Mommies, NYPD & Uncle Louie G’s...The New Ice Cream Mafia?

Way the hell back in 2009 we wrote about some local mommies who were trying to ban ice cream trucks because they couldn't control their bratty offspring's whiiiiiiining. Well the hullabaloo is flaring up again, FIPSters, as we just received an email tip from a dude regarding dramz over some other frozen treat distributors:

I don't know if you've noticed, but the NYPD has been cracking down on the poor souls that push around the little rectangular ice cream carts. On Saturday, I saw them round up 3 of these carts, confiscating all the tasty flavored ices and putting the carts themselves in the back two NYPD vans. The women who push the carts around were dumbfounded. They'd been given summonses and their (likely) primary livelihood was taken away. 

This morning as I was biking to work on Fifth Avenue, I saw cops pushing one of the bigger carts - the ones that sell the shaved ice (piraguas) into the back of their van. I didn't stop or look for the vendor, but I can only imagine the look on his face.

Do you think Uncle Louie's has paid the NYPD to keep the competition off the streets? Or do you think some PS321 parent complained about the lurking women pushing high calories ices on their students every day in front of the school.

 I for one am not happy about this situation because I love buying my kids those ice creams.

First, this dude sounds like he needs to get a hobby besides tailing ice cream vendors. That aside, why is the NYPD confiscating these dairy-filled rickshaws of joy? Is it some sort of Mommy vs. Ice Cream Vendor altercation that led to NYPD being called? Was a breeder with a triple-wide Bugaboo forced to share the sidewalk with a metal fridge on wheels and JUST COULDN'T DEAL? 

I have a feeling Uncle Louie G’s is pretty much staying the hell outta' the situation and judging by their long ass lines, they aren’t worried about this particular mobile competition. I mean seriously, if you had to pick between 987 dairy and non-dairy options, or getting your Italian Ice from a college dorm mini fridge on wheels (with flavors green, red, and blue), it’s a pretty easy choice. 

Anyone have the scoop on this sitch?? (Sorry, had to. Deal with it.)