Morning Headlines: City Reinstates Work Rules for Cash Aid, Report Highlights Racial Disparities in Child Welfare Investigations, and Astoria to Get New Compost Pickup Site

A record number of New Yorkers are on cash assistance, but starting April 28, recipients will once again need to meet work requirements to keep their benefits. Meanwhile, a new report finds that low-income Black and Hispanic families in the city face a disproportionate number of child welfare investigations. Plus, the sanitation department is opening a new compost pickup site in Astoria, offering free bags of compost to residents on select days.