Controversy Surrounds Congestion Pricing Rollout and Negotiations with New Jersey

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: New York City’s bodega owners are demanding action after 49 ATM thefts in three months by a group dubbed “The Midnight Smashers,” WNYC’s Phil Corso reports. Meanwhile, Mayor Eric Adams delivered his State of the City address at the Apollo Theater on Thursday, addressing re-election challenges and federal bribery allegations. Also, the city is shutting down a large migrant shelter at Floyd Bennett Field as the National Park Service plans a new chapter for the historic site, WNYC’s Liam Quigley reports. Plus, WNYC transportation reporters Stephen Nessen and Ramsey Khalifeh recap the first week of congestion pricing in their segment, “On the Way.”