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Fish is plentiful off the waters of Long Island, and it's a great way to fill your basket at local farm stands. 

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.  

The Brooklyn Public Library is holding its 10th ever "Night in the Library" event this weekend. This year, the free event takes place on Pi Day, March 14th, or 3.14, and the theme is "The Philosophy of Mathematics."  

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.  

It's Civics Week at New York City Public Schools, where kids from kindergarten through their last year of high school engage in thinking and learning about civic empowerment, community engagement and democracy.  

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.

A miscount that resulted in Mayor Zohran Mamdani being sworn in as New York City's 112th mayor has resulted in a limited edition souvenir that is now under lock and key.

We’re starting a new monthly radio segment and weekly newsletter here in the WNYC Gothamist newsroom. It’s called “Looped In NYC,” where we’ll answer your questions about how to survive in this city and where you can find interesting things to do.

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.

Some Staten Island officials say they are once again feeling like the forgotten borough after the Mamdani administration excluded it from the first phase of the city's new 2K childcare program.

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.

It's a soup. It's a meal. We'll go all the way and say this Vietnamese dish is also a work of art. 

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.

Spring is around the corner and a lot more New Yorkers are going to start hanging out outside soon, so we wanted to check in with the city’s recently new parks commissioner Tricia Shimamura.

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

Outside the massive Midtown homeless shelter that the Mamdani administration plans to shutter this month, about a dozen men carrying suitcases and large plastic bags were boarding a yellow school bus on Thursday morning.

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.

The Trump administration can't kill congestion pricing, according to a federal judge.