August 23, 2024: Morning Headlines

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: A man with severe, untreated mental illness accused of groping women in Greenpoint for years has been ordered to stay on Rikers Island. But as WNYC's Samantha Max reports, his attorney argues he won't receive the treatment he needs there. Meanwhile, a towering climbing wall has been installed in the waters off Brooklyn Bridge Park for the North Face Climb Festival, which runs through Saturday. Finally, on this week’s episode of “On The Way,” WNYC’s transportation reporter Stephen Nessen covers New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s consideration of a different tolling rate for congestion pricing, updates on the redesign of McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and answers a couple of listener questions.