Such exonerations have been a proud hallmark of the Brooklyn DA’s office since its Conviction Review Unit was established in 2014. But lately, they’ve been rarer.

While the unit has exonerated as many as 10 people in a single year, it only exonerated one person in 2025.

Brooklyn is not alone in its slowdown in overturning convictions. In New York City and across the country, the number of wrongful convictions has dipped significantly in the last few years.

The National Registry of Exonerations, which collects information about exonerated people in the United States, reported just five exonerations across the five boroughs last year, the lowest total in 15 years, and a precipitous drop from the two previous years.

The trend is similarly stark nationwide, where 2025 saw the fewest exonerations since 2011, dropping by more than 60 percent after reaching a nationwide peak in 2022.

More than 65,000 households receive the CityFHEPS voucher, which stands for Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement, making it the nation’s largest municipal housing assistance program. Recipients pay 30% of their income toward rent and the city covers the rest.

The Mamdani administration said it's ramping up investments in tenant protections and affordable housing, committing to building 200,000 new homes over the next decade.

City Hall spokesperson Matt Rauschenbach said the mayor “has been clear that CityFHEPS is an invaluable tool to prevent homelessness and support homeless New Yorkers. That is why our team is working hard to ensure that it is fiscally sound and sustainable for the long-term.”

The expansion would make many people who don't currently qualify for vouchers eligible for them, including people facing eviction and people in shelters who currently don’t qualify. Some people aren’t working enough under the current rules, some are living in a shelter that isn't eligible and some earn too much money.

Gothamist spoke to New Yorkers who would benefit from the expansion laws.

New Yorkers were deeply disturbed by the recent shooting death of a 7 month old girl in East Williamsburg. At least two people have been charged in the crime, and officials said investigators believe the shooting was gang-motivated and that the child was not the intended target. But what do police, and the news media, mean when they allude to gang involvement?  

Fritz Umbach is an Associate Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He joined WNYC host Michael Hill to discuss exactly what police, and the news media, mean when they talk about gang involvement.

Chris Aviles is the founder of Garden State Esports, a scholastic e-sports league. Nick Sellers is a senior at Barnegat Highschool and a 3-time state gaming champion. Zoey Boersma is a senior at Abington Heights High School and the student production lead for the nonprofit. They joined WNYC host Michael Hill to debunk myths about gaming and to share how gaming has prepared them for college and beyond.

But in leafy Forest Hills Gardens, things are different. The secluded corner of Queens enjoys an amenity familiar to residents of other cities, but alien to New York: alleyways.

The city sanitation department relies on a fleet of small garbage trucks that dash through the neighborhood’s alleys, picking up trash from a tiny fraction of New Yorkers who put their trash bins out behind their homes — instead of in front of them.

Robert writes about food for Gothamist and his Substack, Robert Sietsema's New York.

That's certainly the case this year, as lawmakers have now passed a second budget extender.

WNYC's Albany reporter Jon Campbell joins Weekend Edition host David Furst with the latest.

Amelia Tarpey is the Program and Publicity Manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She said right now at local farm stands, overwintered greens range from $4 to $6 a bunch.  

The Eva Crèche Day Care Center in Prospect Lefferts Gardens closed earlier this year after an employee recorded videos showing one worker grabbing and tossing a toddler and children napping and eating on the floor of a private residence that parents had not given permission for their kids to visit. The program was also over overenrolled.

Public records obtained by parents at the now-defunct facility show that in 2020, the same owner had her license revoked at a day care she then ran in Crown Heights — that time for failing to let inspectors inside, and leaving too many kids with one worker.

Five months later, she opened Eva Crèche a mile away.

The Eva Crèche abuse allegations, and several other headline-grabbing incidents at local day cares in recent months, come as the city plans a major expansion of child care. The city shut down one of the Manhattan locations of Bright Horizons, one of the largest child care providers, after an employee gave bleach to children and another sealed a girl’s mouth shut with packing tape. Authorities have charged several workers from Bright Horizons and Eva Crèche for endangering children.

Early education experts said these incidents — while outliers — underscore a broader challenge facing the city’s child care expansion plan. New York City’s 10,000 providers are overseen by a patchwork of state and city agencies, creating inequities across the system in terms of pay, training and quality of care. In some cases, this can create environments where abuse happens, the experts said.

Parents at Eva Crèche said the city agencies that were supposed to keep their kids safe failed to stop abuses.

The Mamdani administration said creating high-quality programs is a key tenet of the city’s expansion plan and officials are working to create a more cohesive system for parents and providers. Health officials said the city has rigorous regulations, and the majority of programs are providing safe spaces for kids.

But with tipping expected at way more places now, the rules of who to tip and how much has gotten more complicated. 

All Things Considered producer Elizabeth Shwe did some digging and talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson about tipping etiquette in the city.

You can read Elizabeth's column on tipping etiquette in WNYC Gothamist's newsletter Looped In.

But, behind that scene, there’s a secret. She’s not where the movie says she is.

“April O'Neill comes down out of City Hall as the ace reporter and then walks into the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station,” said Brooklyn Academy of Music Director of Programming Jesse Trussel. 

That secret, that the downtown Brooklyn station is subbing in for the City Hall stop, is at the heart of an upcoming film series at BAM’s Rose Cinemas, called “Hoyt-Schermerhorn: Stand Clear of the Closing Doors.” Every movie being shown contains scenes shot in and around the station.

WNYC's Verónica Del Valle explains. 

In this population-dense region, our relationships with our neighbors mean a lot. What is a good neighbor? What does it look like to be a good neighbor? Send us your take, in the form of a poem. We might play it on the air, or share it in print on social media or in our newsletters. 

You can email us your poem at yourvoice@wnyc.org. Please send us the text of your poem, as well as a voice memo. Record yourself on your phone, reading your poem somewhere quiet. Shorter poems are preferred, though we can also use excerpts if you need to go longer. Please make sure to say your name as well as your town or borough or neighborhood in the recording. 

New York State Poet Laureate Kimiko Hahn joined Morning Edition's Michael Hill to help kick off Poetry Month at WNYC. 

With gas at four dollars a gallon and TSA lines wrapping around airports, travel has become an even more stressful experience than usual this year. So if you're on spring break, it's a great time to sit back, relax, and have a world-class New York staycation. 

WNYC's Hannah Frishberg joins Weekend Edition host David Furst to share some of the best ways to keep it local while feeling global. 

Republican nominee Joe Hathaway and Democrat Analilia Mejia met this week in their one and only debate before election day on April 16. And the discussion got heated between the two. WNYC New Jersey politics reporter Mike Hayes joins Weekend Edition host David Furst with the latest.

Early in-person voting begins this Monday, April 6.

Amelia Tarpey is a Program and Publicity Manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She said you can find pullet eggs, which are the first eggs laid by young hens, as well as quail, Araucana eggs and even turkey eggs at the markets. Right now at local farmstands, eggs are going for roughly $6 to $12 per dozen. 

March also saw a major change to the city’s speed limits, with Mayor Mamdani announcing that the speed limit would drop to 15mph in 1,300 areas near schools across the city. 

The Department of Transportation has also rolled out new bike lane projects: on Ocean Avenue along the southeast side of Prospect park; on Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen; and at the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge. And they announced plans for more protected bike lanes and pedestrians spaces on Lafayette Avenue and 13th and Eighth Streets in Manhattan, and an expansion of the plaza at Astor Place. 

WNYC transportation editor Clayton Guse joined Morning Edition host Michael Hill to talk through it all.

When announcing those details, he also announced that a veteran of the world of community and justice would be the Deputy Mayor for Community Safety. Her name is Renita Francois. She talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson more about her new role.

Lillion Bonsignore is the new commissioner of the FDNY. Her rise to the top of the department is somewhat historic. She joined the department in 1991 as an EMT and served as the Chief of EMS during the COVID-19 pandemic. She’s the second woman to be named commissioner, and the first EMT and the first openly Queer woman to run the nation’s largest fire department. 

She talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson more about how it's going so far. 

Right now, Brown is an Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Bureau of the New York State Attorney General's office. When she takes over the office in April, Brown will become the highest-ranking openly-trans person in the history of New York City government. 

She spoke with WNYC's Morning Edition host Michael Hill about her plans, what "meeting the moment" means to her, and about what it's like to experience Transgender Day of Visibility in the public eye. 

Amelia Tarpey is a Program and Publicity Manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She said right now local maple syrup is going for about $12 to $20 for 8 ounces.

Check out their website for details on upcoming Maple Day events. 

A delegation of politically connected Trump supporters floated the plan during a closed-door Oval Office meeting in September that has not been previously reported. If approved, their proposal would transform Midtown by moving the Garden from its location atop Penn Station, which serves 600,000 daily riders.

The meeting took place months before Amtrak, which owns the massive transit hub, announced the nonprofit’s plan as one of three finalists for the station’s overhaul.

A delegation of politically connected Trump supporters floated the plan during a closed-door Oval Office meeting in September that has not been previously reported. If approved, their proposal would transform Midtown by moving the Garden from its location atop Penn Station, which serves 600,000 daily riders.

The meeting took place months before Amtrak, which owns the massive transit hub, announced the nonprofit’s plan as one of three finalists for the station’s overhaul.

