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Get Ready For The Grand Central Holiday Fair 2018 Casting Call
Grand Central Holiday Fair Casting Call 2018 I feel like I’m just waking up from my post-holiday market hibernation! I’m sure our amazing...
Karen Seiger
Mar 26, 20181 min read
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Weekend Holiday Markets and The Must-Have Kids Book About Cows
You have to read this hilarious new book by Kip Cosson We’re so lucky to have an entire, wonderful weekend to finish our holiday...
Karen Seiger
Dec 22, 20173 min read
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WovenWell: Give Gifts That Give Back
WovenWell Founder Kim Widener at the TSQ Gifted Holiday Market The new holiday market kiosks in Time Square are a breath of fresh air in...
Karen Seiger
Dec 16, 20172 min read
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Weekend Holiday Market Picks December 16 & 17, 2017
Mountain Sweet Berry Farm brings holiday greenery to Union Square If you need wreaths and garlands (and who doesn’t neet wreaths and...
Karen Seiger
Dec 15, 20172 min read
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Bright New Holiday Market Downtown In The Oculus
The Holiday Market At The Oculus When I first starting working at American Express across from the World Trade Center in 2000, I remember...
Karen Seiger
Dec 9, 20172 min read
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Holiday Market Picks December 2 & 3, 2017
Visit Kayla and LinePosters at Columbus Circle Holiday Market It’s December, and the holiday season is in full swing! All the grand...
Karen Seiger
Dec 1, 20172 min read
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The Holiday Markets Are Opening!
Hanging out with Joan from CityBitz at Union Square The grand holiday markets are opening all over the city, and there are wonderful ...
Karen Seiger
Nov 17, 20172 min read
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Celebrate New York’s Handmade History This Season
I am happy to share an incredible gift resources from the amazing artisans of the New York Handmade Collective (formerly known as the...
Karen Seiger
Nov 13, 20171 min read
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Guest Holiday Market: The Beautiful Christmas Markets of Budapest
Ami, Geoge & Asta, our Budapest Hosts We landed in Budapest in December 2015. We were going to visit our dear friends Ami, George, and...
Karen Seiger
Dec 24, 20163 min read
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Last Minute Shopping You Dream About In The Holiday Markets
Well, this is it! Saturday is a fabulous day to finish up your gift shopping. Some people call it procrastination. I call it a good...
Karen Seiger
Dec 23, 20162 min read
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Ever See A Penguin on the A Train?
Ned Visits New York, by Kip Cosson Kip Cosson of Kip Kids sure knows how to draw a penguin. And a mouse. And a New York City subway....
Karen Seiger
Dec 22, 20162 min read
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The Shrunken Mohawk: A Holiday Tale
Never put your favorite wool hat in the dryer! In May 2015, I received an email from Anna-Lena in Germany. Her boyfriend Peer had visited...
Karen Seiger
Dec 18, 20162 min read
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Holiday Market Picks: Give Handmade Gifts!
For Elephant Lovers, necklace handmade by UrbanRose in the Bryant Park Holiday Market Look. It’s December. The weather is going to suck....
Karen Seiger
Dec 16, 20162 min read
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Making The Magic Happen at the Grand Central Holiday Fair (VIDEO)
The team at Grand Central made this wonderful time-lapse video of the making of the Grand Central Holiday Fair! This year, the market is...
Karen Seiger
Dec 9, 20161 min read
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Weekend Holiday Markets December 10 & 11, 2016: Local Holiday Greenery
Holiday Greens – Locally Grown in the Greenmarket This is the busiest holiday weekend of them all! 22 day-long or weekend markets are...
Karen Seiger
Dec 9, 20162 min read
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Holiday Market Picks December 3 & 6, 2016: EdieArt & That Water Tower
EdieArt at the Union Square Holiday Market There is so much wonderful art in the holiday markets. One of my very favorites is EdieArt at...
Karen Seiger
Dec 2, 20163 min read
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Small Business Saturday Is Here!
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We had dinner for 16 people, and for the first time in years, we had leftovers! I plan to be...
Karen Seiger
Nov 25, 20162 min read
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Weekend Market Picks November 5 & 6, 2016: The Gift of Bakelite
Sheila Strong Sells An Amazing Array of Bakelite Jewelry on Bleecker Street Happy Marathon Weekend! We saw the fireworks kicking off the...
Karen Seiger
Nov 4, 20163 min read
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Top 10 Easter Weekend Markets
Seen at the Flea: Eva and Bella, Dear Friends at the Hell’s Kitchen Flea What a beautiful weekend to spend enjoying the spring weather....
Karen Seiger
Mar 26, 20163 min read
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The Coolest Place to Spend New Year’s Eve (It’s Not Times Square)
You may know by now that I love pretty much anything to do with Coney Island. Last New Year’s Eve, Coney Island introduced a new and...
Karen Seiger
Dec 27, 20152 min read
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