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Police in Jersey City will start working with medical professionals to respond to 911 calls involving mental health crises. Meanwhile, embattled Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Philip Banks has resigned, adding to the high-ranking departures from Mayor Eric Adams’s administration. WNYC’s politics editor Maia Hibbett explains the impact on the city. Plus, a key congressional race in the Hudson Valley may be influenced by a lesser-known Working Families Party candidate. WNYC’s Brigid Bergin reports.