October 30, 2023: Midday News

New York City Councilmember Julie Menin is declaring victory in the war on rats on one Upper East Side street. Meanwhile, the city Board of Elections says over 15,000 New Yorkers turned out for early voting on the first weekend despite there being 4.5 million people registered in the city. Plus, as tree leaves begin to fall, some environmentalists are calling for us to “leave them be”. Naturalist and Director of Education at the City Parks Foundation, Chrissy Word joins Michael Hill to share the pros and cons of not removing them. Finally, as Breast Cancer Awareness Month nears an end, WNYC's Community Partnerships Desk is profiling people from our area who've been affected by the disease, like Sam Lazar Riviello.