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    Ice cream!

    By Rebecca Forbes


    We all scream for…

       ‘Tis the season for that most delectable, creamy treat. Below is an assortment of places whose specialty is ice cream:



    MANHATTAN
    Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
    65 Bayard Street between Elizabeth and Mott Streets
    (212) 608-4170; www.chinatownicecreamfactory.com
    11am-11pm daily
    $3 for a small
    Special flavors: red bean, peanut butter & jelly

    Il Laboratorio del Gelato
    95 Orchard Street between Broome and Delancey
    (212) 343-9922; www.gelatolab.com
    10am-7pm daily
    $3.25 for a small
    Extremely fresh and rich gelato, plus intense fruit sorbet; bring an ice pack so you can tote home a pint. Flavors change daily.

    Yolato Gelato
    120 MacDougal Street at West 3rd Street
    (212) 228-6303
    2286 Broadway at West 82nd Street
    (212) 580-1635
    168 West 27th Street
    (212) 366-5960
    $3.68 for a small
    Yolato is a soft-serve yogurt in vanilla and strawberry. Also available: fruit sorbet and gelato in unique flavors like corn, all made fresh daily.

    Ciao Bella Gelato
    285 Mott Street
    near Houston Street
    (212) 431-3591
    Monday-Saturday noon-midnight
    Sunday noon-11pm
    $3.75 for a small
    Teeny shop – don’t bring a stroller.

    Cold Stone Creamery
    Multiple New York locations
    http://www.coldstonecreamery.com
    Offers kids’ size; prices vary.
    New: French toast ice cream; mix-ins customized on marble slabs

    Cones
    272 Bleecker Street (Seventh Avenue S.)
    (212) 414-1795
    1pm-11am weekdays, 1pm-1am weekends
    $2.95 kids’ cone, $3 kids’ cup

    Maggie Moos
    http://www.maggiemoos.com
    Multiple New York locations, including:
    1437 2nd Avenue between 74th & 75th
    (212) 472-6249
    Sunday-Thursday noon-9pm; Friday-Saturday noon-11pm
    $4.12 kids’ scoop
    New flavors: carrot cake, Twizzlers
    Tons of choices for mix-ins

    Pinkberry
    www.pinkberry.com
    7 West 32nd Street
    (212) 695-9631
    Sunday-Thursday 11:30am-11pm; Friday-Saturday 11:30am-midnight
    $2.95 for a small

    170 8th Avenue at 19th Street
    (212) 488-2510
    Sunday-Thursday 11:30am-11pm; Friday-Saturday 11:30am-midnight

    240 East 82nd Street at 2nd Avenue
    (212) 861-0574
    Sunday-Thursday 11:30am-11pm; Friday-Saturday 11:30am-11:30pm
    Soft-serve frozen yogurt in original and green tea; lots of mix-ins including fresh fruit and Cap’n Crunch

    Shake Shack
    Madison Square Park, Madison Avenue and 23rd Street
    (212) 889-6600; www.shakeshack.com
    11am-11pm
    Seasonal outdoor ‘shack’ with incredibly thick custard shakes called Concretes
    $2.75 for a small
    Vanilla, chocolate or a special flavor of the day
    And a special treat for dogs: frozen custard and peanut butter with a biscuit.

    Sundaes & Cones
    95 East 10th Street at Third Avenue
    (212) 979-9398
    Sunday-Thursday 11am-11pm; Friday-Saturday 11am-midnight
    $3.25 for a small
     
    BROOKLYN
    Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory
    Fulton Ferry Landing Pier at Old Fulton and Water Streets
    (718) 246-3963
    Noon-10pm daily
    $3.50 for a small
    Only eight flavors a day; peaches & cream is worth a return trip.

    Uncle Louie G
    www.unclelouiseg.com
    Brooklyn-based Italian ices, with many locations around the city, including a stand at KeySpan Park, home of the Brooklyn Cyclones
    $3 for a small, $2 kiddie size ices; $2.75 kiddie size ice cream

    Maggie Moos
    http://www.maggiemoos.com
    Multiple New York locations, including:
    183 Seventh Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn
    (718) 788-3900
    11am-9pm
    $3.13 kids’ scoop; 3pm-4pm $2
    New flavors: carrot cake, Twizzlers
    Tons of choices for mix-ins

    QUEENS
    Lemon Ice King of Corona
    52-02 108th Street at the corner of Corona Avenue and 52nd/Strong Avenue, Queens, close to Shea Stadium, the U.S. Open, and the Hall of Science
    (718) 699-5133
    10am-10pm
    Old-fashioned Italian ices
    $1.25 for a small

    Maggie Moos
    http://www.maggiemoos.com
    Multiple New York locations, including:
    39-33 Bell Blvd., Bayside
    (718) 229-0229;
    Monday-Thursday 11am-10pm; Friday-Saturday 11am-midnight; Sunday 11am-11pm
    $3 kids’ scoop
    New flavors: carrot cake, Twizzlers
    Tons of choices for mix-ins

    WESTCHESTER
    Maggie Moos
    http://www.maggiemoos.com
    Multiple New York locations, including:
    159 East Main Street, Mt. Kisco
    (914) 241-3774

    Toppings . . .

    At home, you can make sundaes with new Marble Mix‘ins, featuring Butterfinger, Nestle Toll House, banana split, Crunch Rocky Road and Nestle rainbow chocolate chips, to add chocolate and crunch to any flavor ice cream.  From Signature Brands, about $2.89 a jar.

    You can have a ‘Summer of Sundaes’ at the Exchange Hotel downtown.  A one-bedroom suite or deluxe double room, for families of 3-4 people, with a pint of Baskin Robbins ice cream per night, a $25 gift certificate to Baskin Robbins, and entrance to the South Street Seaport Museum, is $1000/three night weekend stay.  The Exchange Hotel is at 129 Front Street, one block from Wall Street; www.exchangehotel.com or (212) 742-0003.

    What is your favorite frozen treat?  Tell us at [email protected]



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