We All Scream For Ice Cream

National Ice Cream Day is coming up on July 19! Don’t get stuck celebrating the day at a standard Softee truck this year. We’ve rounded up the 12 best ice cream shops around New York City for you to visit on this supremely sweet holiday!

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Chinatown Ice Cream Factory
Location: 65 Bayard Street, New York, NY 10013 New York City’s Chinatown is rich with history, and with flavor. Chinatown Ice Cream Factory has been around for over 30 years, serving some of the best homemade ice cream around. The family-run business offers a selection of over 50 flavors; it just depends on what the store feels like putting out that day! A New York Magazine critics' pick, you can’t go wrong with this downtown, whole-in-the-wall spot. chinatownicecreamfactory.com
Milk Bar
Location: 561 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY 10024 Milk Bar (a sister store to the Momofuku restaurants) is traditionally known for its delicious cookies and cakes, but its soft serve and shakes are certainly worth a taste this National Ice Cream Day. We recommend the cereal milk, which can be ordered as a shake or soft serve. Made with milk, brown sugar, cornflakes and a hint of salt, you need to try this delectable treat at least once. Milk Bar has three locations in Manhattan and two in Brooklyn. milkbarstore.com
Ample Hills Creamery
Location: 623 Vanderbilt Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238 Ample Hills Creamery is the perfect neighborhood ice cream shop, with family friendly décor and a large variety of delicious, made-from-scratch flavors. Unique tastes include Nonna D’s Oatmeal Lace, Salted Crack Caramel and Snap, Mallow, Pop. Ample Hills also offers space for private events, where you can ride a stationary, ice cream churning bicycle! That’s some real motivation to go work out. Their Gowanus location's rooftop (at 305 Nevins Street) the perfect place to enjoy a cone on a warm summer's night. amplehills.com
Big Gay Ice Cream
Location: 125 East 7th Street, New York, NY 10009 Big Gay Ice Cream doesn’t just have good ice cream—its creativity raises the playing field and delivers some of the best treats downtown Manhattan has to offer. The unique toppings include: olive oil & sea salt, wasabi pea dust, crushed Nilla Wafers, elderflower syrup, and so many more! Big Gay Ice Cream’s original shop in the East Village was supplemented by a West Village addition in 2012, which is located on Grove Street and 7th Avenue South.
Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain
Location: 513 Henry Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231 Brooklyn Farmacy is what you wish ice cream stores everywhere still looked like. Housed in a 1920s apothecary store, Brooklyn Farmacy’s counter-top menu includes egg creams, ice cream floats, and milkshakes. Oh, and did we forget to mention its specialty sundae menu with 15 different options? The restaurant also has a less sweet, regular food menu, which was named one of the “Top Ten Restaurants in the US” by Food Network Magazine. brooklynfarmacyandsodafountain.com
Melt Bakery
Location: 132 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002 Melt Bakery has made a name for itself as NYC's first ice cream sandwich bakery! Check out their LES storefront (or catch them on the High Line or in Washington Square Park) and sample fab combos like Peanut Butter Cookies + Banana Ice Cream and Red Velvet Meltcakes + Cream Cheese Ice Cream! meltbakery.com
OddFellows Ice Cream Co.
Location: 175 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11249 A Williamsburg staple, OddFellows Ice Cream Co. is a great find and an even better cone. With homemade waffle cones and ice cream made with ingredients from locally sourced producers, this organic ice cream shop is the place to be this National Ice Cream Day. Even better, 5 cents of every purchase is donated to the Food Pantry of New York. oddfellowsnyc.com
Popbar
Location: 5 Carmine Street at 6th Avenue, New York, NY 10014 Popbar earned its stripes with its innovative hot chocolate on a stick a few years ago, and has since exploded into one of the most popular dessert spots in the West Village. Popbar offers gelato, sorbet and frozen yogurt of all different kinds — all on a Popsicle stick, of course. These tasty treats are made fresh on a daily basis, and all of the Popbars are completely gluten free. pop-bar.com
Davey’s Ice Cream
Location: 137 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003 Named the “Best Ice Cream in NYC” by the Village Voice in 2014, Davey’s Ice Cream lives up to its reputation. If Davey’s Ice Cream doesn’t have it, you don’t want it. The quaint creamery covers its bases with chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, but doesn’t stop there. Specialties include Speculoos chocolate chip ice cream, Thai ice tea pops, supreme banana splits and made-to-order ice cream sandwiches. daveysicecream.com
Jacques Torres Ice Cream Shop
Location: 1186 69th Street, New York, NY 10021 No one does chocolate like Jacques Torres. Mr. Chocolate himself goes one step further in delivering incredible ice cream sandwiches, with a yummy assortment of flavor options tucked between two soft, flakey cookies. Jacques Torres’ ice cream shop was originally born in DUMBO, but has made its way to the Upper East Side in recent years. There are a number of other locations throughout Manhattan as well. mrchocolate.com
Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory
Location: The Corners of Old Fulton and Water Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory is a hidden gem tucked beneath the Brooklyn Bridge in DUMBO. Grab a cone and take in the views of the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty at Brooklyn Bridge Park, just a short walk away. The tasty menu includes sundaes, splits and shakes, but fair warning: It’s cash only. brooklynicecreamfactory.com
Sedutto
Location: 1498 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10075 Sedutto is the sweetness sanctuary of the Upper East Side. Celebrating over 30 years in the business this summer, Sedutto offers some of the classics like moose tracks and rum raisin, but keeps it modern with green tea and cappuccino flavors as well. Sedutto also serves up some killer gelato and frozen yogurt, not to mention its wine ice cream and sorbets, which contain 5 percent alcohol. sedutto78.com

