NYC is Italian ice country — and these five legends are steamy summer’s frozen chosen

Ice, ice, baby. Every New Yorker has an Italian ice hill they’re willing to die on — forget pizza, bagels or chopped cheese. When the mercury hits 90 degrees, loyalties turn frozen. The rivalry isn’t just about dessert. It’s about neighborhood pride. Italian ice — inspired by Sicily’s granita and brought to America by Italian immigrants more than a century ago — has been a Big Apple summer ritual, like Mister Softee jingles and fire hydrants blasting open, for generations. Gothamites go bananas for ices. Stephen Yang For today’s Gothamites, grabbing one of these tongue-tingling treats isn’t about chasing a trendy dessert — it’s about honoring tradition, ideally after a day at the beach, or a walk around the block on a steamy night. The Post scoured the five boroughs to come up with five le