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Ice Cream Summer

My best-of list for The New York Times just dropped.

Mahira Rivers
Aug 05, 2026
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I wasn’t planning on sending a newsletter out today, but the Times just published a list of the city’s greatest ice cream shops (and gelaterias and ice cream windows) picked by yours truly and what kind of dessert newsletter writer would I be if I didn’t share it here with you?

Between you and me, I had over 100 spots to try on my list, of which I made i…

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