“Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: A new program in the Bronx is helping link homeless New Yorkers in need of apartments with small property owners eager to rent out their units. Meanwhile, new data shows that in 2024, New York City is experiencing its highest number of traffic deaths since the launch of the street safety campaign a decade ago. Also, more than 20,000 runners are getting ready for Sunday’s Brooklyn Half Marathon. Finally, in this week’s segment of ‘On the Way,’ WNYC reporter Stephen Nessen and editor Clayton Guse discuss reforms to fare evasion enforcement on public transportation and bridges, new boosts for bus riders, and answer a listener’s question about WiFi on subways.