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The Shocking Meltdown of Ample Hills -- Brooklyn's Hottest Ice Cream
Company

They had $19 million, a deal with Disney, and dreams of becoming the
next Ben & Jerry's. Then everything fell apart.

Courtney Rubin

Courtney Rubin

1 day ago*22 min read

 
A GIF animation of a two-scoop mint chocolate chip ice cream cone
melting onto a sidewalk.
A GIF animation of a two-scoop mint chocolate chip ice cream cone
melting onto a sidewalk.
Animation by Julia Roe for Marker

The after-school rush had just ended one weekday in the spring of
2015 when the phone rang at the Vanderbilt Avenue location of Ample
Hills...

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