Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
News
Ice Cream War Goes to the Streets
By
Jen Chung
Published Mar 30, 2004
Modified Mar 6, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Jen Chung
Published Mar 30, 2004
Modified Mar 6, 2008
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Drug turf wars, sure. Mafia gangland shootings, fine. But grandparents getting beaten up in an ice cream truck turf war? Apparently a route along Harlem has been contested for years, and Juana and Luis Marrero (ages 64 and 63) were beaten by their rivals, Fernando Esparza, 51, and Librada Veron, 49, when the Marreros were dropping off their truck at a truck depot in the South Bronx on Saturday. Worse, they hit one of the Marreros' fifteen grandchildren in the attack as well - 15 year-old Dominique tried to stop the attack. The manager of the depot said of the suspects, "They're conniving. They're spiteful. They don't want to see anyone make a buck except for them." The Daily News says that the Marreros have been selling ice cream for the past 35 years in Harlem and upper Manhattan..
It makes Gothamist look at a Mr. Softee truck much differenlty.
Tagged
bronx
city
daily news
gothamist
harlem
headlines
ice cream
manhattan
new york
new york city
news
News: NYC
South Bronx
the daily news
Jen Chung
Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE news
Queens man charged with hate crime at Jewish-owned bagel shop displaying Israeli flags
Prosecutors say the 22-year-old damaged property outside the Fresh Meadows shop twice in May.
By
Giulia Heyward
Published Oct 19, 2026 at 6:07 p.m. ET
MTA train yards are in such bad shape plants are growing out of the roof, watchdog says
In some cases, the damage was “clearly not recent."
By
Stephen Nessen
News
MTA train yards are in such bad shape plants are growing out of the roof, watchdog says
In some cases, the damage was “clearly not recent."
By
Stephen Nessen
High-ranking NYC officials to testify in ex-buildings boss Eric Ulrich's corruption trial
By
David Brand
Mamdani launches new team to help NYers keep SNAP, Medicaid benefits
By
Caroline Lewis
Riders at 53rd St. station where man was fatally shot say they worry about gun violence
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .