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Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The NYC Department of Transportation warns of the year’s slowest Midtown traffic as the U.N. General Assembly takes place this week. Meanwhile, the New York City Council will hold an oversight hearing Tuesday to discuss best practices for preventing drownings at city beaches and pools, WNYC's Amanda Rozon reports. In other news, the National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Flood Statement for parts of New York City’s shoreline Monday. Finally, the New York Liberty beat the Atlanta Dream 83-69 in Game 1 of the first round of the WNBA playoffs.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul says her push to ban smartphones in schools is designed with teachers in mind. Plus, a new report finds that traffic speeds in midtown Manhattan are worse than they’ve been in the last half-century and its impacting emergency response times. And finally, WNYC’s Janae Pierre talks with artist and author Jane Rosenberg about her new book, “Drawn Testimony: My Four Decades as a Courtroom Sketch Artist.”

Lawyers are preparing for a courtroom showdown next week over Governor Kathy Hochul's pause on congestion pricing. As WNYC's Stephen Nessen reports, new court filings accuse the governor of holding the tolling program hostage. Meanwhile, transit officials are again warning drivers to avoid part of the BQE this weekend, as officials install new weight sensors to monitor large trucks. Plus, a WNYC analysis of corrections data shows the Adams administration is failing to meet city and federal guidelines requiring timely investigations into sexual abuse at city jails. Reporter Matt Katz has the details. Finally, the MTA is warning of the dangers of subway surfing after an 11-year-old boy died this week after falling from a train in Brooklyn. As part of WNYC’s Radio Rookies program, 16-year-old Noah Augustin explores why young people take such a dangerous risk.

Get up and get informed! Here’s the local news you need to start your day: A Manhattan judge has sentenced a woman to 12 years in prison for shoving someone into an oncoming train at the Times Square subway station. WNYC’s Samantha Max reports. Meanwhile, New York Governor Kathy Hochul is standing by New York City Mayor Eric Adams as investigators examine his administration. Plus, in this week’s “On The Way” segment, WNYC transportation reporters Stephen Nessen, Ramsay Khalifeh, and editor Clayton Guse discuss the MTA’s new five-year capital budget, Sunday’s shooting at the Sutter Avenue subway station, and a listener’s question about the cost of replacing the subway system and how it compares to the capital budget.

Opponents of Mayor Adams’ “City of Yes” housing plan see an opportunity in the political turmoil embroiling him. Plus, state officials are nearing the end of a $9 million renovation project. But WNYC’s Jon Campbell reports whether the public gets to enjoy it depends on the birds. And finally, WNYC’s Sean Carlson and Michelle Bocanegra discuss former president Donald Trump’s vow to bring back the controversial SALT property tax deduction.

A few tweaks: A 17-year-old is facing charges after allegedly breaking into an empty subway train in Queens last week and attempting to drive it, causing a crash. Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Democrat LaMonica McIver has won a special election to represent the state’s 10th Congressional District, defeating Republican Carmen Bucco. McIver will fill the late Rep. Donald Payne Jr.’s seat until January. Also, the New Jersey Attorney General's Division of Civil Rights has issued violation notices to 25 landlords for allegedly using applicants' criminal histories to deny them housing. WNYC’s Michael Hill speaks with Attorney General Matt Platkin. Plus, WNYC's Brigid Bergin reports on the volunteers helping inmates at Rikers Island jail register to vote.

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The NYPD says it will release body-worn camera footage in the coming days from Sunday's police shooting at the Sutter Avenue L Train station in Brooklyn, which injured four people, including an officer. Meanwhile, New Jersey's Ocean First Bank will deny wrongdoing but pay over $15 million to settle charges of failing to provide mortgage services to predominantly Black, Hispanic, and Asian neighborhoods in Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties. Plus, New York City's three library systems will receive a $4 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation to expand services for new Americans.

Conservatives and progressives are taking aim at the Adams administration for extending its lease of Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field to house migrants. Plus, WNYC’s Sean Carlson talks with New York City’s public advocate Jumaane Williams about his effort to get Mayor Adams to investigate allegations of sexual abuse on Rikers Island. And finally, WNYC’s Janae Pierre discusses the upcoming New York City Hot Sauce Expo with the event’s founder, Steve Seabury.

The MTA says its new five-year, $65 billion construction plan is focused on keeping critical infrastructure in good shape. Meanwhile, Brooklyn City Council Member Susan Zhuang is facing an ethics probe after she was accused of biting a police officer at a protest in July. WNYC’s Michelle Bocanegra reports. Plus, New York City is hosting its inaugural National Urban Rat Summit this this week where experts can share best practices on rodent mitigation. WNYC’s Sean Carlson speaks with Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann and Matt Frye from Cornell University who both research pest mitigation in urban settings.

Protesters gathered outside the Sutter Avenue L train station in Brooklyn on Tuesday, days after police opened fire while pursuing an alleged fare evader, injuring four people, including an officer. Meanwhile, the New York Latino Film Festival is underway in Manhattan. Plus, the Buena Vista Social Club album is being adapted into a Broadway musical, set to debut next year.