The meeting and decision to move the proposal forward signal the president is considering the option to move the storied arena, according to four sources who have knowledge of the Oval Office meeting but asked not to be named because they were not permitted to disclose details.

The group represented the Grand Penn Community Alliance, a nonprofit financed by wealthy conservative donor Thomas Klingenstein. The attendees told the president their proposal would restore the station to its former glory, before it was torn down in the 1960s to make way for the Garden, the sources said.

The proposal, made public last March, would redesign the train hall’s entrances with Greco-Roman columns, install a large clock and deck the space with a glass roof that lets in natural light.

Under the nonprofit’s proposal, the arena’s current site would be replaced by a fountain and green lawn between the new Penn and Moynihan Train Hall. The 19,000-seat arena would move across Seventh Avenue.

For some New Yorkers, that melting snow brought an additional hazard – power outages.  

Councilmember Chi Osse, who represents parts of Brooklyn, says he thinks Con Edison needs to do more to reimburse people who lost power during the snowstorms. Megan Rickerson is one of his constituents. She’s 39 years old and has lived in Bed Stuy for over 7 years. She lost power on Lexington Avenue near Herbert Von King Park. Both joined WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk about what they want from the power outages during the snowstorms.

Amelia Tarpey is a Program and Publicity Manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She said right now sprouts, shoots and microgreens are going for over $10 per pound, but they're light so you can get a lot for your money. 

Transport Workers Union Local 100, which represents some 40,000 subway and bus workers, tried to dump cold water on the governor’s campaign in a scathing TV ad that ran on St. Patrick’s Day.

Hochul is responsible for the MTA, and Local 100’s contract with the transit agency expires in May. The union is pushing to preserve two-person subway crews and token booth agent jobs, which the transit agency has tried to make obsolete.

“Centuries ago, St. Patrick drove Ireland’s snakes into the sea,” the ad says. “Now, St. Patrick is needed to help rid New York of our snake of a governor, Kathy Hochul, a Democrat who pretends to support workers and working families, but is venomously anti-trade union.”

The jab comes as the MTA and Long Island Rail Road workers represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen are embroiled in a bitter yearslong contract dispute. A Presidential Emergency Board brought in to mediate negotiations sided with the union this week, which clears the way for a potential LIRR strike if there isn’t an agreement in 60 days. 

Unlike subway and bus workers, the LIRR crews are not bound by New York state’s Taylor Law, which prohibits most public-sector workers from striking.

Hochul doesn’t have a major primary challenger, and her Republican opponent Bruce Blakeman faces slim chances to win in deep blue New York. But the disputes mean the governor will enter her re-election campaign without the backing of two major labor unions, which could imperil her ability to win by a wide margin. 

Four years ago, when she was first elected to a full term, Hochul narrowly beat Republican Lee Zeldin with just 53% of the vote. 

“Right now it would just further demonstrate that Kathy Hochul is anti-trade union, anti-worker, if she doesn't instruct (MTA Chair) Janno Lieber to come to a settlement quickly,” said Transport Workers International President John Samuelsen. “The money is there.

Trainor argues her daughter’s removal — which led to a five-day separation and monthslong Family Court case — was unlawful. Her lawsuit accuses the city of violating her and her daughter’s constitutional rights.

Emergency removals, which happen without a court order, are meant to be a last resort when caseworkers fear a child faces imminent danger. But city data shows these types of removals occur on a regular basis — accounting for about half of abuse and neglect removals each year. Trainor’s daughter was one of the more than 1,300 children ACS separates from their parents without a court order each year, according to the agency’s data.

Trainor’s lawsuit argues ACS is exploiting the emergency removal system. It claims the agency is pressuring caseworkers to remove children when there isn’t actually an emergency to protect its reputation.

“There’s really nothing scarier for a parent than having the government come to your door, forcibly take your kid from you, not be sure where they’re going, not be sure when you’re going to see them again,” said Max Selver, an associate attorney at Emery Celli who is representing Trainor in the civil lawsuit. “That level of trauma being inflicted on families, I think, needs to be taken incredibly seriously.”

The law department and the mayor’s office referred Gothamist to ACS, which said in a statement that the agency “is committed to keeping families together whenever that is safely possible.”

“Emergency removals are only considered in circumstances where all other options are ruled out, and teams of highly trained child protective staff determine that a child is in imminent danger and that there is not enough time to get a court order,” said ACS spokesperson Marisa Kaufman. “In more than 97% of child protection cases, children are not removed from their homes.”

On any given day, dozens of young people scour the downtown park with smartphones and microphones, looking for people to interview. Buskers and dog walkers increasingly compete for space with tripods, even in corners of the park with well-earned reputations for grittiness.

The park, which for decades was known as a hub of counterculture and an anchor for protests in the city, has now been overrun with social media influencers looking to go viral.

Much of the country got an introduction last month to Washington Square Park’s latest incarnation as a major stage for aspiring social media stars after a popular social media channel promoted a snowball fight. The account Sidetalk put out an invite to its 2 million followers to come to the park. The impromptu event drew hundreds of revelers, many of them social media influencers themselves.

Frank Pezzella is a professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the author of the book “The Measurement of Hate Crimes in America.” Brendan Lantz is the director of the Hate Crime Research and Policy Institute at Florida State University. They both join WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk more about it.

The women's and men's NCAA college basketball March Madness tournaments kick off this coming week. And there are still a few conference tournaments to wrap up, including the Big East championship game between St. John's University and UConn at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, March 14.

Sports reporter Priya Desai joins Weekend Edition host David Furst to get us ready for the mayhem.

In the Garden State, Governor Mikie Sherrill unveiled her first budget this week with a boost for education but also an eye on belt tightening. In New York, Democratic state lawmakers are backing Mayor Mamdani's proposal to tax the rich. But that flies in the face of Governor Hochul saying she would oppose any income-tax increases.

WNYC reporters Jon Campbell and Michael Sol Warren join Weekend Edition host David Furst with the latest.

Councilmember Harvey Epstein, who represents parts of Midtown and Lower Manhattan and will help lead this caucus, talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson more about the new caucus. 

Amelia Tarpey is the Program and Publicity Manager for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She says three varieties in particular are cheap and plentiful among fishmongers in the area: skate, porgy, and ocean perch. Most fish costs between $15 to $20 a pound at New York City Greenmarkets.  

Jakab Orsos is the library's vice president of arts and culture and he organized the event. He joined WNYC host Michael Hill to talk about it.  

Jenna Ryall is the Director of Civics for All, which oversees the programming.  Lorianna Jimenez is a 12th grader at Esperanza Prep Magnet School in East Harlem, and Caleb Prieto is a 3rd grader at PS206, also in East Harlem. They spoke with WNYC's Morning Edition host Michael Hill about the program, and about what it means to include youth voices.

This month, we explored nightlife options in the city that don't center around alcohol.

All Things Considered producer Elizabeth Shwe and digital producer Emily Nadal joins WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk about the sober bars they visited and alcohol free nightlife options in the city.

The roll-out brings free full-day childcare to two thousand toddlers in select school districts in Upper Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens.

The mayor says this initial phase prioritized areas with a high need for the program, as well as a readiness to deliver it, but Staten Island will be included next year.

City Council minority leader David Carr, who represents mid-island, feels the borough was snubbed and joins WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk more about it.

Robert Sietsema writes about food for Gothamist and his Substack, Robert Sietsema's New York. His latest column covers 10 of the best places to grab pho in New York City. Speaking with Weekend Edition host David Furst, he hits some of the highlights.

She joins WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk about her priorities this year and how she will lead the city's parks department. 

They said they were being transferred to a Brooklyn shelter as the city moves quickly to empty the 400,000 square foot facility. Most of them said they only recently heard about the site's planned closure.

“ Oh wow, now that I need the help, it's like, wow, they closed it,” said Steven Roman, 31.

Administration officials said they would relocate people to other sites and open new shelters in the next six months. They said the shelter, known as Bellevue, is in a severe state of disrepair and will undergo a major renovation.

The Mamdani administration said the site's future is still being discussed. The city-owned site also functions as the single point of entry for single men and adult families who are seeking a bed for the night.

City officials said those intake services would remain in Manhattan but relocate to two other shelters downtown.

Amelia Tarpey is the Program and Publicity Manager for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She says sunchokes are a root vegetable that are often overlooked, or confused for ginger. They're often called Jerusalem artichokes, even though they're neither from Jerusalem nor part of the artichoke family. That misnaming could be the result of what's known as "linguistic corruption," and may stem from a mispronunciation of the Italian word for sunflower, "girasole."

Right now at Greenmarkets, sunchokes are going for about $3 to $5 per pound.  

“I was safe, by the grace of God, because I was living in a basement. So I had protection at night from the cold and the madness,” he said. “Before I was there, I was just sleeping in the street around where them guys got killed.”

The man accused of those killings, who was also homeless, was convicted of murder and assault last month. Prosecutors said Randy Santos traveled from the Bronx to the neighborhood surrounding the Bowery, known for its large homeless population, and used a heavy metal bar to bash the heads of five men as they slept on the street. Florencio Moran, Nazario Vásquez Villegas, Anthony Manson and Chuen Kok died from their injuries.

