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Such trainings, which are largely organized by mutual aid and advocacy groups, have become more popular and numerous following an ICE raid on Canal Street in Lower Manhattan in late October, according to local organizers and advocates. WNYC's Arya Sundaram discussed the trainings and canvassing with All Things Considered host Sean Carlson. Read the full story here. 

Halloween may be over but pumpkins still have a chance to shine. 

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

These days, lunchtime at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Queens is a boisterous affair, a far cry from before the smartphone ban went into effect, when most students spent their spare time scrolling and teachers said you could hear a pin drop.

Beginning August 1st, the Women’s Pro Baseball League will play its inaugural season at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois.

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.

New Jersey Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill officially resigned from her old seat in Congress this week. The North Jersey Democrat will be inaugurated as the Garden State's next governor on Jan. 20th and there's a wild scramble on to replace her in the House of Representatives. WNYC's Mike Hayes joins Weekend Edition host David Furst with the details.

The runoff election to decide the next mayor of Jersey City is coming up on December 2. It's a race between the two candidates who received the most votes on Election Day. Neither former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey nor Jersey City council member James Solomon got more than 50% of the vote, so all will be decided in this runoff. 

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

Andy Byford previously ran New York City's troubled subway system. Now, he's working for Amtrak and is tasked with redeveloping Penn Station. 

President Donald Trump has sent federal troops to cities like Chicago, Washington D.C and Los Angeles and has spoken about sending troops to New York City. Local lawmakers are trying to get ahead of it.

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. 

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani explains his decision to keep NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch in her job, New Yorkers' dim view of incumbents and more in this week's Politics Brief roundup. 

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch will remain in her position under incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani. She’s acknowledging that there are differences between her and the mayor-elect, but she chose to stay.

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.