Chickenshed NYC

Chickenshed is an inclusive theatre company that began in the UK in 1974. Chickenshed NYC is a young organization bringing that same ethos and unique methodology to the USA. Chickenshed&rsquo;s mission is to create entertaining and outstanding theatre that celebrates diversity and inspires positive change. Chickenshed's model of Inclusive Theatre is based in the belief that everyone can flourish when everyone is included. At Chickenshed everyone is welcome, everyone is valued, and together we produce remarkable theatre. We want to break down barriers between people to create a world without labels and where differences no longer divide. At Chickenshed, support is given to those who need it, and given by those who can . We believe that creative activities, self-expression and performance should be available to anyone who has the desire, no matter their background or circumstances. We know that when everyone has the opportunity to shine, amazing things happen. Chickenshed NYC provides programming for little ones, children and youth through semester-long activities and performances.

The Language Workshop For Children

After offering both group and private lessons for many years and analyzing the results over&nbsp;time, The&nbsp;Language Workshop for&nbsp;Children, founded&nbsp;in1973, has decided&nbsp;to emphasize private remote lessons at shorter intervals.&nbsp;Our skilled educators&nbsp;will&nbsp;focus their attention exclusively on the&nbsp;unique needs, learning style, and interests of your child.&nbsp;This allows a&nbsp;bond&nbsp;to develop&nbsp;between teacher and student, which&nbsp;has been&nbsp;shown to&nbsp;drastically improve retention.&nbsp; OUR METHOD&nbsp; Developed by the pioneers of language education for children, our programs bring decades of&nbsp;experience to your living room with individualized, active language classes. Each lesson is based on proven methods and materials perfected to capture your&nbsp;child&rsquo;s attention during the ages when he/she absorbs information the fastest. &nbsp;&nbsp; While other online language classes rely on videos for passive learning, we deliver interactive, and engaging lessons with native-fluent teachers. In addition, all our teachers are certified in the Thibaut&nbsp;Technique which has been featured&nbsp;in the New York&nbsp;Times, the&nbsp;Wall Street Journal, and many other well-respected&nbsp;publications.&nbsp;&nbsp; Our short one-on-one lessons give kids the chance to focus, hear pronunciation clearly, and practice speaking in their target language.  THE PROCESS&nbsp; First, students have a short meeting with our Director&nbsp;Francois&nbsp;Thibaut, in&nbsp;English, with&nbsp;their parent(s)&nbsp;present.&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut&nbsp;will determine&nbsp;the best course of study, including&nbsp;class length and&nbsp;frequency, the&nbsp;right&nbsp;teacher, lesson&nbsp;format and materials (or action games for younger students.) Then the learning&nbsp;begins!&nbsp;Mr. Thibaut will continually check in on your child&rsquo;s learning to assure they are getting the most&nbsp;of&nbsp;their&nbsp;classes.&nbsp; OTHER OFFERINGS&nbsp; We can also help your child prepare for: the French subject tests for SAT, AP &amp; CLEP, the European DELF/DALF, the Canadian TEF and other standardized testing, college entry exams, studying or traveling abroad,&nbsp;cultural changes when moving abroad,&nbsp;and much more!&nbsp; &nbsp;