One man survived, along with another person whom Santos beat with a stick in Chelsea days earlier, prosecutors said.

Santos’ conviction offers some closure in a case that took nearly seven years to go to trial. But the dangers facing homeless New Yorkers remain.

 Doctor Alister Martin, recently named as the new city health commissioner, joined WNYC's Sean Carslon to talk more about his priorities.

After court battles and a temporary freeze on benefits during the federal government shutdown, the Trump administration’s big changes to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, officially took effect in New York this month. That means New Yorkers who fail to meet new work requirements could be kicked off the program beginning in June, a worrying prospect that city officials and emergency food providers are working furiously to avoid.

Food insecurity remains high in the city with more than 1 million households relying on SNAP, a rate that’s outpacing the city’s population growth.

New Yorkers have long been exempt from work requirements. But a measure pushed by Congressional Republicans and the Trump administration will require about 123,000 New Yorkers to prove that they are working, volunteering or in school beginning in March. This now includes veterans, homeless people, youth aging out of foster care, and parents with children older than 14. It also means that some seniors who had retired under the old rules will now have to go back to work to continue getting food benefits. SNAP recipients who fail to meet the rules for three months will lose their benefit.

"This is very big for our seniors," said Sister Marie Sorenson, associate executive director for St. John’s Bread & Life, which provides food assistance to 11,000 people a week.

Julie Won, the local Councilmember for Sunnyside, joins WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk more about it

Mount Sinai doctors went out of network for Anthem members in January, which means patients have to pay more OR look elsewhere for care. Hospitals are set to go out of network in March if the parties can’t reach a deal.

Elisabeth Benjamin, the vice president of health initiatives at the Community Service Society, joins WNYC's Sean Carlson to help us better understand the fallout from all of this.

MTA Chair Janno Lieber repeatedly laughed in the face of Old Man Winter this week, chastising other transit agencies like NJ Transit that shut down due to the snow. But his decision to keep service running represents a departure from previous MTA leaders, who were quick to close aboveground subway service during snowstorms.

As the largest snowstorm ever recorded in the city began in 2016, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered the MTA to close aboveground subway service due to equipment and icing issues. He also suspended aboveground service in 2017 ahead of Winter Storm Stella, which was expected to dump up to 30 inches of snow to the five boroughs — but only brought about 7 inches. And in 2021, nearly a year into the pandemic, Cuomo drove to the city from Albany in a white Ford Bronco in the middle of a blizzard to issue a last-minute announcement that aboveground service would shut down due to the weather.

Lieber and Gov. Kathy Hochul have taken a different approach by maintaining aboveground service during a pair of massive snowstorms this winter.

Subways were technically running — but service was rough. Commutes were still miserable after this week’s blizzard passed. On Tuesday, riders across the city endured severe delays — and even a smoke-filled train — as they returned to work and school.

Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella joined WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk more how the borough is dealing with snow cleanup.

Ron Pioquinto is a building super in Long Island City and a member of the 32BJ labor union. He joined WNYC's Michael Hill to talk about the massive, late February snowstorm and to answer questions from listeners. 

Lawmakers in the state assembly have proposed a package of bills, under the Fight Unlawful Conduct and Keep Individuals and Communities Empowered Act. One would ban current ICE agents from holding public jobs in New Jersey. Another would protect crime scenes from ICE interference. And a third proposal would tax those who profit on private detention centers

The bills were introduced after ICE agents detained ten people outside a light rail station on the border of Hoboken and Jersey City this month. 

Assemblymember Ravi Bhalla is one of the sponsors of the bills. He joined WNYC's Morning Edition host Michael Hill to talk it through. 

The New York State Nurses Association says their members at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital have now ratified a new contract.

This ends weeks of picket lines and stalemates at hospitals across Manhattan and the Bronx. The union says it was the longest nurses strike in New York City history.

WNYC's health reporter Caroline Lewis has been covering this every step of the way. She joins Weekend Edition host David Furst with the latest.

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill joins Weekend Edition host David Furst for an update. 

On Jan. 28, the 29-year-old left the apartment he shared with his mother on Brook Avenue in Mott Haven and walked three blocks to St. Mary’s Park, according to his younger sister Maria Luna. Temperatures in New York City felt like 10 degrees that night, and Maria Luna said she suspected that her brother had been drinking.

Had it not been dangerously cold outside, she said, Kenneth Luna might have made it home alive.

But he had lain somewhere in the park and did not get up. First responders found him the next morning after a passerby called 911, Maria Luna said, and he was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

“He wasn’t homeless,” she told Gothamist on Wednesday. “Maybe there was no one around to help him.”

City Hall officials released Luna’s name on Tuesday as part of a list of 18 deaths in public places during the recent period of frigid weather that first gripped the city on Jan. 19. He is one of the youngest people on the list so far, which includes previously unreported names of several others who were also discovered dead across the city.

Lindsay Olibrice, 24, was arrested on Feb. 17 and charged with acting in a manner that is injurious to a child and harassment while she worked at the Eva Crèche Day Care Center in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. The day care closed Jan. 2.

Olibrice’s attorney did not respond to calls, texts or emails seeking comment. Olibrice could not be reached for comment. She pleaded not guilty in court this week.

The arrest comes more than a month after another employee began texting parents videos they say showed their children being physically mistreated inside the day care center. Gothamist previously reported on the videos, which were recorded by that employee who reported the incidents to the city.

Bobby Corrigan, a long time city rodent biologist, talked with WNYC's David Furst about the rodent we all live alongside in the city. 

Amelia Tarpey, Program and Publicity Manager for GrowNYC Greenmarkets, says depending on what kind of meat it's made of, sausage can cost between $8.50 and $15 per pound at local Greenmarkets.

Chuck Bell is a programs director for advocacy at Consumer Reports. He advocates for consumer protections in New York and other Northeast states and talked with WNYC's Stephen Nessen more about it.

Livia Angiolillo is president of The Mary Louis Academy, an all-girls school in Queens. She joined WNYC's Michael Hill to talk about the realities and challenges of running a Catholic school in 2026. 

That's curling, the sport some say looks like two people using brushes on ice. 

Believe it or not, the Brooklyn Lakeside Curling Club offers curling leagues, lessons and clinics. Reporter Jamie McClellan wanted to learn more. Speaking with Weekend Edition host David Furst, he tells us all about his attempts to curl at the club.

A crowded, 11-person Democratic primary in a special election has finally settled, and now we know what the general election looks like for the House seat vacated by Governor Mikie Sherrill. Democrat Analilia Mejia will face Joe Hathaway in the April election. 

But that's just the beginning of the story.

WNYC New Jersey Politics Reporter Mike Hayes joins Weekend Edition host David Furst to explain. He's been looking into why this result resonates beyond the Garden State's 11th district in this midterm election year.

Barbara Miller, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs and Michael Koresky, Senior Curator of Film join Weekend Edition host David Furst to preview all of the Sopranos activity at the museum.

The yearly speech provides a forum to review the previous year’s accomplishments, while laying out initiative for the year to come. 

Tisch’s State of the NYPD is the first she’s delivered after a full year in charge of the nation’s largest police force. It’s also the first under new Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who comes into office with differing views on policing and public safety than the commissioner.

Jillian Snider, a retired NYPD officer and a current lecturer at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, joins WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk more about it.

Amelia Tarpey is the Program and Publicity Manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She says shoppers can find watermelon radish, Daikon radish, Korean radish and more at Greenmarkets for about $3 to $5 per pound.

The company, called Empower, markets itself as a pro-worker platform where drivers pay a $50 monthly fee to use the app. The driver can take home 100% of their fare, which they set themselves. The system leads to cheaper rides for passengers and higher wages for drivers, the company claims.

But Empower is facilitating those rides over the objection of the city Taxi and Limousine Commission, which set up a dedicated website warning New Yorkers not to use the app.

In order for an app-based ride to be legal in the five boroughs, the platform must register for a “base” with the TLC — a facility where cars are dispatched to passengers and operated by the company. Empower doesn’t have one.

The company is supposed to pay a $1,500 application fee to secure the base, and insure each of its vehicles.

Speaker Menin caught up with WNYC'S Sean Carlson to look back on her first month-and-a-half in the job to talk about the work done in her first few weeks leading the Council, and the work ahead.

In a social media post, Brad Hoylman-Sigal shared a photo of what appears to be a January 21st memo from the Department of the Interior discussing guidance around "non-agency flags." It defines those as any flag besides the flag of the United States or the flags of the Department of Interior.

The Department of the Interior says "under government-wide guidance, including General Services Administration policy and Department of the Interior direction, only the U.S. flag and other congressionally or departmentally authorized flags are flown on NPS-managed flagpoles, with limited exceptions. Any changes to flag displays are made to ensure consistency with that guidance. Stonewall National Monument continues to preserve and interpret the site’s historic significance through exhibits and programs."

Hoylman-Sigal joined WNYC Morning Edition host Michael Hill to talk about it.  

David Gibson leads the Center on Religion and Culture at Fordham University. He spoke to WNYC's Michael Hill about what the transition between archbishops means for area Catholics and for New York City as a whole.  

