Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory

Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory
Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory in 2004
Restaurant information
Established	2001; 23 years ago (2001)
Owner(s)	Mark Thompson
Street address	1 Water Street (Original) 14 Old Fulton Street (Current)
City	Brooklyn
County	Kings County
State	New York
Postal/ZIP Code	11201
Country	United States
Coordinates	40.70272°N 73.99450°W / 40.70272; -73.99450
Website	BrooklynIceCreamFactory.com

The Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory is an ice cream shop in Brooklyn, New York City. Its original location was a converted 1922 fireboat house at 1 Water Street, on the Fulton Ferry Landing Pier, in the Dumbo neighborhood near the Brooklyn Bridge. It was replaced by an outpost of the Ample Hills ice cream stores in June 2019, which was subsequently replaced by an outpost of Van Leeuwen Ice Cream in May 2023.^[1][2] Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory remained in business at a new temporary location in the Greenpoint neighborhood until March 2021, when it reopened across the street from the original location at 14 Old Fulton Street.

History

Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory in Greenpoint

The ice cream shop was opened by owner Mark Thompson in 2001, shortly after the September 11 attacks.^[3][4][5]

It sat near the Brooklyn Bridge in a landmark fireboat house on the Fulton Ferry landing, the oldest in Brooklyn.^{[6][7][8][9][10]} In the past, firefighters from the nearby marine fireboat station used the building for firefighting practice sessions.^[11]

The Fulton Ferry location was replaced by an outpost of the Ample Hills ice cream stores in June 2019. Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory remained in business at a single new location in the Greenpoint neighborhood until March 2021.^[12][13]

New Location

Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory reopened across the street, from its original historic location at the Brooklyn Landing, on March 10, 2021.

Ice cream

All of its ice cream, and its hot fudge, is freshly made.^[14][15] The ice cream is old-fashioned, with less butterfat, and made without eggs.^[16][17][18] The ice cream is made in small batches of eight flavors (including chocolate, vanilla, butter pecan, and strawberry) and claims that no preservatives are used.^{[17][8][19][20]} An article in The New York Times described the ice creams as "creamy, ethereally light and perfectly balanced. They practically float into your mouth and leave no heavy film on your palate."^[21]

The Clinton St. Baking Company & Restaurant on the Lower East Side used ice cream from the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory in some of its desserts.^[22][23]

In June 2006, Patrick Bertoletti, a 20-year-old Chicago culinary student, set the 8-minute ice-cream competitive eating record by eating 1.75 gallons of vanilla ice cream at the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory, winning $2,000 in the process.^[24][25]

Accolades

New York City for Dummies called its ice cream "the best ice cream in New York", as did The Sunday Times and Frommer's New York City 2011.^{[14][26][27][28]} Former Bronx borough president Fernando Ferrer is partial to the restaurant's French vanilla ice cream.^[29]

References

1. Vianna, Carla (December 6, 2018). "Longtime Brooklyn Bridge Park Ice Cream Shop Will Become Another Ample Hills". Eater NY. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
2. "New ice cream shop opening in the Fireboat House in Brooklyn Bridge Park". April 23, 2023.
3. Onofri, Adrienne (January 2010). Walking Brooklyn: 30 Tours Exploring Historical Legacies, Neighborhood Culture, Side Streets and Waterways. Wilderness Press. p. 14. ISBN 9780899975580. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
4. Marsh, Katherine (November 25, 2001). "Fire and Ice Cream". The New York Times. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
5. Raisfeld, Robin (May 25, 2007). "New York Restaurant Openings – Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory". New York Magazine. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
6. Finch, Susan (2010). Metro New York Off the Beaten Path: A Guide to Unique Places. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 67. ISBN 9780762763436. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
7. Kugel, Seth (June 20, 2007). "Ice Cream & New York: Small detours for sweet rewards". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
8. Fabricant, Florence (May 22, 2002). "Big Scoops in Brooklyn And the East Village". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
9. Hamilton, William L. (August 29, 2004). "Finding Refuge from the Summer's Heat, and Politics". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
10. "Brain Freeze". Nypress.com. July 25, 2007. Archived from the original on January 8, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
11. Bahrampour, Tara (February 1, 2004). "FULTON FERRY; Some Landmarks Are Just Meant to Be a Problem". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
12. Vianna, Carla (December 6, 2018). "Longtime Brooklyn Bridge Park Ice Cream Shop Will Become Another Ample Hills". Eater NY. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
13. Graham, Aidan (June 28, 2019). "Fulton dairy: Ample Hills Creamery opens at Fulton Ferry Landing". Brooklyn Paper. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
14. Silverman, Brian (January 17, 2007). New York City for Dummies. Wiley. p. 165. ISBN 9780470109540. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
15. Silverman, Brian (January 21, 2005). Frommer's New York City from $90 a Day. Wiley. p. 156. ISBN 9780764588358. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
16. Fabricant, Florence (October 3, 2006). The New York Times Dessert Cookbook. Macmillan. p. 453. ISBN 9780312340605. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
17. Vaughan, Melissa; Vaughan, Brendan; Turkell, Michael Harlan (2010). The New Brooklyn Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from 31 Restaurants That Put Brooklyn on the Culinary Map. Harper Collins. p. 483. ISBN 9780062014351. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
18. Eisenberg, Sherri (2010). Food Lovers' Guide to Brooklyn: Best Local Specialties, Markets, Recipes, Restaurants, and Events. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 163. ISBN 9780762759439. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
19. Inside New York 2008. Inside New York. 2008. p. 318. ISBN 9781892768407. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
20. Brooklyn: The Ultimate Guide to New York's Most Happening Borough. Macmillan. April 2004. p. 250. ISBN 9780312323318. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
21. Levine, Ed (July 9, 2003). "A City at the Melting Point". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
22. Adams, Paul (November 24, 2004). "Company for Dinner". The New York Sun. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
23. Silverman, Brian; Chauvin, Kelsy; Goodman, Richard (November 9, 2009). Frommer's New York City 2010. Wiley. p. 182. ISBN 9780470595046. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
24. Wolf, Buck (July 3, 2006). "Will Japanese Hotdog Champ Stomach Defeat?". ABC News. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
25. "Chicago Man Wins World Ice-Cream-Eating Title". Wesh.com. May 30, 2006. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
26. Wagner, Erica (September 1, 2007). "The secrets of Brooklyn Bridge; Erica Wagner reveals our love affair with New York's enduring gateway to the world". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on June 6, 2010. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
27. Silverman, Brian; Chauvin, Kelsy; Goodman, Richard (2010). Frommer's New York City 2011. Frommer's. p. 241. ISBN 9780470931134. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
28. Humphreys, Liz (June 11, 2008). "New York day-by-day: Easy itineraries to maximize your visit". USA Today. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
29. Black, Rosemary (June 19, 2005). "Election Scoop. Mayoral Hopefuls Vote For Fave Ice Cream Spots". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2011.

External links

• Official website