become so much bigger and more violent. And finally, WNYC’s Jessica Gould visits an after-school program t on the Lower East Side that has been teaching kids about civics for nearly a century.

The dry weather continues this week. And temperatures are expected to be unusually high, reaching the upper 70s on Halloween. Meanwhile, a new bill in the New Jersey legislature could bring relief to homeowners still struggling to recover from Hurricane Ida. Plus, the Yankees face elimination Tuesday night in Game 4 of the World Series after falling to the Dodgers on Monday. Finally, with Election Day one week away, early voting is well underway in New York and New Jersey. WNYC’s Brigid Bergin looks at how it's going so far.

Get up and get informed! Heres’ all the local news you need to start your day: Law enforcers are conducting a large-scale search of the Metropolitan Detention Center after linking several violent incidents to contraband inside the Brooklyn federal jail. Meanwhile, Central Park has gone 29 days without measurable rainfall, the second-longest dry streak since 1869. Plus, the Yankees are on the brink of a World Series sweep after losing 4-2 to the Dodgers on Monday night.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is condemning remarks made at President Donald Trump's rally Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Plus, a judge is pausing a project to bring new bike lanes to Long Island City. Also, a teenage girl is dead and another is in critical condition after a subway surfing incident Sunday night in Queens. And finally, a WNYC Radio Rookies reporter looks into voting trends in the Asian American Pacific Islander community, starting with her own family.

New data shared by street safety advocates find that the vast majority of pedestrians killed in New York City this year were in intersections with limited visibility for drivers. Plus, the National Weather Service warns of an elevated risk of wildfires in much of the region on Monday. Also, WNYC’s Michael Hill talks with Laura Popa, Deputy Commissioner at the Department of Buildings, about its plan for landlords to combat the climate crisis. And finally, fans are excited to welcome the World Series back to the Bronx Monday night as the Yankees continue their matchup against the LA Dodgers.

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day. New Jersey firefighters are still monitoring conditions in the state after spending the weekend battling a sprawling forest fire in Essex County. Next, the bike and walking path across the George Washington Bridge used to close from midnight to 6a. Now, it opens at 5a, giving morning commuters an extra hour. Finally, Aaron Judge says he's excited to get back to the Bronx and remains optimistic for game 3 of the World Series.

Early voting starts this Saturday in New York and New Jersey. Plus, WNYC’s Sean Carlson gets a subway history lesson from Jodi Shapiro, curator at the New York Transit Museum. And finally, Public Transportation Magazine hosts a party on the Staten Island Ferry.

New York State students in the top 10 percent of their high school class will be automatically accepted to one of nine SUNY campuses. WNYC’s Jessica Gould reports. Meanwhile, New York Liberty fans and Brooklyn politicians gathered at Barclays Center Thursday night to celebrate the WNBA champions. Plus, WNYC’s Sean Carlson speaks with Councilmember Shaun Abreu about a new bill that would allow workers to use paid sick leave to care for sick pets or take them to the vet.

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start the day: Prosecutors and defense attorneys are clashing over whether witnesses can call Daniel Penny, the former Marine on trial for fatally choking unhoused man Jordan Neely, a “good Samaritan.” WNYC’s Samantha Max reports. Meanwhile, environmentalists are urging New York state to permanently close two power plants in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Plus, the Yankees face the Dodgers in Los Angeles for Game 1 of the World Series. Finally, in this week’s transportation segment of “On the Way,” WNYC reporters Stephen Nessen, Ramsey Khalifeh, and Catalina Gonella discuss using congestion zone cameras to fight ghost cars, the MTA’s struggle to restore pre-pandemic ridership levels, and how much bus and train fares might rise without subsidies.