Yes, the tuna melt.

It isn't flashy. It doesn't assert itself and demand your attention. But restaurant critic and author Joshua David Stein calls it "The ultimate New York City sandwich." Joshua joins Weekend Edition host David Furst to defend those bold words.

Now, the project’s leaders say they have no choice but to shut things down.

But halting such a massive job isn’t as simple as turning off the lights — it’ll take nearly a year of work and $15 million to $20 million a month.

Former Mayor Steven Fulop, the new head of the business advocacy group Partnership for New York City, also joined the show to respond to the accusations.   

Amelia Tarpey is the Program and Publicity Manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She says right now at Greenmarkets, beets are going for about $3 to $5 per pound.

On a recent night at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, the flaws in that plan were laid bare. No one in the terminal — including homeless people, an NYPD officer and terminal employees — knew two warming buses were parked outside.

Lena Goings is a senior at the NYC iSchool, and Ishfika Rana a senior at Brooklyn Technical High School. They recently presented their own climate action plans to school official, local leaders and others students.  

And Kailyn Fox is an Education and Training Manager in the New York City Public School Office of Energy and Sustainability. They joined WNYC host Michael Hill to discuss civic engagement, climate action and 

But there’s one town in New Jersey that couldn't celebrate its annual Groundhog Day celebration because they couldn’t get a replacement groundhog. 

That’s because of a strict state regulation that doesn’t allow shipping groundhogs from other states due to rabies concerns. Their local groundhog “Milltown Mel” passed away shortly before Groundhog Day in 2022.

Milltown mayor George Murray joins WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk more about the saga.

Meanwhile, astronomy buffs who are willing to brave the frigid temperatures can catch the "parade of planets," when six planets in the solar system will be visible in the night sky. 

WNYC's Rosemary Misdary joins Weekend Edition host David Furst for this month's astronomy report.

While freezing cold weather may have an impact on voter turnout, the race may also offer some clues about the direction of the Democratic party in a midterm election year. WNYC's Mike Hayes joins Weekend Edition host David Furst with the latest. 

Mounds of snowpack — once a lovely white but now a dingy gray and yellow — continue to block crosswalks and bike lanes across town. Many of the sidewalks that are shoveled have narrow paths that force pedestrians to squeeze into single-file lines. Piles of trash and recycling amassed on some streets as the sanitation department reported delays in collections.

There is no end in sight to the misery. The National Weather Service forecasts at least another week of below-freezing temperatures. Help by way of a thaw is not on the way.

Providers who care for kids in their homes make up the majority of the 10,000 licensed child care programs across New York City, making them essential to any effort to expand care for young families. Advocates said these local businesses are also pillars of the community, often caring for generations of children within the same family, and employing alumni as adults.

Raising their wages while fulfilling Mamdani’s pledge for free universal child care will not be easy.

“It means that the money that is allocated for this year won't stretch as far,” Lauren Melodia, director of economic and fiscal policies at The Center for New York City Affairs at The New School, said of the effort to raise providers wages. “But if we push to serve 2,000 children, paying people $6 an hour, there's also a danger there.”

David Giffen, Executive Director for the Coalition for the Homeless, joined WNYC host Michael Hill to discuss what it's like to be homeless during a cold snap.

So how can you stay warm and what can you do if the heat in your apartment isn’t turning on?

Josh Cucchiaro, the associate commissioner of code enforcement for the city’s housing preservation and development department, talks with WNYC's Sean Carlson more about tenant heating rights. 

Classes were still on, but just remotely. 

We wanted to check in on how remote school went today. Bethany Trench, a first grade teacher at PS 199 in Manhattan, joins WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk more about how her day went.

New Jersey State Climatologist and Rutgers University professor David Robinson has his cross country skis at the ready. He joins Weekend Edition host David Furst with the latest on the storm.

Speaking with Weekend Edition host David Furst, Robert runs down some of the highlights.

The new commissioner of the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection Samuel Levine joins WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk more about what he will focus on. 

But come Sunday, he will face a mayor’s most unpredictable political threat: Mother Nature.

“New York is the greatest city in the world, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t things that we can’t learn from our global peers,” Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn said Thursday on WNYC’s “Morning Edition,” specifically calling out the capitals of Colombia, Japan and France.

Bogotá has received global acclaim in recent years for its expanding rapid bus network and bike lanes. In 2022, the city received a sustainability award from the Institute for Transportation and Policy Development.

Tokyo has long been light-years ahead of New York City when it comes to reorienting its streets, with an efficient subway system and sprawling network of pedestrian plazas that discourage commuters from driving.

And in Paris, Mayor Anne Hidalgo has over the last decade prioritized banning cars from the city center and expanding pedestrian space. Last year, Parisian voters passed a referendum to close an additional 500 streets to traffic — and remove 10% of the city’s parking spaces.

Cyclists represent more than 10% of all commuters in each of the cities cited by Flynn. In New York City, only about 2% of people commute by bike.

The pilot program would be run by the city, not the state, and there are still few detail about how it would be implemented. If the pilot is deemed successful,  other cities across the state will be allowed to opt-in to the program as well. 

The plan is very similar to the Stop Super Speeders Act bill, sponsored by State Senator Andrew Gounardes, that has repeatedly stalled in the state legislature. 

Joe Jankoski is a member of Families For Safe Streets. A driver with a history of speeding killed Jankoski's partner, Amanda Servedio, while riding her bike in 2024. Alexa Sledge is with the non-profit Transportation Alternatives. The non-profit says that for most drivers, traffic citations are an effective deterrent for speeding. But a small number of repeat offenders need to be physically slowed down. They spoke with WNYC Morning Edition host Michael Hill about what they feel the state needs to do to protect people from repeat speeders. 

The ruling might affect which party controls Congress after next year's midterm elections.

Republican Nicole Malliotakis currently represents the district in Congress She talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson more about what the ruling means.

Key to new administration's vision for the streetscape is Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn. Flynn joined WNYC's Michael Hill to discuss his plans for the city. 

The proposal came less than three months after the City Council approved a sweeping rezoning plan that clears the way for developers to build 12,000 new homes across 230 blocks in the area.

The newest city schools chancellor Kamar Samuels sat with WNYC's Sean Carlson in studio to talk about what’s on his agenda and how his first few weeks have been.  

Sherrill, 54, takes the helm as the first Democratic woman to lead the state. She ran on promises to make the state more affordable and stand up to the president, though she didn’t mention Donald Trump by name during her speech.

Linguist Ross Perlin co-directs the non-profit Endangered Language Alliance. He's also the author of the book "Language City: The Fight to Preserve Endangered Mother Tongues." 

Perlin is hosting a talk Wednesday afternoon with the New York City Department of Records and Information Services and the Municipal Archives. He spoke with WNYC's Morning Edition host Michael Hill. 

The MTA stopped selling the vinyl swipe cards at the start of the year, replacing them with its new digital tap-to-pay OMNY system. But the Port Authority, which runs the city’s airports, is still lagging behind. The trusty old MetroCard remains the only way for airport workers to score steep discounts on the pricey JFK AirTrain fare that would otherwise cost them $8.50 each way.

The MTA last month shut down its MetroCard vending machines at the Jamaica and Howard beach AirTrain stations. Now, a handful of newsstands at the Jamaica and Howard Beach stations are some of the only places where airport workers can buy 30-day MetroCards for the AirTrain, which cost $42.50, or 10-trip cards, which go for $26.50.

A Port Authority spokesperson said the agency does not yet have a plan to continue offering the discounts now that the MetroCards have gone the way of the dodo. If the agency doesn't find a solution, any of the 40,000 people who work at JFK will be forced to pay $17 a day just to ride the AirTrain to their job.

WNYC's Arun Venugopal says there’s considerable evidence out there on how nurses strikes affect patients. He joins Weekend Edition host David Furst to discuss that history.

That's basically how it works in the new movie, "Is This Thing On?" But if you don't happen to be Will Arnett, how do you get on stage at the Comedy Cellar in Greenwich Village?

Reporter Jamie McClellan wanted to find out. Speaking with Weekend Edition host David Furst, he breaks down how it works in real life.

WNYC's Mike Hayes joins Weekend Edition host David Furst to talk about the transition of power in the Garden State and the battle for Sherrill's vacated congressional seat. Hayes says the ball at the mall is another example of the governor-to-be leaning into Jersey culture to kick off her term.

And if you live in New York, get ready for warning labels on social media platforms for young people. Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed legislation requiring such notices.

Social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok that allow auto play and infinite scrolling will  have to post warning labels young users will see when they use the platforms. 

Doctor Shannon Bennett, an associate director of the center for youth mental health at New York Presbyterian and psychologist at Weill Cornell Medicine, talks with WNYC's Sean Carlson to discuss the new requirement and how social media impacts youth.

The council’s minority leader Councilmember David Carr heads the five-person Republican caucus. He joined WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk about what he’d like to see in 2026.

Council Speaker Julie Menin joins WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk more about her plans for the new year.

La Guardia led the city from 1934 to 1946, and is viewed by many historians as among the most transformative mayors in New York City’s history.

But who exactly was La Guardia and what lessons can mayor Mamdani take from him and implement in today’s New York City?  

