March 29, 2024: Morning Headlines

Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: The Adams Administration has made boosting literacy its top educational priority. However, new data obtained by WNYC show that reading proficiency remains low, as reported by Jessica Gould. Meanwhile, city officials plan to expand curfews in April at three migrant shelters for single adults located in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens—one in each borough. Plus, New York City will welcome more than a hundred electric vehicle fast chargers by 2026, part of the state’s $1 billion investment in electrifying transportation to meet its climate act goals. Finally, in this week’s segment of On The Way, transportation reporter Stephen Nessen and editor Clayton Guse discuss the MTA’s final approval of congestion pricing and Mayor Eric Adams’ Thursday announcement of new metal detectors in subway stations.