Opening day at the new Brooklyn Flea
In NYC, stoop sales sometimes do the trick, dumpster diving makes for good sport and eBay scratches the itch 24/7, when it comes to finding truly unique stuff at a price that you can cart home guilt-free, there’s nothin’ like a merch-packed flea market. No wonder bargain-hunters borough-wide and beyond are packing into Brooklyn Flea, Fort Greene’s new outdoor bazaar from the owners of Brownstoner.com. Held rain or shine on Sundays from 10 AM–5 PM at the Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, this flea is quickly becoming the place to be (Lafayette Ave. between Clermont and Vanderbilt Aves.).
After riffling through records, memorabilia, midcentury pottery, new lighting, vintage clothing, crafts, jewelry, lotions, potions, knickknacks and other oddities from the rotating roster of 200 vendors covering the school lot, a treasure-hunter can work up quite an appetite. Stave off hunger with a cupcake from one of the on-site bakeries while browsing, then take your portable bibelots to brunch at one of these spots, all located within a few blocks from the Flea.
– Randi Gollin