Jonathan Butler and Eric Demby, who run the Brooklyn Flea are working double-time to keep the neighborhood happy despite heated gripes that came spilling out at a recent community meeting in a local church.

The complaints: The Flea is bad for parking. It’s noisy and disruptive to neighborhood life on a summer Sunday.  There are also complaints about the large number of bikes locked up outside the Brooklyn Flea in Fort Greene. So the latest innovation to keep the neighbors happy: valet parking for bikes.

Starting this Sunday, we are pleased to announce that bike parking
at the Flea just got a whole lot easier. Bike valet is coming to the
Flea! Even better, it’s free.

We love folks to bike, walk, subway, bus, or blade-scooter to the
Flea–and now you can just hop off your bike, park it with our trusty
valet guy/gal right in front of the Lafayette entrance, get your
ticket, and pick up your bike on the way out. No muss, no worries, no
sweat.

The fine folks at Transportation Alternatives
provide this service at a few spots around town, and we’re hoping that
this new partnership with the Flea will kick bike valet into high gear
as a viable option for cyclists around the city at big or small events.