Kim Phillips-Fein, a history professor at Columbia University, talks with WNYC's Sean Carlson more about the “Little Flower’s” legacy.

Under Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, the rate of violence and serious injuries surged against both people in custody and correction officers, while plans stalled to shut down the jail complex and replace it with smaller detention centers in the boroughs.

At least 15 people died in Department of Correction custody last year, or while receiving medical care shortly after their release. Soon, a federal judge will appoint a remediation manager, who will run many aspects of the jail system and work to reduce violence on Rikers Island.

On Tuesday, Mamdani signed an emergency executive order directing jail officials to figure out how to follow several city rules they’ve been violating — namely, a law that restricts the use of solitary confinement. But it doesn’t require any changes right away.

The price for a pound of ground beef skyrocketed 14% in the last six months across 20 New York City grocery stores, Gothamist reporters found. In the middle of summer, shoppers could pick up a pound of beef for an average of $5.80; by December, that rose to $6.62.

Every month since July, Gothamist reporters collected prices for the same items at four grocery stores in each borough. Half were in areas with high child poverty rates and half were in more affluent areas. The stores included large national chains and independently owned businesses.

While beef was a runaway item that saw the biggest price spikes, such drastic increases were rare. Overall, prices for a basket of staple food items across 20 New York City grocery stores actually decreased slightly over the last six months. Of the 11 items Gothamist tracked, four became more expensive — like beef and orange juice — while seven became cheaper.

During her “State of the State” speech Tuesday, Hochul announced plans to expand a state-run program called SCOUT, which deploys teams of behavioral nurses and police officers into subway stations, where they force homeless people into hospital care after a nurse determines they’re either at risk of harming themselves or others. The program currently has 10 teams, which Hochul wants to grow to 15.

During his campaign, Mamdani proposed removing police officers from homeless outreach in the subways and replacing them with “transit ambassadors” who offer “assistance with emergencies, directions, accessibility, and other transit information to riders on the platform."

Kathryn Wylde sat with WNYC host Michael Hill to discuss her legacy.

Amelia Tarpey, Program and Publicity Manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets, says you can shave them into a salad, make a purée, or turn them into Lebanese pickled turnips to go on the side of a lamb roast. 

Right now at Greenmarkets, you can expect turnips to go for around $4 a pound. 

The producers at WNYC's Morning Edition sometimes call host Michael Hill the mayor Morning Edition. So, he decided to take a deeper look into all the work that goes on in the early days of making a mayoral administration with the help of Stephen Louis, Distinguished Fellow and Counsel for the Center for New York City and State Law at New York Law School.  

During her State of the State speech on Tuesday, the Democrat and first New York governor who is also a mom pledged a series of investments to expand low-cost child care options for children under 5, including her promise last week to fund a free program for 2-year-olds in New York City.

Child care costs can average about $20,000 a year. Federal standards recommend paying no more than 7% of a household’s income toward care, meaning a family would have to earn more than $285,000 a year for care to be considered affordable.

“Get this: In New York City, child care costs between $26,000 and $40,000 a year. For that price, your toddler should be fluent in three languages and doing your taxes,” Hochul said.

Hochul, who is seeking a second full term in November, will have to get her plans approved by the state Legislature.

Ryan Haygood is the CEO and President of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, a member of the coalition of groups that pushed for this change. Dameon Stackhouse is a Policy Fellow there who says the action will allow him to vote. They both spoke with WNYC's Morning Edition host Michael Hill. 

Speaking with Weekend Edition host David Furst, she highlights a few of her favorite visits from this past year.

Law enforcement officials in New Jersey are currently allowed to share information with U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement if a person has been charged with certain violent offenses or is subject to a final order of removal — even if the person is never found guilty.

New measures would require that a person be convicted of a crime before their information is disclosed to federal immigration authorities.

Amelia Tarpey, Program and Publicity Manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets, says there are thousands of varieties of potatoes around the world, and you can find some of them at your local New York City Greenmarket from Magic Molly to German Butterball potatoes.

Amelia says right now, Greenmarkets across the city are selling varieties of potatoes anywhere from $2.50 to $8 per pound. 

By the 19th century, the city was known as the world's oyster capital. New York Public Library says the Lenape people had been harvesting oysters from what is now called the Hudson River long before Henry Hudson first sailed it. But these days, oysters sold at city Greenmarkets are harvested off of Long Island and as far north as Cape Cod. 

Not only are they symbols of good luck and prosperity for the new year, they're sweeter and meatier during these cold winter months. 

You can often find oysters at Greenmarkets at a better price than at restaurants. GrowNYC Program and Publicity Manager Amelia Tarpey says right now, oysters are going for about $1 to $1.50 apiece. 

Amelia Tarpey, Program and Publicity Manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets, says right now, farmers markets across the city are selling varieties of cabbage either per head at around $4 to $8, or $3 to $5 per pound. 

That subway station was closed exactly 81 years ago on New Year’s in 1945 after low ridership and larger trains made the station less practical. We wanted to teach you a little bit more about this quirky location that evidently means something to the incoming administration. Manhattan Borough Historian Robert Snyder joins WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk more about it.

So what to do with all those MetroCards you might have floating around the house? 

WNYC's Elizabeth Shwe went on a search for answers and met some people who rely on MetroCards in unique ways and learned about what they plan to do in the future. She joins WNYC's Sean Carlson to share what she found.

Dr. Andy Anderson is the Chief Medical and Quality Officer at the RWJ Barnabas Health network in New Jersey. He joined WNYC host David Furst to talk about the outbreak and how to help keep yourself and your loved ones safe. 

Among them were married couple Pat and Chick Schissel, 87 and 97 years old, respectively. They waited 30 minutes to speak with an MTA worker inside a van parked on the street. It’s one of dozens of outreach events the transit agency held across the city this month where New Yorkers could transfer any money left on their near-obsolete MetroCards over to brand-new OMNY cards.

“ I really don't know if there is money on here or not, so if there is and we are able to switch it over, I'll feel great,” Pat Schissel said.

The group assembled on the Upper East Side was running out of time to make the switch. Come Jan. 1, the MTA will no longer sell MetroCards, completing a transition to the new fare system that dragged on for nearly a decade. But the Schissels soon discovered the MTA’s mobile van was not the place to transfer their senior discount MetroCards — each bearing their portrait — to OMNY versions. To do that, they’d have to schlep downtown.

“ They told me that I need to go to one of the customer service places, which is hard for us,” Pat Schissel said.

The Schissels are just two of roughly 1.5 million New Yorkers enrolled in the MTA’s discount program that provides half-priced transit fares to seniors. And like many aging New Yorkers, they tend to struggle with the type of modern digital technology that powers OMNY.

Councilmember Shekar Krishnan leads the Council’s Committee on Parks and Recreation and he talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson more about the city's public bathrooms.

Amelia Tarpey, Program and Publicity Manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets, said the root veggie costs between $3 to $6 per pound this time of year at city farmers markets. She said you can add parsnips to your latke recipe for Hanukkah, or swap potatoes for parsnips for a starchy Christmas dinner side.

The cheapest was a fun-sized, 1-foot-tall tree from Trader Joe’s for $10. The priciest was a 9-foot-tall Fraser on the Upper West Side for $633. And while the prices in between are all over the map, Gothamist readers seem to agree that prices are way too high.

And she made clear in an interview she’s not ready to let bygones be bygones with the mayor.

The incident on December 3rd has been referred to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office for investigation. But the man being arrested in the video and his family still have more questions than answers. 

Darrell Davis is a longtime civil rights activist in Westchester and a spokesperson for the family of Damar Fields. He spoke with WNYC host Michael Hill about the incident and what's happened since. 

To give us some insight, Keith Dawkins, President of the Harlem Globetrotters speaks with Weekend Edition host David Furst.

It comes from the New York Immigration Coalition, a nonprofit statewide advocacy group, and researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder. The report highlights what many critics have been saying about the disproportionate focus of ICE arrests nationwide.

WNYC's Arya Sundaram covers race and immigration and joins Weekend Edition host David Furst to discuss the findings.

Five organizations working in New York City to reduce gun violence, aid crime victims, house domestic violence survivors and counsel at-risk youth say the cuts have forced them to lay off staff and scale back services. The groups say those reductions have already hampered their ability to connect with the residents most affected by crime, and they worry recent progress in those neighborhoods could be jeopardized.

Amelia Tarpey is the Program and Publicity Manager for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She said quince can be cooked into a sweet paste and makes a perfect stocking stuffer. At green markets across the five boroughs, quince costs about $4 per pound.

The report found in the first six months of the program, air pollution dropped by 22% in the congestion zone below 60th Street. But it also found declines beyond that.

Tim Fraser is an assistant teaching professor at Cornell Systems Engineering at Cornell University. He spoke to WNYC's Morning Edition host Michael Hill about why this has implications not only for the region, but for the world.  

Jessica Wilson is the executive director of NYC Bird Alliance, which runs the count. She joined WNYC's Morning Edition host Michael Hill to talk through how -- and why -- to get out in the cold and help count.

