Ice cream season is upon us, and nothing symbolizes the sweetness of summer more than an ice cream cone slowly melting down your hand.Â
Whatever style you prefer, North Brooklyn has the perfect sweet treat for you. Swirled soft serve, unuual flavors, alcoholic scoops, traditional gelato, and vegan options are all offered here in Greenpoint and Williamsburg.Â
Here’s the scoop on North Brooklyn’s best ice cream shops.
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“Ice cream season is upon us”
What does that mean? Are you implying that ice cream can only be eaten only during specific times during the year? If so, that’s a myopic view. It’s an interesting phenomenon that almost all of the millennial-era ice cream parlors are closed during the late fall through mid-spring, as if nobody eats ice cream during that time of the year. When I was a kid growing up in the ’60s, ice cream season was perennial. I still do.
The prices on some of these products are outrageous. I went to one to get an ice cream pop on a stick and it was $12.
The guy told me it was vegan and healthy and is saving the planet.
I said it doesn’t matter if I go bankrupt on end up on the street.
the price of milk/cream is very high so its hard to keep prices low, if you can do it cheaper then you should do it
Thank you for your reply. I have not bought ice cream recently but until a few yrs. ago I could get a dove bar at the local convenience store for a few bucks…I am sure they went up but not to $12.
More on subject. I checked my local box convenience store. I can buy three dove bars (minimum) for $3.69 total ie a little over a buck a piece. . I can buy 48 oz. of Breyer ice cream for $4.49, all high quality ice cream albeit not vegan. The local bars here at the expensive stores are both vegan and regular. This is a little cheaper than $12 for a small ice cream pop here in Greenpoint.