What's New? « Brooklyn Flea

What's New?

August 5, 2010 | Filed In: Blog, What's New?

So much of the Flea's energy comes from new vendors excited to share their amazing stuff with you. Tons coming onboard lately, so for the sake of brevity, we'll be brief.

We've been cultivating the debut of the Brooklyn Grange urban farm for sometime now, and they're finally onboard for this Saturday. Actually just over the Queens border on an acre rooftop, the groovy Grange kids will have fresh organic produce (carrots, beets, stringbeans, peppers, greens, more) grown just 6 miles from the Flea, all harvested the morning of the market! Plus, insane heirloom-tomato salads with baby greens, herbs, and cukes. Healthy Flea. E1, FG/Sat

HNH BBQ debuted last Saturday and sold out of all 160 pounds of its Texas-style brisket by early afternoon (plus 90 jalapeno-cheddar sausages). Moo! HNH is An Choi chef Dennis Ngo's passion project with 3 Bed-Stuy pals, and their future looks glistening, fat, and jiggly. They're on an August trial run fyi (this Sat., plus Aug. 21+28). E5, FG/Sat

Speaking of beefs, Mile End has added its mythic Ruth Wilensky salami sandwich (right) on an onion roll to its Flea roster of sliced lox and Montreal bagels. We are happy. E16, FG/Sat

Senor Flea's first ice-cream memory is Steve's in Somerville, Mass., with the hand-crank in the window, "mix-in's" right on the counter, and hourlong lines around the block. After a two-decade hiatus, Steve is back with a small-batch line called Steve's Craft Ice Cream, which will be at One Hanson this Sunday with flavors like bourbon vanilla, blackberry-honey, Mexican chile chocolate, and salted caramel. Woot. Right of entry, 1H/Sun

Jon Tannen's Brooklyn Cream biz has nothing to do with food. Born and raised in Midwood, he's an artist and junk collector. "Nothing makes me happier than garbage days in Park Slope!" he wrote in his vendor application—sold. Head downstairs to the vault at One Hanson in search of: "Tons of classical vinyl, seltzer bottles, sheet music, books, art, cookware, clothes, quilts, signs, jewelry, photographs, slides, negatives, buttons, furniture, keys, maps, mirrors, frames, doorknobs, etc." Boom. #9, 1H Vault/Sun

Whitney's been working on launching her new vintage furniture and housewares biz, Green Zebre Home, at the Flea since March. We plucked the desk (right) off her website. Find Whitney down in the vault too. #8, 1H Vault/Sun

Christine and Jim are 26th St./Hell's Kitchen vets, and as "Monnel" they sell glass and pottery smalls, as well as art and etchings stretching back to 1890 and a smattering of collectibles culled with a curated eye. The real deal. #3, 1H Vault/Sun

Lauren Kelly inherited a ton of vintage jewelry that she's ready to part with at the Flea over a couple of Sundays, including this weekend. Find her, yup, down in the Vault. #12, 1H Vault/Sun

Upstairs at the bank seek out Ken, whose Just Kids Nostalgia represents 31 years of collecting records, vintage toys, movie posters, pin-back buttons, illustration art, vintage clothing, TV memorabilia, comics, magazines and more. "My inventory," Ken tells us, "is extensive." He wants to be a regular—let's make it happen. #24, 1H/Sun

Over in Fort Greene, Stuart Morris enters the Flea fray with vintage vinyl galore. We don't know just what to expect, as he's simply promised to bring tons of records and other collectibles to fill up his double spot, and this makes us giddy with excitement. W2, FG/Sat

Neanna Bodycomb (best name!) sells cool vintage clothes and other '50s-'90s housewares as Bogart + Moore, and also slings pies at Roberta's on the side. Classic Flea combo if there were ever was one. L2, FG/Sat

We love Michelle Han's wood-block and linocut prints in bright but subdued colors (right). (She also sells the hand-carved blocks, a cool twist.) Former journalist, she also teaches printmaking at local PS 20. She lives in the hood too, feels like a keeper. E23, FG/Sat