Amelia Tarpey, program and publicity manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets, said the hearty crops can cost between $2.50 to $4 per pound this time of year at city farmers markets. She said sweet potatoes can be sweet or savory, breakfast or dinner, orange or purple — but they're all delicious. 

J. Antonio Fernández leads Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York. He joined WNYC's Moring Edition host Michael Hill to talk about Catholic Charities' work, how it and other organizations are bracing for cuts to food benefits, and what it's like being the first lay person to lead the group.

Outgoing governor, Phil Murphy, has a lengthy to-do list before he leaves office next month. 13 different candidates are vying to replace incoming governor Mikie Sherrill in Congress. And there were fireworks this week at a state senate committee hearing on a bill that would weaken the power of the state comptroller.

WNYC's Mike Hayes discusses the latest news with Weekend Edition host, David Furst.

The nonprofit libertarian Institute for Justice says it crafted the lawsuit to offer the court the kind of clean, concrete dispute that could allow the justices to revisit the constitutional limits of rent regulation.

Read more at Gothamist.

Amelia Tarpey is the Program and Publicity Manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She said head to the Greenmarkets this weekend for the perfect veggie to cleanse from your Thanksgiving feast. Or, use some of your leftovers and incorporate fresh market kale to make a whole new and impressive dish.

Right now at Greenmarkets across the city, kale is going for $3 to $5 a bunch. 

Astoria is the only wild turkey in Manhattan. She first popped up in Queens, which is why she's named after the neighborhood.  

David Barrett runs the popular social media account Manhattan Bird Alert and often keeps a close eye on Astoria. He joined WNYC's Michael Hill to give an update on the bird's seasonal adventures.

One of those is bail reform. Mamdani supports it. Tisch criticizes it, blaming it for a post-COVID rise in crime. 

The Data Collaborative for Justice at CUNY's John Jay College looked at the impact of the law in the state over more than 4 years. The results of that report sheds light on the impact the law has had on recidivism.

René Ropac wrote the report. He joined WNYC's Morning Edition host Michael Hill to break it down.  

Former Governor Jim McGreevey and city councilmember James Solomon will face off against each other, after neither got enough votes to declare a winner on November 4th

WNYC's Morning Edition spoke with both candidates. Councilmember James Solomon told WNYC's Michael Hill why he wants to govern Jersey City as the next mayor.

Former Governor Jim McGreevey and city councilmember James Solomon will face off against each other, after neither got enough votes to declare a winner on November 4th

WNYC's Morning Edition spoke with both candidates. Former Governor McGreevey served from 2002 to 2004. He told WNYC's Michael Hill why he wants to govern Jersey City as the next mayor.

The Solomon campaign said in response to this interview: "It's sad but not unexpected that Jim McGreevey is resorting to lying about James. The facts are clear: the contract for Right to Counsel has been awarded to legal aid attorneys who are seeing clients, and James has the strongest ethics and anti-corruption plan in this race, while Jim McGreevey's trail of corruption spans three decades, multiple offices, and several indictments and investigations."  

The high rate of eviction filings in a single supportive housing building, one that gets public dollars to subsidize rents and provide supportive services, is raising red flags among tenant advocates. They say the city isn't doing its part to ensure providers are keeping the most vulnerable New Yorkers housed. It’s a failure that not only harms families but can also wind up costing taxpayers far more money in shelter beds and other services.

“ There's something really wrong in a situation where we have families that were homeless and went into supportive housing and then find themselves either homeless again or very close to it,” said Craig Hughes, a social worker with the Tenant Rights Coalition at Legal Services NYC.

”What we're seeing in many cases is jumping to housing court is actually not the last option; jumping to housing court becomes a very quick option that providers take.”

With Thanksgiving approaching and SNAP funds resumed, families are figuring out how to stock their fridges, pay their end-of-the-month bills and still enjoy holiday meals. A new report by the anti-poverty group Robin Hood and Columbia University last week found families with children facing food insecurity are short an average of $205 a week. The report found more than one in three adult New Yorkers and four out of 10 families with children need more money for food.

“The data confirms that we are in the midst of an affordability crisis where New Yorkers even well above the poverty line are increasingly struggling to afford food,” said Ryan Vinh, one of the authors of the report and a research analyst at Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy.

Gothamist asked our audience for tips on a Google form and on air, and more than a dozen readers and listeners responded with their best strategies from asking grocers for a deal to substituting pineapple juice for maple syrup. Reporters also interviewed shoppers outside stores for their best tips.

The Trump administration’s decision to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments during the government shutdown overwhelmed New York City’s food pantries, pushed SNAP recipients to skip meals or stop paying other bills to afford to eat, and suppressed sales at local grocery stores. Now, recipients say they are still feeling the consequences of a benefits break that shattered their trust in the program.

”How can you forget?  I'm already preparing myself for when it's going to happen again,” said Alvin Copeland, 64 who received his food benefits late. “The damage is done already.”

In New York City, about 1.8 million people rely on the monthly assistance to afford their groceries. Most recipients are children and older adults. While some already rely on food pantries to patch together enough food to feed their families, others turned to soup kitchens and food banks for the first time, even before benefits stopped Nov. 1.

Councilmember Lincoln Restler, the chair of the Committee on Governmental Operations, State and Federal Legislation, had a hearing on protecting the city from federal overreach Thursday.  He represents parts of Brooklyn from Brooklyn Heights to Greenpoint and from Williamsburg to Boerum Hill and joins WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk more about what the city can do. 

Amelia Tarpey is the Program and Publicity Manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She said fresh squash and pumpkin are the stars of the greenmarket this week, and perfect for making some Thanksgiving favorites from scratch this year.  

"The nice thing about a lot of squash varieties," Tarpey said, "is if you're a vegetarian household -- or if you have vegetarians coming to your Thanksgiving dinner --  squash can make a really good alternative to the main."

Tarpey says that right now, Greenmarkets across the city are selling varieties of squashes at roughly $2 dollars to $4.50 a pound.  

There will be four teams: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston and New York. 

The draft selection will be livestreamed on the Women's Pro Baseball League’s social media pages at 8 p.m. on Thursday, November 20.

WNYC Senior Editor David Giambusso previews the race with Weekend Edition host David Furst.

Rodney Harrison, a former NYPD executive who served as chief of detectives and chief of department, talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson more about what this means. 

Students at University Heights High School in the Bronx have partnered with Andrew Freedman Home, a historic building restored as a community space on the Grand Concourse. They've joined forces to create a bodega-themed escape room that opens later this week.

Robotics teacher Nathan Weber and students Amber Li and Illyanie Valera joined WNYC's Michael Hill in the studio to talk about how their robotics background helped prepare them for escape room success. 

WNYC producer Verónica Del Valle also called in from the escape room to talk about the experience inside. 

Robert writes about food for Gothamist and for his Substack, Robert Sietsema's New York. He joins Weekend Edition host David Furst to talk about where the taco action is downtown. 

Rachel Janfaza is a researcher and writer focused on youth culture and politics, and she has a Substack newsletter called The Up and Up. She talked with WNYC's David Furst about what we can learn about young voters from Mamdani’s win.  

An amazing stranger has become the talk of the neighborhood in Gravesend, Brooklyn, where locals have been buzzing for months at the sight of a mystery daredevil soaring through the air on a parachute, propelled by a motorized fan strapped to his back. Videos of the man in the sky have circulated on social media in recent weeks, sparking awe and concern over his safety.

Zac Hall is the Senior Vice President of Programs at Food Bank For New York City. Mark Dinglasan is the Executive Director of the New Jersey Office of the Food Security Advocate. They both joined WNYC's Morning Edition host Michael Hill to talk about what that uncertainty has meant for the 3 million New Yorkers and 800,000 New Jerseyans who depend on SNAP assistance.

Amelia Tarpey is a Program and Publicity Manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She says Greenmarket farmers are largely not in the cranberry business. So they buy them from farmers across New Jersey and Massachusetts, which are two of the country's biggest producers.  

Dr. Molly Sherb, a clinical psychologist at Mount Sinai, talked with WNYC's Janae Pierre more about what New Yorkers can do to cope with seasonal depression.

Thom Powers is Director of Special Projects for DOC NYC and longtime host of WNYC's Documentary of the Week. He joins Weekend Edition host David Furst for a preview.

John Reitmeyer with New Jersey Spotlight News joins Weekend Edition host David Furst to discuss the results and the challenges facing governor-elect Sherrill.

It was more than a musical moment. For those in the know, the Hindi-language song had a message. WNYC's Arun Venugopal joins Weekend Edition host David Furst to explain.

In Tuesday’s New Jersey’s governor’s race, Democrat Mikie Sherrill whooped GOP candidate Jack Ciattarelli with more than 56% of the vote. Ciattarelli had spent the campaign supporting Trump, and failed to separate himself from the president after the White House threatened funding for the $16 billion tunnel effort, the largest public works project in the country and a long-sought solution to the single, antiquated tube to New York City for Garden State train commuters.

“Jack Ciattarelli’s line throughout the campaign would be that he supported everything Trump was doing,” said Dan Cassino,  professor of government and politics at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey. “But if Trump were to do anything that would hurt New Jersey, of course he would stand up for New Jersey.”

