"Uhhh, somebody get the police"

Why don't YOU get the police bitch?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mnlonZnizA

Icecream is on fire today:

Best line ever!!!!

When I was in college, at Pace, I once sat around between classes with a hot dog vendor and since I saw him making so much money I asked him how to get into the business. He was a nice older gentleman and we spoke about the licensing and stuff but then I asked him what's to stop someone from taking over his location, because he had a great spot right in front of the Supreme Court. That's when he got weird and said "they" won't allow it. I kept asking him who "they" were and he wouldn't answer but he kept saying "them" and "they" and told me a story about how someone tried to set up shop on the corner and he called "them"and "they" flipped over the guys cart and roughed him up. I then confirmed with other street vendors that there was some kind of group or mafia that some of these vendors paid protection money to secure their locations but this was years ago and in lower Manhattan so I don't know if such a thing still exists.

I think the city is going to have to start regulating when and where these guys can operate because we're starting to see more and more of these incidents.

A food vendor Mafia? Amazing. I wouldn't be surprised if such an organization existed (Or maybe still exists).

I'm pretty sure the Halal Food cart on 53rd and 6th is protected. They must bring down more money than the Flashdancers stripclub around the block.

If city continues to grant permits to these whack jobs, we will see more and more violence. City knows how to make money, charge thousands of dollars for license, and then let them fight each other, like the street vendors, fruits whatever, not to mention the disgusting street meat they sell on thirtywhatever street.. Smoke alone is enough to tell you it is biohazard there..

Does this remind anybody else of the rather obscure 1984 Bill Forsyth movie 'Comfort and Joy'? Battling ice cream truck companies (Mr. Bunny and Mr. McCool) war over turf in Glasgow. Hilarity ensues.

I much prefer this video about ice cream trucks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXXZpr8YlSI

I prefer this Ice Cream man video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxoiaOGw_RM

I prefer this Gangsta and Ice Cream Truck video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyvVelFCQZw&has_verified=1

COOL! Raw video of street violence.

Thanks for keepin' it classy Gothamist!

All that pride and Mister Softee still left him high and dry.

So are we then to assume someone stole the Mr. Softee truck as its driver went to blows?

so who drove off w/the ice cream truck if they were both fighting?

Ben VL better keep an artisanal bat under his vending window.

That looked like footage from Jersey Shore. I hope Ronnie's alright!

The generic ice cream trucks have an inferior jingle. That alone gives Mr Softee street cred & rights to all the good parking spots.

+1 for Mr Softee