New York Today: Are Lemonade Stands Allowed?

Updated, 11:00 a.m.

Good morning on this humid Friday.

One refreshing antidote to the stifling heat: lemonade.

But lemonade stands — a summertime staple for American children — are not as easy to find in the city as they are in the suburbs or at the beach.

Which got us wondering: Are they even allowed here?

Though most young entrepreneurs don’t encounter problems setting up folding tables and selling carafes of freshly squeezed lemonade to thirsty (read: supportive or nostalgic) passers-by, it isn’t unheard-of for unsuspecting children to have their stands shut down because of complaints from neighbors or businesses. Even a stand put up by Jerry Seinfeld’s family in East Hampton was shuttered.

Families without proper vending or health permits have had to close stands in Oregon, Texas, California and Colorado.

In the city, operators of pop-up lemonade stands are required to obtain a Temporary Food Service Establishment permit, according to Carolina Rodríguez, a spokeswoman from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. But city officials don’t usually make a big deal of it, she added.

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Permit or not, many New Yorkers are using the stands to do good in the community.

Kathy Price, a mother in Brooklyn, and her two young children plan to give their lemonade stand revenue to Stand for Kids, which uses proceeds from stands to support 14 groups working to keep immigrant children with their families.

The “Lemonaid” program at the Robin Hood Foundation, an anti-poverty organization based in Lower Manhattan, encourages its vendors to offer lemonade for free and request donations, as does Alex’s Lemonade Stand, a nonprofit that promotes cancer research.

Dina Bean has run a booth near Central Park with her children, Anabelle and Daniel, in support of Alex’s Lemonade Stand for the last eight summers. Only once have they encountered an angry retailer who threatened to call the city.

“The ironic part is that we probably bring so many people there because people always come to check out what’s going on,” Ms. Bean said. Tensions eased once the Bean family explained that they were fund-raising for a pediatric cancer charity. “We’ve never really had anyone complain except for that one guy, but this year they were super nice.”

Yes, obtaining the proper permit will give you the legal assurance you need to set up your booth, but it may mean losing some of that 1950s charm of setting up a makeshift stand on a whim.

If you do get fined for having a stand this summer, you could apply for financial assistance: Country Time Legal-Ade, a new initiative sponsored by the Kraft Heinz Company, has allocated $60,000 to help kids around the country pay for stand-related fines.

Cheers to that.

Here’s what else is happening:

Weather

Summertime sadness.

Heavy rain and a high of 85 today top off our holiday week.

The weekend will be full of sunshine and blue skies, with a more comfortable temperature of 80 or so on Saturday, but a high of 85 returns on Sunday.

Bring on the lemonade.

In the News

• In an opinion that was part legal document, part mea culpa, a Brooklyn judge promises not to send defendants back to prison for smoking pot. [New York Times]

• Under pressure to please Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, his “economic guru,” Dr. Alain E. Kaloyeros, steered more than $600 million in state contracts to Mr. Cuomo’s donors, according to federal prosecutors. [New York Times]

• The murder case of John Giuca, a 13-year-long saga, will go before New York State’s Court of Appeals. [New York Times]

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• The newly elected mayor of Paterson, N.J., André Sayegh, is optimistic about the city’s future despite its reputation for corruption, crime and poverty. [New York Times]

• Therese Patricia Okoumou, 44, pleaded not guilty to trespassing and two other misdemeanors after she scaled the base of the Statue of Liberty in protest of immigration policies. [New York Times]

• Designating Flatbush “Little Haiti” sailed through the City Council, but co-naming a street after one of Haiti’s founding fathers is delayed by his controversial history. [New York Times]

• Days after the Trump administration rescinded Obama-era policies encouraging colleges to use race as a factor in admission, Governor Cuomo directed CUNY and SUNY to continue the practice to ensure diversity. [Daily News]

• A group of New York police officers celebrated a homeless woman’s birthday with a burger and song at the Staten Island Ferry. [New York Post]

• Sheepshead Bay is getting a snazzy long-term care facility designed by Citiscape Architectural Consulting. [Bklyner]

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• Today’s Metropolitan Diary: “Red Starburst”

• For a global look at what’s happening, see Your Morning Briefing.

