October 22, 2024: Midday News

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is eliminating an online form that has frustrated some city council members for months. WNYC’s Giulia Heyward reports. Meanwhile, police are investigating a 7-car crash at the intersection of Ocean Parkway and Avenue V in Brooklyn that left 16 people injured on Monday. Also, the Whitney Museum will offer free admission to visitors who are 25 years old and younger starting in mid-December. Plus, jury selection is underway in the trial of Daniel Penny, the former Marine accused of fatally choking Jordan Neely, an unhoused man, on a subway last year. WNYC’s Samantha Max has the latest.