Celebrating Queens: Mamita's Homemade Ices in Ozone Park

It all started with a pot, some milk, vanilla and eight siblings who always couldn’t wait to get home from school to savor their grandmother’s sweet, icy mix.

That was many years ago in the Dominican Republic. Fast-forward to now and from that after-school tradition grew an ices factory that now distributes to many delis and bodegas across New York and other states. 100th Street & Liberty Avenue (GMAP) in Ozone Park is the home of Mamita’s Ices.