A group of Park Slope parents want to see a ban on the ice cream carts and trucks that patrol around Prospect Park on warm days, says the New York Post.
According to the article, a poster on the Park Slope Parents message boards described her “first ruined day” at the 9th Street playground when her four-year-old son had a meltdown after being denied a sweet treat from the ice cream and Italian ice carts nearby.
Another mom was “furious” that a vendor handed her four-year-old an ice cream cone, says the Post.
Of course, there are area moms who think the ice cream ban is a crazy idea, and that tantrums just come along with parenting.
“People just need to say no,” a parent at Prospect Park’s Harmony Playground told the Post. “I say no to him all the time, and I feel his wrath. But he needs to hear that no.”
What do you think? Should ice cream vendors be banned in the park, or should parents just tell their kids "no"? Vote in our poll before, and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
