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While we wait for spring produce to start popping up at the farmstand, mushrooms are an easy way to keep your wintertime meals fresh and healthy. Amelia Tarpey is the Program and Publicity Manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She said the mushrooms sold at greenmarkets right now are grown indoors in climate-controlled chambers, making them reliable through the winter. Shoppers can find anything from lion's mane to oyster mushrooms. Prices for mushrooms vary widely depending on the variety.

New York City’s subway system kept moving — albeit slowly and with severe delays — during Monday’s blizzard, which buried the five boroughs in more than 20 inches of snow.

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 was one of the worst hit parts of New York City during Monday’s snow blizzard. Some places on the island got 29 inches of snow! And some on the Island are saying that there is still a lot of snow in the street.

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

 New York City living comes with its own set of challenges, especially if you rent.  So, WNYC's Morning Edition is back with the another edition of "Ask a Super:" your key to making 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 the massive, late February snowstorm and to answer questions from listeners. 

Mayor Mamdani seeks to move on from the controversy over cops pelted with snowballs at Washington Square Park, even as the NYPD seeks suspects for assaulting police officers. That and more in this week's Politics Brief.

WNYC spoke with 10 Black homeowners in South Ozone Park and Jamaica, all seniors, who uniformly opposed Mayor Mamdani's property tax hike proposal. But they didn't disagree with the mayor on an alternative fix to the city's budget hole. 

Democrats in New Jersey are working to rein in the power and reach of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the state.  

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. 

Cleanup of the nearly 20 inches of snow during today’s blizzard continues, and Westchester County’s travel ban was extended through 6 tonight. Westchester County Executive Kenneth Jenkins joined WNYC's Sean Carlson to talk more about the latest on snow clean up.

The New York region is in the midst of a historic blizzard that’s dropped more than a foot of snow on the metro area. The storm has disrupted transit, closed schools and left thousands of homes without power. The blizzard continues through the afternoon, with officials warning of potentially life-threatening conditions and serious travel risks.

The last group of New York City nurses who were on strike are heading back to work. 

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.