Flea Links
Here are some links to photo coverage of The Flea: Inaugural Brooklyn Flea Market [Apartment Therapy] Browsing the Brooklyn Flea [Gothamist] Brooklyn Flea Finally Comes Alive [Racked] The First Brooklyn Flea Attracts Thousands [DumboNYC] DumboNYC Photo Set [Flickr] Kristy Rocks New York [Flickr] Amy Sabha’s Photos [Flickr] Flea Photos [Chaim Jaskoll] Fort Greene Photography [Flickr]…
Here are some links to photo coverage of The Flea:
Inaugural Brooklyn Flea Market [Apartment Therapy]
Browsing the Brooklyn Flea [Gothamist]
Brooklyn Flea Finally Comes Alive [Racked]
The First Brooklyn Flea Attracts Thousands [DumboNYC]
DumboNYC Photo Set [Flickr]
Kristy Rocks New York [Flickr]
Amy Sabha’s Photos [Flickr]
Flea Photos [Chaim Jaskoll]
Fort Greene Photography [Flickr]
Photo from DumboNYC
I think the point is, Clinton Hill is a neighborhood rich in Black culture, yet that seems not to have been mirrored in this event, which took place in Clinton Hill.
ummm,you need to get some I.T.guys as vendors. That way, you can get a deal a server or something 🙂
Lame. High end baby shirts for yuppies and way overpriced “antiques” and “vintage” clothes. The only thing I I saw anyone buy was food because everything was soooo over-priced. I’ve seen better in Manhattan.
Not in the spirit of a bargain-based flea market at all. What a disappointment!
you people know brothers are too busy setting the trends to blow 125.00 on used air force ones.
We was there and had a good time.
WAIT A MINUTE!
Where were all the Native Americans?
Ow wait. Peter Stuvesant massacred them three and a half centuries ago. Chased them away good.
Taught them a thing or two about the proper use of “blighty” under-utilized resources.
oh. I’m Hawaiian-Filipino. I was there.
White people don’t bother me so much. You know: as long as they “know their place”.
Too many yuppies. Too many strollers. “Baby Loves Jazz” across the street. More “hipsters” walking around aimlessly than ever before. No, it was not a good day in FG. End this bullls**t market, please!
I am Black and I love going to outdoor flea markets and antique auctions, but I prefer going in warmer weather. I will be heading to Kutztown in two weeks rain or shine though.
There were plenty of black folks there, of all persuasions – stroller pushing Moms and Dads, gay couples, teenagers, thirty-somethings, fifty-somethings, church ladies and gentlemen, and even senior citizens with canes. There were also lots of Asians and Latin folks, as well, and lots of interracial couples of all mixtures. Where are the cries of “No Asians in the photos?” All groups were vendors as well as attendees.
So what if most of the people there were white? Plenty of the rest of us were there too, and had a great time. Maybe not by the “vintage” clothes, but everywhere else.
Next time I’m going to walk around and take pix of only minorities, and post them so someone can complain that this event excludes white people.
Oh, 4:14 and 5:10, white people are not “taking over” Brooklyn, there is enough Brooklyn for all of us, whether that pleases you or not, and for the record, black people have been in Brooklyn from when Brooklyn was a group of small towns. We didn’t just show up in 1950.
As to the contents of the fleamarket, I must say that although this was indeed a “market” it was not a “flea market” in the traditional sense of the word. It was mainly a collection of little retail boutiques with a smattering of old stuff. The fun of a flea market is looking for a discovery or getting a bargain, and virtually none of that was present. I think this idea has great potential especially since the markets in Manhattan are dwindling. But the 26th Street markets were never like this.