Stylish Times at The Flea
We’re not having the best of the luck with the weather at The Flea, but luckily we’re more than making up for it with media coverage. (To be fair, it hasn’t actually rained yet, but it’s come pretty darn close both Sundays to date.) The Sunday Styles section of The Times devoted its cover yesterday…
We’re not having the best of the luck with the weather at The Flea, but luckily we’re more than making up for it with media coverage. (To be fair, it hasn’t actually rained yet, but it’s come pretty darn close both Sundays to date.) The Sunday Styles section of The Times devoted its cover yesterday to photographs of a number of vendors who were on hand for opening day. (The story was even on the NYT home page for a while.) Here’s an except from one of the slideshows narrated by Time scribe Guy Trebay:
The mix of the people you saw at the Brooklyn Flea was really the best part of it. It was very race-mixed, gender-mixed, age-mixed. It was very family, but in the larger sense of the New York family. It just had a very Brooklyn vibe in general.
Another big crowd turned out yesterday, along with a mix of vendors that included a number of new antiques and vintage sellers. Another bunch of vendors who used to be at the Chelsea flea market start next week. Hopefully they’ll bring some sunshine with them!
Scavengers on the Urban Savannah [NY Times]
Photos from DJ $mall Change‘s Flickr Set
4:15,
The Dutch and the Blacks arrived in Haarlem at the same time. The Dutch brought the Blacks with them to do all of the stuff that they did not want to do. For free! Remember.
It suprised me to learn that my four greats grandparents, one African and one Native American did not speak English but spoke Dutch, the language of the people for whom they worked. For free. Right here in NY.
“because white people FLED when they felt too many black people were coming around and “bringing down the neighborhood.””
CORRECTION: White people fled because black people WERE bringing down the neighborhood.
Take a look at stats for how many black men vs. white men commit crimes in Brooklyn and get back to me.
This was not because someone felt a certain way. This was because the angry black youth have and continue to be a burden on the criminal justice system in this country.
Do something about it instead of blaming the white man for buying some overpriced vintage items.
“clinton hill (and bed-stuy, and harlem and fort greene before it) was a community of black folk–with a hell of a lot of brownstone OWNERS”
A. These neighborhoods remain primarily black. Many of these longtime residents are owners.
B. Many black homeowners remain, and others moved out on their own, selling their houses for good money and leaving NYC to live in bigger houses in less expensive comunities (many in the South ansd West). They were not necessarily priced out.
C. A FLEA MARKET has no obligation to recognize the “people, and their contribution to the very land” of black folks who live there. That’s just stupid.
As other posters said – it’s a flea market. That’s all.
BLACK HOMEOWNER IN CROWN HEIGHTS
“clinton hill (and bed-stuy, and harlem and fort greene before it) was a community of black folk–with a hell of a lot of brownstone OWNERS”
A. These neighborhoods remain primarily black. Many of these longtime residents are owners.
B. Many black homeowners remain, and others moved out on their own, selling their houses for good money and leaving NYC to live in bigger houses in less expensive comunities (many in the South ansd West). They were not necessarily priced out.
C. A FLEA MARKET has no obligation to recognize the “people, and their contribution to the very land” of black folks who live there. That’s just stupid.
As other posters said – it’s a flea market. That’s all.
BLACK HOMEOWNER IN CROWN HEIGHTS
4:05, yes, we all know those neighborhoods were largely white before they became black. but in between, some of them, like clinton hill and fort greene, were largely integrated. wealthy black folk lived there quite a long time ago. but how did they become predominantly black? because white people FLED when they felt too many black people were coming around and “bringing down the neighborhood.” the neighborhoods were no doubt wonderful in the beginning, but times got harder, prices dropped, more black folks could afford to move in, and white people ran with the wind. white owners did not stick around with the black owners to try to keep the neighborhood strong. they LEFT. they ABANDONED IT, and left the hard, hard work of holding the neighborhood together to the black owners. a lot of affluent, or at least middle-class, black owners STAYED. and worked hard. and it took a very long time. and then what? like I said, a whole new crop of white people then said (and continue to say), let me get a piece of that…
I’m sure the Kanarsee Indians would be, as you say, “welcome” to come if they so chose. but if that’s *good enough* to you, respectful enough of them, their history, the history of the land–simply saying, hey, we’re doing this here in your community, and if you want to come, fine– then you just made my point for me…
I think there were bikes the first week, but only bike enthusiast stuff this past week.
I’m not sure if Senor Flea has posted an up to date list of the rotating schedule.
I do see the April 13 schedule up now.
http://brownstoner.com/brooklynflea/layout.html
I guess 3:50 would have preferred that Bstoner turn this into an all you can eat chicken buffet instead.
That would have been more appropriate, I suppose.
Or less.
Who knows anymore.
3:50 is the most racist person on this thread, so I really don’t care.
“yes, most of those black families were homeowners. This process, call it want you want, happens everywhere all over the world and is accelerated in speed and price during good economic times.”
Actually, it’s correct to state “most of those black families ARE homeowners.” Brownstoner broke down the stats some time ago.
The other part of your post is pretty offensive. I want to pose a question to you: why do you those who live in the neighborhood feel excluded from this event? It’s a different demo from what you see at the neighborhood block parties. It’s a different demo from the arts & crafts fair that was/is? held at Restoration Plaza in Bed Stuy in the summer.
Again, segregation raises its ugly head and its pretty sad.
-sg.
First of all – no one has told me if there are bikes. And second of all anytime ANY race bitches that their neighborhood is being taken over by another race, its stupid. Harlem was originally Dutch. And seeeing that I am Dutch – I think you need to leave my neighborhood. Oh wait, I wouldn’t say something so stupid because I realize, having studied history, that things change, neighborhoods evolve or devolve and you just can’t stop these things. Instead all you do is waste time being pissed off.