When Trump first threatened to halt the flow of upwards of $6.8 billion in federal subsidies for the project, Ciattarelli didn’t speak up. Only when Trump then said he would kill the project altogether did Ciattarelli chime in with a post on X that he would “fight to get it done.”

“This is something that was very clearly hurting New Jersey and Ciattarelli was not able to say, ‘Oh, I'm going to stand up to Trump in this case,’” Cassino said.

Recent polls suggest riding on Trump’s popularity wasn’t a winning strategy in New Jersey this year. Only 40% of likely New Jersey voters approve of the way Donald Trump is “handling his job as president,” while 56% of likely voters disapprove, according to a recent Quinnipiac poll.

Still, Republicans eyed the governor’s race as an opportunity after Kamala Harris won less than 52% of the state’s vote in last year’s presidential election.

Threatening the Gateway tunnel may have also given many New Jersey voters deja vu. Back in 2010, former Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, abruptly yanked his state’s funding for the ARC project, which also aimed to build new rail tunnels beneath the Hudson River. If that project had gone forward as scheduled, it would’ve been completed by now.

Amelia Tarpey is a program and publicity manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She said anyone who has money left on their EBT cards can stretch those dollars at city Greenmarkets. Recipients get $2 for every $2 spent at Greenmarkets, up to $10 daily.  Also, any shopper can buy an extra bag produce that'll then be donated to someone who needs it. 

As Mamdani gives his speech, he calls out their neighborhood by name.

City data shows Bangladeshis are one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the five boroughs. And their political power is growing: South Asian turnout in this year’s Democratic primary surged compared to 2021. This year, they turned out in big numbers for Mamdani.

New Jersey Transit has had plenty of troubles from chronic delays and cancellations, to a workers strike. Colleen Wilson covers transportation for The Bergen Record. She joined WNYC Morning Edition host Michael Hill to discuss, among other things, how each candidate plans to fix and fund the transit system. 

Plus, school districts across New Jersey have seen some improvements since the pandemic, including student performance and attendance, but positive developments have not been felt equally throughout the state. Jessie Gomez is an education reporter at Chalkbeat Newark.  She joined Michael Hill to discuss where the candidates stand on issues like school choice and student performance.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 4

This uncertainty comes as food insecurity is top of mind for thousands of New Yorkers and New Jerseyans. As many as 3 million New Yorkers and 800,000 New Jerseyans depend on federal food assistance.

Zac Hall is the Senior Vice President of Programs at Food Bank For New York City. Mark Dinglasan is the Executive Director of the New Jersey Office of the Food Security Advocate. They both joined WNYC's Morning Edition host Michael Hill to talk about what this uncertainty means for residents of the region. 

3 days before Election Day, Kristoffer Shields, Director of the Eagleton Center on the American Governor at Rutgers University, joins Weekend Edition host David Furst for an update.

Amelia Tarpey is a program and publicity manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She said Greenmarkets are currently selling kohlrabi for around $3 to $5 a bundle. The price for black radishes will vary depending on which Greenmarket you visit. 

This Halloween, the Union Square Greenmarket will celebrate Dia De Los Muertos with a public ofrenda (or altar) decorated with marigold flowers from Luna Family Farm.  Anyone can bring a photo or a memento to honor a loved one who has died. The ofrenda will be up on Friday at the Union Square Greenmarket until 5p.m. 

There was significant turnout of early voters over the weekend.  

Jarret Berg is the co-founder of Vote Early NY, a non profit group created by voting rights advocates to educate and inform the public about New York’s voting laws. He joins us WNYC's Sean Carlson about how early voting is going so far is.

Some pears, like the Bosc pear, store well and are available throughout the winter, and are great baked into an upside-down cake or a galette. It's also peak season for special varieties, including the Red Clapp pear and the Seckel pear, also known as the sugar pear. These are great to eat fresh, shaved into a salad, or even for pickling. 

Amelia Tarpey is a program and publicity manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She tells WNYC pears are going for about $3 to $5 a pound at Greenmarkets right now. 

Polling shows an extremely tight race between Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli and Democratic Representative Mikie Sherrill.

To keep up with it all, we're bringing you Campaign Catch Up, our quick, weekly look at the latest.  

Historian Kristoffer Shields is the director of the Eagleton Center on the American Governor at Rutgers University. He joined WNYC's Morning Edition host Michael Hill to talk through the latest.  

Democrat Zohran Mamdani remains the front-runner, with former Governor Andrew Cuomo in second, and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa polling third.

Christina Greer is a political science professor at Fordham University. She joined WNYC's Michael Hill to talk through what to expect in this weeks debates, the pressure on Sliwa, and whether Mamdani's age really matters to voters.

New York State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald talks with WNYC's Sean Carlson about RSV and safeguards against it. 

It's the push to co-name a street in the Lower East Side for Jack Kirby. He’s the co-creator of some of Marvel comics most popular characters, and he was born on the L-E-S.  Despite being one of the most influential comic book artists ever, it's often said that he didn’t always get the credit he deserved in his lifetime. 

Pop culture historian and critic Roy Schwartz is one of the people pushing to name part of Essex Street after Jack Kirby. He spoke with WNYC's Sean Carlson more about the effort.

Amelia Tarpey is a program and publicity manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She tells WNYC broccoli and cauliflower are going for about $3 to $4 a pound. Special varieties like the sprouting cauliflower can go for up to $15 per pound.  

Nancy Bruning has been leading one such course, Forest Fitness in Fort Tryon Park, for more than 20 years. She joined WNYC's Morning Edition host Michael Hill to talk about the power of getting your work out in the outdoors, and what to do when the weather turns chilly. 

That’s the program where NYPD officers work alongside clinicians to remove New Yorkers living in the subway system and connect them with services like the shelters and mental health support.  

Brian Stettin is a senior advisor on severe mental illness for Mayor Adams office who helped develop this program. He talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson more about it.

“They’re like your kids. I know mine are,” said Daisy Santiago, 58, who has two Shih Tzus, Nico and Kimora. “Sometimes I go without buying stuff that I need, like a gallon of milk or coffee or whatever, just to get them food.”

The city's affordability crisis is increasingly affecting people’s ability to care for their pets, according to food pantry providers and pet owners. Animal Care Centers of NYC, the city’s largest contracted animal shelter operator, said so far this year, 1 in 3 pet surrenders are due to housing insecurity.

Few places exist for pet owners to get help feeding their pets. Food pantries that do provide pet food say demand for kibble and canned cat food has increased, but what these pantries distribute often falls short of what is needed.

Pet owners say even a couple of days' worth of food for their furry companions helps as rising rents and food costs squeeze their budgets further.

Sophie Nieto-Muñoz is the statehouse reporter for the New Jersey Monitor. She joined WNYC's Morning Edition host Michael Hill to talk through the latest.  

Julio Cesar García-Torres is a reporter and host with NY1 and Spectrum Noticias. He joined WNYC's Michael Hill to talk through the latest on the race.  

Sietsema writes about food for Gothamist and for his Substack, "Robert Sietsema's New York." His latest column highlights some of the best places for soup in New York City. Speaking with Weekend Edition host David Furst, he highlights some of the best bowls in town.

WNYC's data reporter, Joe Hong joins Weekend Edition host David Furst to talk about where people want to build basement units and the safety issues the city needs to address.

As they enter the last few weeks of campaigning, Colleen O'Dea, Senior Writer and Projects Editor with NJ Spotlight News, joins Weekend Edition host David Furst with the latest on the race.

Brandon Stanton, the photographer behind “Humans of New York," talks more about his exhibit with WNYC's Sean Carlson. 

The organization Islip Forward runs one of many apps that give people information about ICE's whereabouts — which the Trump Administration says "put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs."

Ahmad Perez founded Islip Forward. He joined WNYC's Michael Hill to talk about the work his organization does and what comes next. 

When asked about the app, Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said, “ICE tracking apps put the lives of the men and women of law enforcement in danger as they go after terrorists, vicious gangs and violent criminal rings. But, of course, the media spins this correct decision for Apple to remove these apps as them caving to pressure instead of preventing further bloodshed and stopping law enforcement from getting killed.”

While the Garden State is often thought of as a blue one, the race remains extremely close between Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli and Democratic Representative Mikie Sherrill.  

Nancy Solomon is the host of WNYC's Ask Governor Murphy and the podcast "Dead End: a New Jersey Political Murder Mystery." She joined Morning Edition host Michael Hill to talk through the latest on the campaigns. 

Katie Honan is a reporter for THE CITY and co-host of FAQ NYC podcast. She spoke with WNYC Morning Edition host Michael Hill about the shake up and all the latest in the campaign. 

Amelia Tarpey,  Program and Publicity Manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets, said it's last call for many summer varieties. Those range from the classic green beans to dragon tongues to noodle beans. 

Right now at Greenmarkets, string beans are ranging from $3 to $9 per pound, depending on the farm and the variety of bean from your classic green bean to. 

The work began in late 2019, when the city transportation department hired the company Judlau for $101 million to replace corroding steel and decking along the Riverside Drive Viaduct, which towers above the West Side Highway between 153rd And 161st streets. The roadway, which was built in 1928 and last saw major repairs in 1985, had “limited remaining life,” city engineers said at the time.

