Sign of the Times: High-End Brooklyn Flea Market Readies for Debut |
| Published: March 26, 2008, 1:07 pm |
| Tags: real estate, brooklyn flea, brownstoner, flea markets, fort greene, jonathan butler |
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On April 6, a weekly Brooklyn flea market will kick off in Bishop Laughlin Memorial High School in Fort Greene, but the event is a far cry from your neighborhood stoop sale or the dusty, glorified junkyards that linger in Manhattan. For one thing the Brooklyn Flea is curated, said founder Jonathan Butler until recently known only under his nom de plume Brownstoner. Mr. Butler and his partner Eric Demby, a former communications officer for Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, handpicked about 200 up-and-coming designers as well as vintage clothing and antique vendors out of the 700 who expressed interest. You won't be able to find much junk there, but you will be able to buy hardwood tables hand-carved in Dumbo out of former bowling lanes; Belgian Waffles; and slinky silk tops think Portobello Road by way of Brooklyn. Anyone who has read Mr. Butler's blog is aware of his penchant for classic architecture and restoration, but he is also a self-proclaimed [ Full article ] |
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