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Maria The Ice Cream Girl Talks New Children’s Book, Her Dad & Why She Loves Bensonhurst
Few personify Bensonhurst’s honest, working class ethos and generous spirit more than Maria “The Ice Cream Girl” Campanella. Brooklyn’s first female ice cream vendor, Maria got her start at 19, working alongside her father, Angelo “Chubby” Campanella, who earned a reputation in the neighborhood, not just for his