September 19, 2024: Midday News

A few tweaks: A 17-year-old is facing charges after allegedly breaking into an empty subway train in Queens last week and attempting to drive it, causing a crash. Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Democrat LaMonica McIver has won a special election to represent the state’s 10th Congressional District, defeating Republican Carmen Bucco. McIver will fill the late Rep. Donald Payne Jr.’s seat until January. Also, the New Jersey Attorney General's Division of Civil Rights has issued violation notices to 25 landlords for allegedly using applicants' criminal histories to deny them housing. WNYC’s Michael Hill speaks with Attorney General Matt Platkin. Plus, WNYC's Brigid Bergin reports on the volunteers helping inmates at Rikers Island jail register to vote.