“Staten Island Landfill” ice cream from 5 Boroughs

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I haven’t been in NYC in a while, so it’s been quite a long time since I’ve seen any package of 5 Boroughs ice cream on store shelves. Apparently, the Staten Island Landfill flavor — a mix of all-natural vanilla, bordeaux cherries, chocolate crunchies, brownie chunks, and fudge swirls — has been on sale since at least 2006!

I think I’ve seen just about every flavor of 5 Boroughs ice cream sold in pints and I have never seen this Staten Island Landfill flavor before. Maybe it’s always sold out because it’s got such a great name. I mean, heck, if I saw this on sale, I’d buy it just to try it. Who wouldn’t want to try landfill flavored ice cream?

According to The Die Line, 5 Boroughs agreed (sometime between 2006 and now) to add the following statement to the packaging in order to decrease the amount of complaints they’ve received about the unusual name.

It is true, Fresh Kill was once a landfill visible from space. When the landfill became full it was closed and the city created an ambitious plan to turn the area into a city park. Plans for the park include a bird-nesting island, public roads, boardwalks, soccer and baseball fields, bridle paths and a 5,000-seat stadium. Today, freshwater and tidal wetlands, fields, birch thickets and a coastal oak maritime forest, as well as areas dominated by non-native plant species, are all within the boundaries of Fresh Kills. Already, many of the landscapes of Fresh Kills possess a stark beauty, with 360 degree, wide horizon views from the hills, over 300 acres of salt marsh and a winding network of creeks.

Anyway, thanks to Scott from 5 Boroughs for sending over the image above! When I get home, I’ll be on the lookout for this flavor! Yum!