Closing Bell: Rain, Rain, Go Away

We’ll admit that it’s not looking like ideal flea market weather this weekend, but you never know: It was supposed to rain today and never did. Anyway, we’re a rain-or-shine market, so we’ll remain optimistic til the end. As usual, we’ve got scavenger hunt items for the finding, and we’re loving all the press The Flea got over the past week, including top billing on the Lonely Planet website today. Over on the Flea Blog, we were surprised to learn of this guy who’s lived a block from Bishop Loughlin since the Flea began and only visited for his first time last weekend. 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.