April 19, 2024: Morning Headlines

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: New York City Mayor Adams is defending Columbia University after police arrested 108 pro-Palestinian protesters on campus on Thursday afternoon. Meanwhile, Governor Hochul and state lawmakers have hammered out a deal to allow New York City to lower its speed limits to 20 miles per hour. Also, the New York City Council voted on Thursday to greenlight a pilot program that installs solar canopies in at least one city-controlled parking lot in each borough. Plus, on this week’s segment of ‘On The Way,’ WNYC’s transit reporter Stephen Nessen and editor Clayton Guse break down some details of the MTA’s congestion pricing program that are confusing some motorists.