Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: In the New Jersey Senate race, Congress member Andy Kim has won the endorsements of the first three Democratic county committees that hold a secret ballot vote. Meanwhile, New York City's housing agency says the number of vacant rent-stabilized apartments plummeted last year amid a deep shortage of affordable units. Plus, the NYCLU is preparing to sue Columbia University for its decision last fall to temporarily suspend two pro-Palestinian student groups.
Finally, WNYC’s Sean Carlson talks with transportation reporter Stephen Nessen and editor Clayton Guse about the appropriate situations for using emergency brakes on the train, a new lawsuit against the MTA for underpaying cleaners during the pandemic, and answers some listener questions.