Closing Bell: Flea A.M. (After Martha)

To say that vendors were energized by Martha’s visit last Sunday would be an understatement, so there’s lots of momentum and enthusiasm heading into this weekend. In addition to all the usual flea market-y goodness, there are several cool new vendors making their Flea debuts: Tomorrow in Fort Greene, we can’t wait to check out Brooklyn Slate, which makes cheeseboards, sushi platters and the like out of slate sourced from Upstate New York. And on Sunday we’ll be making a bee line to check out the two new furniture makers before heading over to dive into the huge collection of a new record dealer. For more new vendors, click here. If you’re coming early, don’t forget to check out the scavenger hunt items on the Flea Blog. The Brooklyn Flea is held on Saturdays from 10 to 5 at the Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School in Fort Greene (176 Lafayette Avenue between Clermont and Vanderbilt Avenues; take the C or G trains to Clinton-Washington) and on Sundays from 11-6 in Dumbo underneath the Brooklyn Bridge at the corner of Water and New Dock Street. Map and directions here.