SWEET LEMONADE KID $LAPPED WITH FINE

Clementine Lee, who lives just blocks from the Upper West Side Riverside Park, had dreamed of opening a lemonade stand since last year and took advantage of yesterday's beautiful weather to set up shop.

"It was such a hot day I figured people would want a cold drink,"

the aspiring juvenile juice mogul told The Post. But their day turned into the pits at 3 p.m. when a group of city workers iced their operation.

"They approached us nonchalantly but then surrounded us, ... They were very hostile as soon as they approached, saying 'Where's your permit? Where's your permit?' "

When her father they didn't have the right to sell on Parks property, the agents immediately slapped the dad and daughter with a summons for selling food without a license, which carries a maximum fine of $200.

Dozens of onlookers rallied to the pair's defense, shouting that the Parks officers were violating the Lees' civil rights, but the brokenhearted pair packed up and went home.

[Government is the problem - we need less of it.]

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