Closing Bell: Round 2 of The Flea on Sunday
As we gear up for the second installment of the Brooklyn Flea this Sunday, here’s another look back at last week’s virgin voyage. The Flea will take place every Sunday10 a.m. to 5 p.m. rain or shineat Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, on Lafayette Avenue between Clermont and Vanderbilt Avenues. Vendors…
As we gear up for the second installment of the Brooklyn Flea this Sunday, here’s another look back at last week’s virgin voyage. The Flea will take place every Sunday10 a.m. to 5 p.m. rain or shineat Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, on Lafayette Avenue between Clermont and Vanderbilt Avenues. Vendors change from week to week, selling everything from vintage furniture, clothing and antiques to new designs by local makers of everything from jewelry to textiles. More information about the vendors and directions can be found here.
Can you invite the red hook ballfield vendors to contribute a taco stand? The BAM African day fair had some interesting food vendors and some local businesses like soap makers also. More diversity would make Brooklyn Flea more interesting and more reflective of the neighborhoods we love. Why not try to attract more people with the food? Lots of people go to red hook for food they can’t find elsewhere.
if you want to see what fellow brooklyners (homeowners or not) have to sell, just keep your eyes on the stoops on the way to the flea as time passes. i saw 2 folks nearby selling stuff (records, furniture). talk about a great location for a stoop sale! i bet before long you’ll be spending half of your money before you actually get to the flea.
I love crafts at a flea market. Crafts are huge again now. To not have them would be totally out of it and not with-it. It’s a whole movement connected to living more modestly and not only buying mass-manufactured items. Buy homemade! America has a long history and tradition of handcrafts. It’s like apple pie and baseball.
Someone said:
“I agree with everyone else who has suggested some sort of consignment area for those of us who are non-professionals and are willing to get rid of our stuff for realistic prices”
That is such a good idea. I agree with that too and would love to see what fellow Brooklyn homeowners have to sell.
re: Parlor Set – Thanks Silver Fox, I’ll keep checking your site.
To the person asking about the parlor set, unfortunately none right now and we appreciate that you visited our website. We did put up some new furniture (china cabinet, oak library table, 50’s table and chairs, etc. some lighting and our own home made home decor on our website on Sunday, especially this piece from a church (quite impressive). We will have a full truck load for the 27th. I challenge the people to stop by our booth and tell us we charge too much. We have to find it, clean it, move it several times and then sell it. Unlike someone selling out of their garage, we do pay employees and insurance. We price our stuff based on what we pay, and we don’t pay a lot for that muffler. See you then. Show your face and look our stuff over. Fred from Silver Fox.
I too am upset that I couldn’t bring my dogs inside the courtyard. They have tons of fleas that they wanted sell at a bargin price.
Fleas for sale!
I live two blocks away. I LOVE the Flea. Thank you for brining it to Fort Greene. Also, unlike snarky Guy Trebay, I love the craft stuff too. This market doesn’t have to be exactly like the Chelsea flea markets from the 1990s. It can reflect this creative neighborhood and the current resurgence in popularity of handmade goods. It can be an original mix of stuff, not dictated by a few cynical unhappy grumps.
Not a brownstoner fan, but I think the flea is a great!. I live right across from it too and for a long time. Keep it going b’stoner and I am glad you are finally realizing that your blog about real estate needed a temporary change.
Conceptually a great idea! But sadly, this is a craft fair, & not a flea market. If I see another stenciled t-shirt I think I’m gonna puke.