March 22, 2024: Morning Headlines

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The owner and manager of Grimaldi’s at 20th and 6th in Manhattan are being accused of stealing $20,000 worth of wages from at least seven workers. Meanwhile, the notorious New York City landlord, Daniel Ohebshalom, turned himself in to the city sheriff on Thursday to start a 60-day jail sentence after ignoring a judge’s orders to correct serious problems at a pair of Upper Manhattan apartment buildings. Plus, New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez says he won’t run for reelection as a Democrat. Finally, WNYC’s community and partnerships editor, George Bodarky, visits laundromats in New York and New Jersey to hear from local residents about the issues they want to see addressed in the upcoming presidential election.