Get up and get informed! Here’s all the local news you need to start your day: New York City is opening new Section 8 applications on Monday for the first time in 15 years, with New Yorkers having just six days to apply. In other news, fires caused by faulty lithium-ion batteries used in e-bikes are a growing public safety threat in New York, but attorneys for the victims and families are facing major hurdles in winning monetary compensation. WNYC's Matt Katz reports. Plus, this election season, WNYC is using laundromats across the New York metro area as hubs of civic engagement. Monday on Morning Edition, our "Suds and Civics" project will broadcast live from "Bubbles Are Us" in Paterson, New Jersey. Join us to discover what we're hearing between wash cycles and learn about efforts to increase political participation in the Garden State.