Name. The use of gay in the company name refers both to the sexual orientation of co-founders Doug Quint and Bryan Petroff and to its older, seldom-used definition, happy. According to Quint: If I weren’t gay, I wouldn’t call it the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck.
Is Big Gay Open?
Now open! Hours are Sun-Weds 12pm-11pm & Thurs-Sat 12pm-12am.
What happened to Big Gay Ice Cream?
Big Gay Ice Cream the popular soft serve destination known as much for its whimsical flavors as it is for its celebration of LGBTQ culture has closed its original East Village location, at 125 East 7th Street, between First Avenue and Avenue A, EV Grieve reports.