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The MTA says turnstile modifications to fight fare beating are showing promise. That and more in this week's On The Way roundup of New York City transit news.

We asked, and you delivered: More than 400 readers sent us their Christmas tree prices — and among reader submissions and data collected by our staff, we found that the average price for a Christmas tree in New York City is $116.

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.

Gov. Hochul signs the Aid in Dying bill after weighing the state’s tradition of individual rights against her own religious beliefs. That and more in this week's Politics Brief roundup. 

As she prepares to leave office, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is looking back on Mayor Eric Adams' administration as an era of embarrassment and missed opportunities.

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

The Municipal Archives in lower Manhattan contain written records on the Big Apple’s history dating back to the 1600s. But one book has been missing for years. And it could prove the city has been miscounting nearly all of its mayors. WNYC’s Elizabeth Kim decided to track it down.

Peekskill Chief of Police, Adam Renwick, says his office is fully cooperating with an investigation after a video was released earlier this month that appears to show an officer hitting and using a Taser on a man who was being placed under arrest.  

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. 

The Harlem Globetrotters kick off their centennial season at Madison Square Garden this Sunday, Dec. 14. That's right, this basketball entertainment institution is marking its 100th year, boasting the same combination of comedy and dazzling basketball skills that brought the team to the center of the entertainment universe in the 1970s and 80s. But in the age of TikTok dances and things like the Savannah Bananas, another stunt-based sports team, who are the Globetrotters in 2025?

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

According to a new report, Latinos account for nearly three-quarters of immigration enforcement arrests in New York, while making up just a quarter of the state's non-citizen population.

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.

Public safety nonprofits across New York City say they’re scrambling to fill major funding gaps after the Trump administration terminated millions of dollars in antiviolence grants this year – and may be facing an uptick in violence if the money isn’t replaced.

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.