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
The What’s posting is actually pretty relevant, given that the post-Clinton Hill after parties from the last two years were strictly white only affairs.
I haven’t been yet – but to be completly judgmental based on looks alone those 3 guys (above) are exactly what I’d expect from the Brownstoner crowd – and what I find so annoying about most of you. Everyone trying so hard to be unique and thereby looking, acting and thinking exactly the SAME as all the other “unique” people.
I also find it appropriate that Brownstoner selected photos showing phonographs = just like Brownstones are generally a compromised product that while on the outside look great the reality is that they are expensive, a lot of hastle and often far inferior to more modern versions – despite the relgious claims of “character”, “soul” and other totally subjective (and non verifiable) claims of its adherents
Thanks to an erroneous cancellation message on this very website, I missed the first flea, but I made it to the second one. It was hugely disappointing. The selection of goods was nowhere near what I expected and the prices were in many cases HIGHER than ones found in stores. Oh well.
Is the What against Race Mixing? Since I had my tired six year old with me, I didn’t stay long, but I certainly could have browsed for quite a while. I don’t see the point of arguing online with those who demand a certain racial mix for on outdoors commercial venue which displaced exactly nothing. Since my bf is black and I am white we, if not physically mixed at the time of our presence at the Flea, at least suggested the possibility of mixing later on in the day at more private spot…
It’s a flea market, everyone should relax.
A WEEKLY DOUCHEBAG CONVENTION
WHOOOOOPEEEEEEE
Instead of trying to line up food vendors at the event, you should get menus from local eateries and have a map up at the entrance to show people where to eat in the area.
And I guess you’ll need a “no fake blacks” sign at the entrance too, tho it will mean Robert Downey Jr. and C. Thomas Howell won’t be allowed in.
I stopped at the flea for a moment last Sunday. I was disappointed to see that it did not reflect the look of the community in any way.
Since it was featured in the New York Times Style section this Sunday, I look forward to the event’s parody on stuffwhitepeoplelike.com, which has the Style section’s number.
-sg.
Where exactly is the market? Could you please post an address with cross streets? Thanks.
This may be a silly question but were there any bikes there? I haven’t been able to make it yet but if I can get a bike I’m there!