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Weekend Market Picks January 17 & 18, 2015: Thank You, Farmers!
West 79th Street Greenmarket Is Open Throughout the Winter Season Every winter, I feel grateful for all the farmers who continue to bring...
Karen Seiger
Jan 16, 20152 min read
Wintery Weekend Market Picks: January 10 & 11, 2015
Did we all made it through the first full work week of 2015 in one piece? Can you believe the final Holiday Market at Bryant Park was...
Karen Seiger
Jan 9, 20151 min read
Meow Parlour: A Fluffy Refuge on the Lower East Side
You Put the O in Meow. Or Is It The Meow in O? This story is dedicated to the memory of our beloved Pantera Azul, a not-so-wild African...
Karen Seiger
Jan 9, 20153 min read
Weekend Market Picks January 3 – 4, 2015: Happy New Year!
A brisk, clear day at the Greenmarket in Union Square We are embarking on a brand new year! I know there are millions of visitors in the...
Karen Seiger
Jan 2, 20152 min read
All I Want For 2015 Is A Publisher For Markets of New York City
“Markets of New York City” on a Pedestal at Barnes & Noble, May 10, 2010 Dear Friends: Happy New Year!!!! It is 2015, and it is time for...
Karen Seiger
Jan 2, 20152 min read
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
For Food Lovers: Holly-Daze Truffles from Roni-Sue’s Chocolates
Holly-Daze Truffles Collection from Roni-Sue’s Chocolates (Photo by Paul Wagtouicz) If ever there was a holiday gift for truffle lovers,...
Karen Seiger
Dec 18, 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
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
Look for the Holiday Markets Segment on NY1 This Weekend
NY1’s Kristen Shaughnessy and Karen Seiger talk about the holiday markets in and around NYC NY1 is airing my Weekend Feature segment...
Karen Seiger
Dec 12, 20141 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
Columbus Circle and Hester Street Holiday Markets Are Open
Hester Street Holiday Market at One Penn Plaza (Photo courtesy of Hester Street Fair) All of grand holiday markets in Manhattan are now...
Karen Seiger
Dec 1, 20141 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
Weekend Market Picks November 22 & 23, 2014: Brussels Sprouts 2015
Every year I have to post a story about Brussels sprouts because the are just so pretty. This year I’ve found some true beauties at the...
Karen Seiger
Nov 21, 20142 min read
What Are You Waiting For? Go Get Your Knives Sharpened!
Samurai Knife Sharpening in Chelsea Market This is my annual reminder that Thanksgiving is infinitely more enjoyable when your knives are...
Karen Seiger
Nov 18, 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
Bodhitree Farm: Beautiful New Video from Food.Curated
Bodhitree Farm is one of my very favorites, and I have known owner Nevia No for years from the Abingdon Square Greenmarket in the West...
Karen Seiger
Nov 11, 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
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