Williamsburg

Crest Fest Your Head Off

June 16, 2011 Williamsburg
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2 years ago we got acquainted with Joe Franquinha as he embarked on reinvigorating Crest Fest and the Crest Hardware Art Show — his father’s decades-long commitment to the community of artists and makers in Williamsburg and Bushwick and North Brooklyn in general. We brought a bunch of artists and designers from the Artists & [...]

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Brooklyn by Bike

June 13, 2011 Weekend in Images
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On the final weekend before the arrival of the new East River Ferry (service officially started today), we pause to remember the only other way you could possibly feel some of those seabreezes and ocean spray, albeit from several hundred feet up while crossing the Williamsburg Bridge. Pedi-peeps and bike fans out there, send us [...]

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Brooklyn Hunting, Indie Exploring & Flea Finding

June 10, 2011 What's New From Who
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We say it so much that it just might be time to get that tat on one of our backsides that says it: the thrill of the kill happens best at the market. With all eyes on Williamsburg this weekend, let this be your guide to a wonderful world of discovery as your cruise the [...]

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They’re Here: Williamsburg Waterfront Concerts

June 6, 2011 Events
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Artists & Fleas @ OSA Presents: At The Williamsburg Waterfront is an exciting collaboration with North Brooklyn’s NY Parks Department organization the Open Space Alliance of North Brooklyn (OSA) and OSA Presents. Now in its second season along the Williamsburg Waterfront, the concert series has a memorable past originating in the early 2000s at McCarren Pool [...]

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A Williamsburg (Love) Affair: Part 1

May 4, 2011 Random
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I remember the first time I set foot in Williamsburg. It was December 1992, I lived in Morningside Heights and I was of age when thrift shops were the rage. I was going to one-up my outings to Alice Underground, Andy’s Cheepees, the Antique Boutique and the other shops that made up the pantheon of [...]

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Food, Folks & Flea Fun

April 27, 2011 Williamsburg
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We’ve always prided ourselves on being the kind of market where it’s about incubating and discovering. Though there are rules and guidelines, a vetting process for who and what type of artist, designer, vintage fiend or aspiring food-maker can set up and sell, we like to defy categorization. The market needs to be something a [...]

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Market 1st Impressions

April 13, 2011 Williamsburg
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You would never know it but we get a ton of emails from first-time shoppers, vendors and those first-timers to Williamsburg sharing their impressions of the market. Consistently, people remark about the vibe, the lack of snark, the feeling of community, the spirit of collaboration and desire to have fun. Molly, the newest family member, [...]

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Kids in the ‘Hood: Wide-Eyed With Wonder

April 12, 2011 Re:sources
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Thanks to all the folks – the kids, the local groups & organizations, CAMP, and the community of vendors – for participating in this past weekend’s Artists Are People In Your Neighborhood kids event. As the photos attest, of which there are tons and tons more out there, kids and grown-ups had a good time [...]

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Williamsburg Kids Weekend: April 9 & 10

April 5, 2011 Events
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Join us this coming Saturday and Sunday, April 9th & 10th, as the cool creative folks behind local arts organization CAMP (Creative Arts & Music Programs) take over to produce Artists Are People In Your Neighborhood, a series of performances, activities, events and entertainment bringing some of Brooklyn’s best (and Williamsburg locals) to the market. [...]

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Brooklyn Markets, Creating Community & Vendor Vibes

March 28, 2011 Re:sources
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It’s the oldest business around. Or perhaps the second oldest — but even that trade relied on markets to grow. Markets and market culture are nothing new. Perhaps they are enjoying a renaissance these days with the explosion of markets popping up and coming to Brooklyn. The announcements over the past week have certainly made [...]

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Best of the ‘Burg: Mini Mini Market

March 22, 2011 Vendors Making Headlines
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The gals behind Bedford Avenue’s Mini Mini Market (and fashionable shoe-loving hot spot, Shoe Market) Erika and Dana, are super down to earth folks who have the curatorial touch for bringing the best of the ‘Burg to their boutique. Over the years, they have come across hundreds if not thousands of designers and artists whose [...]

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Vintage Williamsburg’s Finest: Dusty Rose Vintage

March 17, 2011 Fabulous Finds
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Vintage collectors are, by definition, an eclectic and exquisite breed. Like the collections they curate and the pieces they show, they themselves often embody some of the elements that make for great collections and even greater storytelling: nostalgia, hyperbole, and a healthy dose of wide-eyed wonder. Few folks possess the charm and wit and hardcore [...]

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