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Today we're excited to celebrate a century of stories, a century of voices, a century of WNYC! As we celebrate our 100th birthday and beyond, check out our calendar of centennial events, listen to historical audio, and share your New York story: #WNYC100

Even as New York City's artistic spirit has been flattened by rising rents, the Village Halloween Parade has remained a beacon of creative expression, a humanity-uniting delight that is still deeply weird. Read more: Photo by Craig T Fruchtman

With Halloween around the corner bats may be on your mind. New York State has marked this week “bat week” to raise awareness about the critical role of bats in the environment and their vulnerable status. Learn more: Images/video: Viktor Sloth via Canva

Tonight at 7 p.m., New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill joins WNYC's Michael Hill, taking your calls and exploring the most pressing issues for Garden State residents.

WNYC's Caroline Lewis reported on “All Things Considered” that while lead poisoning in young kids is at historic low in New York City, children in areas with high poverty rates living in older, private buildings are still at risk.

Throughout human history, there’s been one element we’ve always associated with death.  But what if our noses have been wrong all along? Learn how this much-maligned element might be better understood as the smell of life by listening to the full episode:

A former top-school official will join councilmembers and other prominent educators at an event focused on specialized high schools.

The MTA will begin a six-year project next month to install modern train signals on a busy stretch of the A and C lines in Brooklyn and Queens, the transit agency announced Thursday.

The chill in the air calls for a warm cup of apple cider! You can learn ways to use apple cider here:

Call in live to "Ask Governor Sherrill" at 844-745-8255 next Tuesday to speak with the governor, or submit your questions here:

There's a long and surprising history of humans scaring away birds: scarecrows, fake owls, robotic falcons and even animatronic bears with flashing eyes. But none of it works for long. You can learn more from "Terrestrials" about scarecrows here:

Pet necessities and veterinary care can be a financial burden on anyone, but it weighs especially hard on unhoused people caring for animals. Project Street Vet works in New York and across the country to help alleviate that struggle. Learn more here:

Nothing is certain in life except death, taxes and apple season in New York. Learn more:

Watch out New Jersey drivers: Environmental officials warn lustful deer seeking sex are a major hazard on Garden State roads this fall. Read more: Photo credit: Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty

George Saunders is the author of the Booker Prize-winning novel “Lincoln in the Bardo.” He joined a recent “Get Lit with All Of It” live event to talk about the novel. Sign up for the Get Lit newsletter and next event:

On Thursday, October 22, join WNYC and “NYC Now” for a live podcast and community conversation with residents, business owners and MTA officials to discuss what it means to invest in transit without displacing the communities it is meant to serve.

Maria Ressa, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize winner and a leading advocate for journalism as a bulwark of democracy, will join Brian Lehrer tonight for a conversation about defending and rebuilding democracy in the age of AI. Watch live at 7 p.m.:

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and New York City Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels are set to speak at high-stakes integration town hall next week.

Transit workers union president John Samuelsen joins WNYC's Brigid Bergin to discuss his stance on taxing New York state's wealthiest residents to fund union benefits.

As measles cases continue to tick up on the New York State Department of Health dashboard, public health officials in Otsego and Seneca counties said they believe the outbreak is even bigger than the state’s count shows.

New York offers a red, orange and yellow panorama every autumn. And this promises to be a banner year.