NYC councilman Lincoln Restler’s bid to sideline gas-guzzling Mr. Softee trucks gets chilly receptionBy Rich Calder and Dean Balsamini
August 5, 2023
He’s no Mr. Softee!
Far-left Brooklyn Councilman Lincoln Restler is pushing new legislation that would require Mr. Softee and other Big Apple ice cream trucks to stop powering their soft-serve machines and freezers with generators that use fuel.
The bill would require the vendors to switch over to environmentally friendly alternatives like electric or solar power — likely at a cost of $5,000 or more.
The ice-cold measure, introduced Thursday, is already under attack from Restler’s riled-up colleagues who fear it could put some vendors out of business and have kids screaming about ice cream of the lack thereof.
“In the dog days of August, it’s hard to imagine more of a killjoy than putting one’s climate bullseye on our iconic ice cream man, but behold, I give you Councilman Lincoln Restler,” quipped Council Minority Leader Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island).
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/08/05/nyc-councilman-lincoln-restlers-bid-to-sideline-gas-guzzling-mister-softee-trucks-gets-chilly-reception/
