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Work continues on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Thursday, June 4, 2026, as seen from the Washington Monument in Washington. Photo: Stephanie Scarbrough/AP

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When your local reflecting pool or pond turns green with algae, don’t reach for chemicals. Nature has better solutions

July 2, 2026

When the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool turned green with algae, the U.S. government scrambled for chemicals and expensive solutions.

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You’ve never heard of these glaciers, but they’re becoming critical climate havens as America’s iconic mountain glaciers and their water fade

July 2, 2026

While meltwater from rock glaciers alone certainly won’t make up for the glaciers lost, it could help mitigate the most severe impacts.

William A. Gralnick. Photo: William A. Gralnick

The taste of Brooklyn, one Cherry Lime Rickey at a time

July 2, 2026

Other than the egg cream, no drink screams “Brooklyn!” to me louder than the Cherry Lime Ricky, even though it is not a Brooklyn original.

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, center, celebrates with teammates during the New York Knicks' NBA championship parade Thursday, June 18, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Knicks op-ed: Old habits die hard

June 29, 2026

One by one, things I had accepted as laws of nature started getting repealed. The Knicks finally won. Knick-owner James Dolan looked human.

A board above the New York Stock Exchange trading floor displays the closing number for the Dow Jones industrial averge, Monday, June 15, 2026. Photo: Richard Drew/AP

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Some kinds of insider trading are perfectly legal, and they offer useful signals about a company’s health

June 29, 2026

It’s a mantra among business executives that slashing their workforce will streamline operations and increase productivity.

FILE - A visitor poses for photos with the "End of the Trail" Route 66 sign on the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

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As Route 66 turns 100, what is it that we’re actually celebrating?

June 29, 2026

As a historian of Route 66, I’ve written about how there are really two versions of this 2,448-mile (3,940-kilometer) stretch of pavement.

The Supreme Court is seen, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. Photo: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP, File

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How the U.S. Supreme Court decides its cases: A step‑by‑step guide

June 24, 2026

Each June, the nation turns its attention to the U.S. Supreme Court as it hands down some of its most consequential decisions.

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30 years after ‘Reasonable Doubt,’ Jay‑Z’s career embodies hip‑hop’s biggest contradictions

June 24, 2026

“Reasonable Doubt” was not the first rap album I ever owned. But Jay-Z’s debut was the first hip-hop album I bought with my own money. More importantly, it was the

Wilbert Robinson, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, is seen in Clearwater, Fla., as he looks over his baseball prospects for the season, Feb. 26, 1931. Photo: AP

Wilbert Robinson: The man who turned Brooklyn Dodger baseball delightfully weird

June 18, 2026

Dodger history has always been associated with screwballs and screwball happenings. Take, for example, having a ragtag group of musicians become the Dodger Sym-Phony. Which was screwier, the sight or

A sketch shows what the proposed skyscrapers would look like at the Monitor Point development. Photo: Monitor Point

I grew up in Williamsburg. I know what happens when we don’t build affordable housing

June 16, 2026

A Williamsburg native backs Monitor Point, saying it would create affordable housing and union jobs while helping families stay in Brooklyn.

New York Knicks fans celebrate during a watch party inside Central Park after the Knicks won Game 4 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in New York. Photo: Heather Khalifa/AP

I never made it to MSG, but I still went to the Finals

June 12, 2026

I spent the night floating around Brooklyn. A watch party. A street corner. A phone screen. Fort Greene. Spike Lee’s block.

A soccer ball in front of the Lower Manhattan skyline. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

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Is soccer taking over America … or are Americans taking over football?

June 10, 2026

Soccer purists have long feared the “Americanization” of the game. But in one key respect, it is already happening: ownership.

Women enjoy the sunset with the view of the city skyline and Burj Khalifa, at Dubai Creek Harbour in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. Photo: Fatima Shbair/AP

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Everyone wants to think they’re open‑minded: Here’s why most people aren’t

June 10, 2026

Most people think they are open-minded and would like others to perceive that, but few of us are willing to consider that we are wrong.

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When your local reflecting pool or pond turns green with algae, don’t reach for chemicals. Nature has better solutions

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You’ve never heard of these glaciers, but they’re becoming critical climate havens as America’s iconic mountain glaciers and their water fade

The taste of Brooklyn, one Cherry Lime Rickey at a time

Knicks op-ed: Old habits die hard

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Some kinds of insider trading are perfectly legal, and they offer useful signals about a company’s health

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As Route 66 turns 100, what is it that we’re actually celebrating?

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How the U.S. Supreme Court decides its cases: A step‑by‑step guide

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30 years after ‘Reasonable Doubt,’ Jay‑Z’s career embodies hip‑hop’s biggest contradictions

Wilbert Robinson: The man who turned Brooklyn Dodger baseball delightfully weird

I grew up in Williamsburg. I know what happens when we don’t build affordable housing

I never made it to MSG, but I still went to the Finals

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Is soccer taking over America … or are Americans taking over football?

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Everyone wants to think they’re open‑minded: Here’s why most people aren’t

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