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Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: The parents of a 4-year-old boy who died in his Harlem apartment face charges of criminally negligent homicide and child endangerment. Meanwhile, the family of a New Jersey train operator killed Monday when her train hit a fallen tree plans to sue the state and NJ Transit, WNYC’s Brittany Kriegstein reports.Plus, a museum exhibit opening in January will feature a full-scale re-creation of Anne Frank’s “secret annex,” the rooms where she and her family hid from the Nazis during the occupation of the Netherlands.

77,000 New Jersey residents or their families will have their unpaid medical debts cleared through a new state initiative. The program will purchase approximately $120 million in qualifying, unpayable medical bills to relieve residents of this financial burden. Plus, the family of a New Jersey train operator killed when her train struck a downed tree is planning to sue the state and New Jersey Transit. Also, parents of New York City public school students worry about even bigger disruptions with the school bus system. WNYC’s Michael Hill and Jessica Gould discuss their concerns as school bus contracts are set to expire at the end of this academic year. And finally, the New York Liberty are gearing up for Game 3 of the WNBA Finals against the Minnesota Lynx.

New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan will step down this Friday, months earlier than expected, citing personal reasons. Meanwhile, politicians and luminaries joined Monday’s Columbus Day parade, which marched up Fifth Avenue. WNYC’s Ryan Kailath was on the scene. Plus, the Yankees and Mets are both three wins away from a potential Subway World Series, as they compete in their respective league championships. WNYC’s Michael Hill speaks with sportswriter Kavitha Davidson about both teams’ progress and the possible showdown.

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: Officials say efforts to boost homeless outreach in the subways are making progress connecting people to permanent housing. Meanwhile, Tuesday is the last day for New Jersey residents to register to vote. Plus, the Yankees beat Cleveland 5-2 and the Mets defeated the Dodgers 7-3 on Monday night, leaving both teams three wins away from the World Series.

WNYC’s Sean Carlson talks with Matt Green, who recently completed his goal to walk every single street in New York City. Plus, WNYC’s David Furst finds the best soup in the city with Eater New York’s Melissa McCart.

A dozen New Jersey towns are joining a lawsuit seeking to invalidate a new affordable housing law in the state. Plus, some Manhattan public housing tenants held a rally this week calling for a stop to a plan to demolish their apartments and build new ones. Also, WNYC’s Sean Carlson talks with Pamela Johnson, founder of the Anti-Violence Coalition in Jersey City about the “Arrive Together” program. And finally, WNYC’s Ryan Kailath visits a brief art exhibit at David Zwirner gallery in Chelsea.

Tom Donlon, the NYPD's interim commissioner, is expected to step down weeks after he first took the job. Plus, a federal appeals court is upholding the previous life sentences for a man convicted of shooting 10 people on a subway train in Brooklyn two years ago. Also, New York State is unlocking $450 million for water infrastructure in New York City. And finally, WNYC’s Sean Carlson breaks down this week’s transit news with transportation reporters Stephen Nessen, Ramsey Khalifeh and editor Clayton Guse.

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day. Mayor Adams is launching a new homeless outreach program in the subway that pairs police officers with clinicians. Meanwhile, owners of the Parkchester apartment complex in the East Bronx will pay nearly $3-hundred THOUSAND dollars to settle claims they turned away a pair of applicants because those applicants wanted to use government housing vouchers or subsidies to pay their rent. Finally, New York Liberty fans are hoping their team can bounce back from a crushing loss in game one of the WNBA finals last night

The Adams administration says the migrant shelter at Randall’s Island will close at the end of February. Plus, police are looking for two men they say fatally beat a homeless immigrant in Brooklyn last month. And finally, WNYC’s Janae Pierre and Samantha Max look at the career of U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, the man prosecuting Mayor Eric Adams.

New York City's transportation department is considering new ways to spruce up the blighted areas beneath the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Plus, El Museo del Barrio's second Trienal opens Thursday. Also, the New York City Department of Transportation is calling on students to create public service announcements about street safety. And finally, WNYC’s Janae Pierre talks with epidemiologist Bryon Backenson about a mosquito-borne illness that’s forcing a statewide response.