Ice & Vice

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"It’s been ten years since former mayor Bloomberg closed Times Square to vehicular traffic, but it takes more than pedestrian plazas and “designated activity zones” to lure any sane New Yorker to the O.K. Corral of costumed hustler vs. unwitting tourist. It takes something like the “Know Your Rights,” a sweet-tart sundae that does a boffo impersonation of a mango lassi and is available only at this seasonal, politically minded satellite of the Lower East Side ice-cream parlor Ice & Vice. The soft serve is flavored with Mexican vanilla and black-lava sea salt. Mango takes the delectable forms of both liquid yogurt and fruit purée. And the icing on the cake (or, in this case, the dusting of cardamom sugar on the sundae): Five percent of the stand’s sales benefits the New York Civil Liberties Union."