Explore MetroWest Boston

<h1>Turn Whining into Winning in MetroWest Boston</h1> From beer gardens to corn mazes, state parks to beautiful art, MetroWest Boston is a great destination for a weekend trip! Enjoy <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/get-outside/?imgoing-place=hopkinton-state-park-61a91acef30b531a665ab64d">Hopkinton State Park</a>&rsquo;s gorgeous foliage while kayaking on the lake or hiking, mountain biking, or snowshoeing on the amazing trails. In the evening, catch a play, musical, concert, art exhibition, dance performance, or immersive theatrical event at <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/culture/?imgoing-place=hopkinton-center-for-the-arts-63c03d7e0d792d753263b4d1">Hopkinton Center for the Arts</a>. Get a great night&rsquo;s sleep at one of the region&rsquo;s hotels, such as <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/where-to-stay/?imgoing-place=the-verve-hotel-boston-natick-tapestry-collection-by-hilton-61aa4790f30b531a666119e4">The VERVE</a>, with its fun and funky pop art d&eacute;cor, or <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/where-to-stay/?imgoing-place=aloft-framingham-6216279ccc891d1d0862c8c2">Aloft</a> with their pool tables and lobby games. In the morning, visit the <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/culture/?imgoing-place=danforth-art-school-61a8e11cf30b531a66592d90">Danforth Art Museum</a>, a jewel box housing 3,500+ artworks from three centuries, including groundbreaking sculptures depicting the African and African American experience by Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller. Cross the street to the <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/culture/?imgoing-place=framingham-history-center-61a8e11cf30b531a66592d92">Framingham History Center</a> to explore their new multilingual exhibit that traces the city&rsquo;s immigration story, from those fleeing the 1690s Salem Witch trials, to the Irish and Italian influx in the 1800-1900s, to the current migration of Brazilians. &ldquo;Framingham&rsquo;s Collective Journeys&rdquo; includes oral histories, interactives, and artifacts. No visit to Framingham is complete without stopping at legendary <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/eat/?imgoing-place=jacks-abby-craft-lagers-61a8e11cf30b531a66592da0">Jack&rsquo;s Abby Craft Lagers</a>, one of 17 breweries in MetroWest, where you can enjoy a flight with a schnitzel sandwich or their famous Framinghamburger. Afterwards, spend a few hours at <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/activities/?imgoing-place=level99-64a8389c51f92a351a6a3f06">Level99</a> testing each other with 50+ mental and physical escape rooms and challenges. The next day, tour the <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/where-to-stay/?imgoing-place=longfellows-wayside-inn-61aa7aa3f30b531a66621f57">Wayside Inn</a>. The oldest inn in America&rsquo;s 100-acre property includes the Old Barn, now a farm stand with displays of antique farming tools, the historic Grist Mill, and beautiful grounds containing the Longfellow Memorial Garden, the Redstone Schoolhouse from the poem &ldquo;Mary Had a Little Lamb&rdquo;, the Martha-Mary Chapel, and Josephine's Pond for fishing. Stay for a delicious gourmet meal in their historic dining room. Spend the afternoon at the <a href="https://www.metrowestvisitors.org/culture/?imgoing-place=american-heritage-museum-61a92852f30b531a665b17bf">American Heritage Museum</a>. Start your tour in the depths of a WWI trench listening to a nurse&rsquo;s first-hand account from the Western Front while bombs explode above you and the floor begins to shake. This extraordinary museum features one-of-a-kind historic aircraft, tanks, cars and rare relics from the Revolutionary War to today, in immersive exhibits and living history events. Afterwards, wander the charming shops and boutiques of downtown Hudson. <h3>MetroWest Boston offers these and many other attractions, activities and events for the whole family!</h3>