The Screen Door (145 Driggs Ave.), an ice cream shop in Greenpoint near McGolrick Park, reopens for the season on March 8. That’s right, spring is coming, even though it doesn’t feel like it, and The Screen Door’s owner Kate Covey is excited to see her customers after a long winter break.
Greenpointers spoke with Greenpoint local Kate Covey, who lives a couple of blocks away from The Screen Door, and got the scoop…
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I grew up in the ’60s and never experienced this “seasonal food” BS. The concept and practice of ice cream shops being seasonal is stupid. Why can’t I get a shake or some other ice cream concoction all year round? I’ll eat ice cream whether it’s 95° or -20° outside. Thank goodness for real ice cream stores like Carvel that are open all year long.