The job was scheduled to take three years. But last year — when roughly three-quarters of the work was completed — the contractors abruptly abandoned the project, claiming the city delayed the start of work, refused to cover the cost of inflation and kept adding more work than what was required by the contract.

Acting Sanitation Commissioner Javier Lojan talked with WNYC's Sean Carlson about what work the sanitation department plays in fighting the city’s rat population. 

The race couldn't be closer. Recent polling from Emerson College found Republican nominee Jack Ciattarelli and Democratic Representative Mikie Sherrill both polling at 43%, with 11% still undecided. 

Madison Fernandez covers the race for Politico. She joined Morning Edition host Michael Hill to talk through the latest on the campaigns. 

Ben Max is the program director at New York Law School's Center for New York City and State Law, and host of the Max Politics podcast. He spoke with WNYC Morning Edition host Michael Hill about the shake up and all the latest in the campaign. 

Charlie Stile is a political columnist for The Record. He joined Morning Edition host Michael Hill to talk through the latest on the campaign. 

Democratic nominee and assembly member Zohran Mamdani faces former Governor Andrew Cuomo and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, both running on independent lines, and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.

Errol Louis is an anchor at NY1, and hosts the nightly show "Inside City Hall."  He joined Morning Edition host Michael Hill to talk through the latest on the campaign

WNYC's Mike Hayes spoke with Morning Edition host Michael Hill about how the race is shaping up in the Garden State.

We’re headed for the first competitive general election in New York City in recent memory. WNYC's own Brian Lehrer talks with Morning Edition host Michael Hill about what that tells us about the political moment we’re in right now.

New York State is the second-largest apple producer in the country, right behind Washington State, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Amelia Tarpey is a program and publicity manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. WNYC joined her at the Union Square Greenmarket for a tour of the apple stands, where shoppers can find some of the best varieties -- like the popular Empire apple and a new variety called "Ludacrisp."  She said apples are priced at $3 to $4 per pound right now, and many orchards are selling mixed bags of apples for $5 per pound. Tarpey also said local apple farmers are critical to the apple economy, because they often make use of undesirable apples by turning it into cider. On Friday, October 10th, you can try hard ciders from makers from across the state at GrowNYC's Cider Village. 

The following transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.

Aisha Kiani: I'm 23 years old. I was originally born in Pakistan, but I grew up in the Bronx and now I'm in Harlem.

My first few experiences were learning experiences in terms of finding my footing. I biked a lot of the routes by Pelham Bay, Van Cortlandt, Bronx Park East. So it was really just seeing the beauty of the Bronx, to be honest. We have so much nature.

In the future I hope to continue to take guidance from the people and mentors that are doing studies to help forward climate justice related causes.

Everyone can be a victim of climate injustice. You won't know it until your house is flooding. You won't know it until you feel the heat on your skin and it's unbearable. This is something imminent, and this is something that is affected by global powers and where money is going. My plan is to slowly and continuously bridge these gaps.

That means you can go to community gardens and volunteer here in your neighborhood. You will know the soil, you will know what you can grow, and you will also know how it's being harmed.

Now we know bees have plastic in their guts. These things are going to affect us and our future generations. And so we do need to take initiative to get more involved for our protection, but also for the earth because we are earth's beings.

Gregory Baggett: I am the president of the A. Philip Randolph Square Neighborhood Alliance.

We're activating green space in Central Harlem in order to improve quality of life for the residents of this district.

In creating a greenway–a park out of a lifeless transportation corridor–the project actually served our environmental justice needs. 

Harlem is suffering from heat island effect. The area doesn't have enough trees and shade to protect people from the negative effects of sunlight and heat. If we're actually able to put trees along this 15-block stretch, we would actually help increase the tree canopy for the community.

The benefit is obvious. It's an improved quality of life. Whether it's transportation, infrastructure, sidewalks, streets, parks, it's bringing the community that has largely retreated from the public realm.

Khadija DeLoaché: I'm a long term resident of Harlem. I've lived for over 35 years in the same building, and I'm sitting here today in A. Philip Randolph Park, enjoying the Harlem Breeze.

I feel like this park has been underused for at least the number of years that I've been here. So I'm a very big advocate for  the revitalization of this park.

This is a community where the kids…  We have Halloween for the children in the building, and that could be extended out here to this park.

And we have a lot of seniors in my building. We plan to be there forever, and we should be able to have a place where we can come out for all people in the community.

The registered Democrat donated twice to Sliwa, whom he described as someone who “knows the city.”

“I detest Andrew Cuomo,” Apple said, citing the former governor’s management of the pandemic and his sexual harassment scandals.

But Apple had started to have second thoughts about Sliwa’s viability.

“It seems to me that this is going to be a collision course,“ he told Sliwa.

WNYC’s Morning Edition is back with another installment of “Ask a Super,” answering your questions about making city living work for you.
Ron Pioquinto is a building super in Long Island City and a member of the 32BJ labor union. He joined WNYC’s Michael Hill to talk about heat season, leaves, unwelcome mosquitoes, and much more.

If you have questions for a building super — especially if they have to do with apartment problems that pop up during the colder months — send them to yourvoice@wnyc.org. You might just hear them on air during our next installment.

WNYC host Sean Carlson is joined by Bob Jaen, the founder and executive director of the Throggs Neck Business Improvement District to discuss the issues affecting local business owners in the Bronx. The conversation was recorded live from the American Turners club in Throggs Neck.

WNYC host Sean Carlson is joined by Angela Torres, the director of operations of the Throggs Neck Community Alliance, and Lehra Brooks, President of the Throggs Neck Resident Association,  to talk about what affordability looks like in the Bronx. The panel discussion was recorded live from the American Turners club in Throggs Neck.

Produce wholesalers like Dan Spoerel are preparing for the annual shift from the California growing season, which ends in this fall, to getting avocados primarily from Mexico, where the avocados aren't just creamier, they’re also more expensive.

But even if prices spike, he knows New Yorkers will pay.

“You can't substitute anything for it,” said Spoerel, who operates out of the bustling Hunts Point Produce Market in the Bronx. “If there's no iceberg lettuce, what do you buy? Green leaf, romaine, spring mix. If there's no broccoli, you buy cauliflower. But an avocado is an avocado.”

Across the country, avocado consumption has tripled in the last two decades according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. In the city, it’s become a necessary luxury: We can add avocado to practically anything, our salads or burrito bowls — for a fee. While we could live without it, we just don’t want to.

But the superfood that’s packed with more potassium than a banana has a downside: its price across the city is notoriously volatile. In the same week, an avocado can sell at Union Market on Seventh Avenue in Park Slope for $2.69 while across town at the Asian Jmart in Flushing, a towering pile offers four for $1 — a quarter a pop. And every quarter counts in a moment when New Yorkers are feeling rising grocery costs. In 2023, an average household in the New York City metropolitan area spent $4,000 more on food a year than 10 years ago, the state comptroller’s office found.

Over the last few months, Gothamist reporters regularly visited four grocery stores in each borough to track prices on household staples and investigate what is driving price increases and differences across the city. 

Speaking with WNYC’s Tiffany Hanssen on "All Things Considered" Sunday evening, Smikle said Adams’ poor polling meant that most of his supporters had already gravitated to other candidates. While Adams’ exit narrows the field to Democrat Zohran Mamdani, Republican Curtis Sliwa and independent Andrew Cuomo, Smikle said Mamdani’s lead remains solid.

“Even if all those voters came out and went behind another candidate other than Mamdani, based on the polling, it still really wouldn't close that gap,” Smikle said. “So from that perspective, I don't know that he has a lot to worry about.”

Smikle added that although it’s unlikely, it isn’t impossible that the race narrative could shift in the five weeks before Election Day.

In his announcement Sunday, Adams referenced “extremist forces” in city politics, language Cuomo echoed in his own statement.

Smikle noted that establishment voters have raised concerns about Mamdani’s progressive politics but said New York’s mayors are often shaped by the realities of governing.

“You can't just kind of come into the role and think that a lot of these interests are just going to go away or fall by the wayside,” Smikle said. “You’re going to have to talk to people, you’re going to have to negotiate, and you’re going to have to work out some good policy. So this concern about extremism, I think, gets moderated no matter what.”

Adams’ withdrawal followed weeks of speculation about ties to the Trump administration, which some Democrats fear could complicate the race.

His name will still appear on the November ballot.

The Yankees have a playoff spot sewn up, but still have a chance to edge out the Toronto Blue Jays for first place in their division, which would give them a better playoff position.

Meanwhile, the Mets are fighting to play another day. They're tied with the Cincinnati Reds for the last postseason spot in the National League with one game to go. The Reds hold the tiebreaker, so the only way the Mets make the playoffs will be with a win as well as a Cincinnati loss on Sunday.

Sports reporter, Priya Desai joins Weekend Edition host David Furst to break it all down.

Speaking with Weekend Edition host David Furst, Robert runs down the highlights.

Amelia Tarpey, Program and Publicity Manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets, said fresh herbs can go from $3 to $5 per bunch right now at Greenmarkets. She talked about the many things you can do with them, from experimenting with teas to drying them to store with your spices and seasonings.