BROOKLYN FLEA + SMORGASBURG OUTDOOR SEASON BEGINS APRIL 5+6 AT 5 LOCATIONS The Flea’s seventh season features a revamped Park Slope market with free kids programming and more food, a new Fort Greene layout, and more; Smorgasburg brings in 20+ upstart vendors, increases total vendors to 100 Saturdays and 80+ Sundays; Berg’n beer hall to open […]
Win a copy of the Spring Edition, Flea Market Style Magazine!
Our friends at Flea Market Style Magazine have a great opportunity for all you Flea Market and creative second-hand decorating enthusiasts! The Spring issue of Flea Market Style should be on newsstands and large retailers in just eight days, and likely in smaller shops before then! (Here’s where you can find us! You can always pre-order a copy here, as […]
The Day We Fight Back – February 11th 2014
A protest to rival the uprising against SOPA: in Aaron Swartz’s memory, websites everywhere will add code from TheDayWeFightBack.org to their templates, helping to flood Congress — and the world’s legislative bodies — with calls for an end to mass surveillance. In America, we’re demanding that Congress pass The USA Freedom Act, restoring the Fourth […]
Renoir Flea Market Find May Belong to Museum
Renoir Bought for $7 at Flea Market Stolen in ’50s A one-of-a-kind Renoir painting the size of a napkin is at the center of an intense legal battle between the Baltimore Museum of Art claiming it was stolen, and a Virginia woman who claims she bought it for $7. In court papers filed this week, claims […]
Holiday Thrift Store Hauls
Millions of shoppers sprinted to online sites this holiday season to grab Cyber Monday deals on new merchandise, but for some folks, shopping thrift stores proves just as effective to score a great deal! Holiday thrift shopping offers something more than the traditional online shopping experience. You actually touch and see items as apposed to […]
Ten Gift Ideas for the Person Who Has Everything
The holiday season, while certainly a wonderful time of the year, can also bring with it a lot of stress. For many, the most difficult aspect can be determining what to buy for each family member. Unfortunately, I often end up buying the same things repeatedly. I have given my Dad a Barnes & Noble […]