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Happy Handmade Holidays From Markets Of New York City

Holiday Baubles at the Grand Central Holiday Fair with Tiny Nieces Maddie & Tessa Happy Holidays! Thank you for shopping locally and...

Karen Seiger

Dec 24, 20141 min read

Finish Your Holiday Shopping in These Weekend Holiday Market Picks

Meet the REAL Santa at the Brooklyn Artisans Holiday Market this weekend So, it’s the last weekend before Christmas and the middle of...

Karen Seiger

Dec 19, 20142 min read

10 NYC Christmas Trees and Holiday Lights That Are Not At Rockefeller Center

I love Rockefeller Center’s gigantic Christmas tree as much as any other New Yorker. But I’ll only visit at 3AM when the crowds have...

Karen Seiger

Dec 16, 20146 min read

Press Release: Shopping For Memorable Gifts At The Holiday Antiques Show

NOTE: If you are looking for truly high quality, unique gift for people on your list who have discerning taste, then there’s nothing like...

Karen Seiger

Dec 15, 20143 min read

Holiday Market Picks December 13 & 14, 2014

Santa from Cate & Levi at the Grand Central Holiday Fair I fell in love with the handmade puppets and toys from Cate & Levi Collection at...

Karen Seiger

Dec 12, 20142 min read

Holiday Market Picks December 5, 6 & 7, 2014

Vintage Gifts at the Brooklyn Flea’s Winter & Holiday Market This weekend has more holiday markets than any other time during the season!...

Karen Seiger

Dec 4, 20142 min read

Weekend Holiday Markets November 29 & 30, 2014

My tiny nieces Maddie & Tessa at the Grand Central Holiday Fair (although they’re not so tiny these days…) I hope you had a wonderful...

Karen Seiger

Nov 28, 20142 min read

SHWICK: Bushwick Has A Great New Indoor Market

Late in the summer, I saw flyers all over Williamsburg for a new market opening up in Bushwick. I knew the organizers were on the ball...

Karen Seiger

Nov 18, 20143 min read

Celebrating 750 Stories About Passion, Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Created with Tagul.com I recently surpassed a milestone: 750 stories, right here on Markets of New York City! I started this site as a...

Karen Seiger

Nov 12, 20141 min read

Weekend Market Picks November 8 & 9, 2014: A Guest Chef + A New Video

Several very exciting things have been going on! First, I am thrilled to have my very first Guest Chef contribute a wonderful story about...

Karen Seiger

Nov 7, 20144 min read

Weekend Market Picks October 31 – November 2, 2014: Scary Black Radishes

Black Radishes – One Tough Vegetable Happy Halloween! Here’s are some black radishes for you. They are no a black swans, but they...

Karen Seiger

Oct 31, 20143 min read

Weekend Market Picks October 25 & 26, 2014: Got Cake PushUp Cakes

Last weekend was the grand opening of Shwick Market in Bushwick, Brooklyn. I will be posting photos shortly, but I thought I’d start by...

Karen Seiger

Oct 24, 20143 min read

Weekend Market Picks October 17, 18, & 19, 2014: Vintage Jewelry at the Chelsea Flea

The Chelsea Flea Market is a wonderful place to spend several hours getting lost in history. Since the Antiques Garage closed to make way...

Karen Seiger

Oct 16, 20144 min read

Weekend Market Picks October 10, 11 & 12, 2014: Glorious Gourds

Glorious Gourds This weekend is chock full of amazing markets, including three new ones! I love fall, with cool days, cozy nights and the...

Karen Seiger

Oct 9, 20143 min read

Weekend Market Picks October 4 & 5, 2014: Stand With Sanju

GoodWeave Child Labor Free Rug Certification Label You know how much I adore things that are made by hand. If I find something made by a...

Karen Seiger

Oct 3, 20144 min read

Weekend Market Picks September 26, 27 & 28, 2014: The Cameo Sisters Jewelry Designs

Cameo Sisters’ Coral and Turquoise Necklaces at the Nolita Market Cameo Sisters Designs, owned by two wonderful sisters, make beautiful...

Karen Seiger

Sep 25, 20144 min read

Antique European Style from Jose Manuel Ceballos at the Chelsea Flea Market

José Manuel Ceballos has an eye for European antiques. Every weekend at the Chelsea Flea Market, José Manuel brings paintings, porcelain...

Karen Seiger

Sep 24, 20142 min read

Weekend Market Picks September 19, 20 & 21, 2014: Irixx Screen’s Gallery Show

Irixx Screen of D.U.O. Gear at the Conception Emerging Artists Show on Friday (Photo by Irixx Screen) Irixx Screen is having his first...

Karen Seiger

Sep 18, 20144 min read

Weekend Market Picks September 13 & 14, 2014: Shop to Save Badass Dogs

Badass Brooklyn: Saving Badass Dogs from Idiot Humans. (Photo by Hillary Benas Photography, courtesy of Badass Brooklyn) The fall market...

Karen Seiger

Sep 12, 20144 min read

Weekend Market Picks Septemer 6th & 7th, 2014: Mochi from Hanaka NYC

We used to have mochi for dessert every Friday at our favorite sushi restaurant before it lost its lease (so sad). The mochi we would...

Karen Seiger

Sep 5, 20143 min read