About this episode
G train service disrupted, Governor Hochul's budget deal excludes suburban housing plans, and it’s time for the Met Gala today, the annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. Also, are you looking to get active on a budget? New York City offers nearly 100 free classes across the five boroughs, WNYC’s health reporter Caroline Lewis reports. And finally, Newark officials say their police department has improved since 2016, when it was put under federal monitoring because of a history that included a pattern of excessive violence. Now, homicides are at their lowest rate in 60 years, shootings are down and officials say it’s happening with fewer arrests. Last week, Newark’s Office of Violence Prevention and Trauma Recovery unveiled its first strategic plan. WNYC’s Michael Hill speaks with the office’s director Lakeesha Eure, and Sonia Rogers – a Newark resident who lost all three of her sons to gun violence.