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August 1, 2008

Closing Bell: No August Slowdown at The Flea

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In addition to the new bike valet service that Transportation Alternatives will be providing to Fleasters this Sunday, there's a batch of exciting new vendors taking their inaugural voyage aboard the S.S. Brooklyn Flea. The group includes Un Jour, Georges, who sells a mixture of French and European antiques as well as hand-crafted dried flower arrangements; Louis Acosta, a specialist in Spanish Colonial art and antiques; Gal Friday Goods, a Maryland-based vendor of mid-century modern furniture, lighting, collectibles and vintage clothing; Eric Wolfe, who will be parting ways with his personal collection of cameras, art books and antique photographs; Joseph Sipos, a longtime seller of vintage clothing and accessories who used to have a store called Hooky in Nolita. For more recent news on The Flea check out the Flea Blog. For newbies, Flea hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday; it's located at 176 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn; no bikes or dogs allowed in the market. Closest trains are the C and G to Washington/Clinton. Or you can take any of the number of trains that go to Atlantic Station and make the 10-minute stroll up Lafayette Avenue from there.




Posted by Brownstoner at 4:00 PM | Comments (8)

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how about a freecycle station at the Flea?

I live in FG and we left a bunch of really nice, free stuff on our stoop, but no luck. I'm sure our almost new, fully working blender would have found a home if there was a freecycle table at the flea.

whaddaya say?

only problem: what to do with the stuff at the end of the day if it's not taken. i'm sure you clever people can think of something...


Posted by: leoleo at August 3, 2008 1:08 PM

great idea!

Posted by: brownstoner at August 3, 2008 1:34 PM

Excellent idea and I'm pretty sure the table will be empty by the end of the day.

Posted by: czar at August 3, 2008 4:23 PM

how about a live auction, just like they do at the brocantes and markets in europe? we can preview items up for auction the day before on brownstoner.com.

Posted by: christinel at August 3, 2008 9:36 PM

The bike valet service was great. Thanks for organizing.

Posted by: K_and_L at August 3, 2008 9:51 PM

Are those tacos that damn good? I couldn't be bothered by that line. I felt like I was at an IndyMac branch.

Posted by: DOW8000SP800 at August 4, 2008 10:14 AM

DOW8000SP800, good one, re: IndyMac! I went to the Flea yesterday for the first time and ran into a friend who said he really enjoyed the food from Red Hook to which I think you're referring. Like you, I didn't wait in the line either. But I thought the selection of items at the Flea was pretty good and the crowd was decent for a summer Sunday in August.

Posted by: Biff Champion at August 4, 2008 10:44 AM

The food is awesome and a great draw to the flea. And the wait is not that bad at all. What else is one going to do on a sunny Sunday? Stay inside?

Posted by: Jack at August 4, 2008 11:03 AM

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