November 1, 2024: Morning Headlines

Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start the day: Authorities are searching for a suspect who shot and injured a New York State Trooper on the Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead Wednesday night. Meanwhile, women who say they were sexually abused by Rikers Island staff urged city officials to take their allegations seriously during a City Council oversight hearing on Thursday. Plus, New Yorkers signing up for 2025 health insurance will see new savings on the Affordable Care Act marketplace. WNYC’s Caroline Lewis reports. Finally, on this week’s “On The Way” segment, WNYC’s Stephen Nessen and Ramsey Khalifeh discuss a proposed 16-mile bike path in northeastern Queens, the new “Smart Curbs” program on the Upper West Side, the MTA’s response to recent train surfing deaths, and why two large crane barges have been stationed in the Hudson River near West 30th Street.