August 18, 2023: Morning Headlines

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The MTA’s board is discussing congestion pricing exemptions for Manhattan below 60th Street. Meanwhile, in Crown Heights, after a 17-year-old was shot post-basketball game at the “Major R. Owens Health and Wellness Center”, activists reiterate the center’s role as a safe space. And also, City Comptroller Brad Lander warns Hollywood studios of potential divestments from the city’s pension funds amid the ongoing writers and actors strike.