Coming Up Today

• Belt your heart out along the Hudson River at #TotallyPublicKaraoke on Pier I (by West 70th Street) in Riverside Park South in Manhattan. 6 to 10 p.m. [Free]

• Outdoor movie night: “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” and “Happy Feet” on Staten Island; “The Lego Batman Movie” in Brooklyn; “Southside With You” in East Harlem; “Stormy Weather” in Washington Heights; “Despicable Me 3” in the Bronx; “Jumanji” in Queens. Times vary. [Free]

• Friday night fireworks along the Coney Island boardwalk in Brooklyn. 9:30 p.m. [Free]

• Ike Avelli, Get Out! Magazine’s comedian of the year, hosts “50 Shades of Gay” — a variety show with comedy, music and drag — at the Peoples Improv Theater in Flatiron. 10:30 p.m. [$10]

• “The Law Firm: Law and Disorder,” an improv show that turns audience testimony into laughs, at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Hell’s Kitchen. 10:30 p.m. [$12]

• Yankees at Blue Jays, 7:07 p.m. (YES). Mets host Rays, 7:10 p.m. (SNY).

• Alternate-side parking remains in effect until Aug. 15.

• Weekend travel hassles: Check subway disruptions and a list of street closings.

The Weekend

Saturday

• Tap City, a weeklong tap dance festival with classes, performances and other events, begins. Here’s the full schedule. [Prices vary]

• The 16th annual Arab Street Festival returns with food, musical performances and more along Great Jones Street in NoHo. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. [Free admission]

• Smorgasburg, the open-air food market, at East River State Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. [Free admission]

• Midsummer Night Swing presents “Heybale,” an evening of honky-tonk and western swing dancing, in Damrosch Park at Lincoln Center. 6 p.m. [Prices vary; tickets here]

• Outdoor movie night: “The Greatest Showman” and “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” on Staten Island; “Hotel Transylvania” in the East Village; “Wonder” in the Bronx; “Moana” in Queens. Times vary. [Free]

• Yankees at Blue Jays, 4:07 p.m. (YES). Mets host Rays, 4:10 p.m. (SNY).

Sunday

• New York Road Runners hosts guided morning jogs through Marine Park in Brooklyn, and Silver Lake Park and Conference House Park on Staten Island. 9 a.m. [Free]

• A World’s Fair walking tour, beginning at the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. [Free]

• Smorgasburg moves to Breeze Hill East Drive at Lincoln Road in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. [Free admission]

• Laughter in the Park, a weekly comedy series by NYLaughs.org, brings two hours of stand-up to Washington Square Park in Manhattan. 2 p.m. [Free]

• Opening night for the Classical Theatre of Harlem’s production of “Antigone,” putting an Afropunk twist on the Greek tragedy, at Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem. 8:30 p.m. [Free]

• Yankees at Blue Jays, 1:07 p.m. (YES). Mets host Rays, 1:10 p.m. (SNY). New York Liberty host Dallas Wings, 3 p.m.

• New York City F.C. vs. New York Red Bulls, 7 p.m. (FS1).

• … And here are several more free (or cheap) things to do in New York City this weekend.

And Finally…

There is such a place — or thing — as the Little Red Lighthouse.

The tower, formally called the Jeffrey’s Hook Lighthouse, stands along the Hudson River in Fort Washington Park, nestled in the shadow of the George Washington Bridge. Made famous by the 1942 children’s classic “The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge,” the charming structure, albeit decommissioned, has become part of city lore.

Despite attempts to dismantle the structure, which was built in New Jersey in 1880 and has been in its current home since 1921, the lighthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 and became a city landmark in 1991.

You can visit “Little Red” for an open house on Sunday, when rangers from the Parks Department will be leading free tours inside the lighthouse from 1 to 4 p.m..