New York + hipsters + flea markets
1) WILLIAMSBURG FLEA
Every Sunday from April 7. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Come rain or shine, as they say on their website. **It is the king market of posture because of its stalls (rubber glasses, sweaters sewn by grandmothers...) **, its public and its location (Williamsburg). But how smart are the moderns! Also It is the flea market with the best views from Brooklyn , in the middle of East River Park (one block up from where it was until last year): you can have a beer and a gourmet hot dog and see Manhattan as if you were at the Wythe Hotel… but much cheaper.
2)FORT GREENE FLEA
Every Saturday from April 6. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Located in the courtyard of a public school, it is the perfect excuse to delve into the neighborhood of Fort Greene, even more Brooklynite and popular than its hysterical neighbors . It is managed by the same company as the one in Williamsburg, Brooklyn Flea, and as in that one you can find from antique and restored vinyl furniture, vintage clothing and accessories and also food from local vendors.
New York is the paradise of flea markets
3) WINTER FLEA MARKET
Now closed, this Fort Greene flea market is where vendors from the Fort Greene Flea (obviously) and the Williamsburg Flea shelter during New York's frigid winter. But save it for next season (it'll reopen in October), because even if you're not into the **vintage bargains ($25 typewriters, $5 vinyl, $35 designer handbags) ** just for visiting the building is worth seeing: it was the old Williamsburg bank, pure art deco, with impressive mosaics; the stalls are inside the safe or behind the windows. A bank that Bonnie & Clyde might as well have robbed.
Winter Flea Market, in an old bank
**4) SMORGASBURG **
These food markets devoted to local producers and restaurants are the great success of Brooklyn Flea and this year, on their fifth anniversary, they have surpassed the 100-vendor mark at their Saturday location (from April 6, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.), on the same plot as on Sundays. occupies the Williamsburg Flea (East River State Park, with 7 north) . On Sundays, with the same schedule, moves to the old tobacco factory under the Brooklyn Bridge, in Dumbo . A walk through any of them is the quickest and most pleasant way to try in one go some of the best dishes and products from bars, restaurants, caterers and bakeries in Brooklyn and Manhattan. What do you want: Chinese food, Indian food, pizza, natural ice cream…? Look at this list of sellers and go hungry.
Smorgasburg: Go Hungry
**5)PARK SLOPE FLEA **
Here they are not worth fake vintage, this is a Authentic, neighborhood flea market, with bargains and trinkets piled up . Its vendors (more than 50) are lifelong people from Park Slope (Brooklyn) who have been gathering in this plaza on Seventh Avenue (with 1st Street) for more than 20 years with their souvenirs, their collections and what they find for there… From furniture to jewelry, handicrafts, photos... everything with a story behind it.
6) BROOKLYN NIGHT BAZAAR
In the city that never sleeps, logically, there had to be a night market. And for the first time this year, the Brooklyn Night Bazaar, a winter classic, will open in the spring-summer season in a place not yet specified, but which they hope to announce soon through their website. Like the rest of the flea markets in Brooklyn It has food stalls, vintage, fake vintage, crafts, but also the night invites to the party , so there are concerts, DJ sessions… Something like a nightclub with shopping.
Brooklyn Night Bazaar: Shopping and Beer
**6) HESTER STREET FAIR **
Just as hip and friendly as its neighbors across the East River, this flea market in the Lower East Manhattan It is located in a square that was already occupied by street vendors at the beginning of the 20th century. Now they are "artisans, collectors, people passionate about a creative project", as its organizers say, neighbors committed to maintaining the commercial and international spirit of the neighborhood . There are also “young and new restaurants” food stalls. open every saturday (from April 27) 10am to 6pm, on the corner of Hester Street and Essex Street.
vintage baubles
**7)GREEN FLEA **
The veteran of the flea markets in Manhattan. Like in Park Slope, In this Upper West Side flea market, moderneos and posturing are prohibited . Most of the vendors may be older than the memorabilia and collections they sell and tell you a thousand stories about each of their items. It is located in a school on Columbus Avenue (between 76th and 77th) and there are stalls in the courtyard, but (best of all!) also inside, in the dining room and in the corridors. In fact, they take advantage of the typical lockers that we have seen in a thousand movies to hang vintage dresses. They only mount it on Sundays from 10 to 5.30 in the afternoon. And if you cross Columbus you meet him food market: produce from New York farms and farmers. Hence the green of its name.
Green Flea on Columbus Avenue
7) HELL'S KITCHEN / THE ANTIQUES GARAGE / WEST 25TH STREET MARKET
These three markets are a true paradise for bargains and second-hand trifles : furniture, dolls (almost diabolical), porcelain, shoes... All three are open all weekend and all year round from 9 to 5 in the afternoon, but if you get caught on a rainy day or too hot, you can take refuge in the Antiques Garage (112 West 25th Street). Although probably the one that has the most life is the Hell's Kitchen Market (West 39th Street between 9th and 10th avenues), in an open space in this lively neighborhood full of restaurants and bars to recover from shopping.
**8) ARTISTS & FLEAS MARKET **
Here you will not find anything old, although everything or almost everything seems so : they are all young artists and artisans. But it is one of its essential places if you go to Williamsburg, located in an old garage . It is the best to find original jewelry and accessories at a good price. After last year's success, this April they reopen the Chelsea Market branch, smaller but with the same spirit.
Looking for grandfather glasses? New York is your place