September 20, 2024: Morning Headlines

Get up and get informed! Here’s the local news you need to start your day: A Manhattan judge has sentenced a woman to 12 years in prison for shoving someone into an oncoming train at the Times Square subway station. WNYC’s Samantha Max reports. Meanwhile, New York Governor Kathy Hochul is standing by New York City Mayor Eric Adams as investigators examine his administration. Plus, in this week’s “On The Way” segment, WNYC transportation reporters Stephen Nessen, Ramsay Khalifeh, and editor Clayton Guse discuss the MTA’s new five-year capital budget, Sunday’s shooting at the Sutter Avenue subway station, and a listener’s question about the cost of replacing the subway system and how it compares to the capital budget.