The Brooklyn Flea is saying goodbye to Dumbo this winter and hello to Fort Greene.
The nearly two-year-old vendor marketplace will relocate to 1 Hanson Place, the former Williamsburgh Savings Bank, in the Fort Greene/Boerum Hill neighborhood of Brooklyn. The move, which will more than triple the Flea's current square footage at 81 Front St., is scheduled for the weekend of Jan. 9.
This will be the second winter for the weekends-only Flea, which expects around 100 vendors—selling everything from apparel to stationary to chocolate—to participate in the coming months. The Flea will use about 10,000 square feet on the ground floor and 10,000 square feet in the basement of the 85-year-old bank, and original fixtures such as bank teller windows and overhanging lamps, will remain intact. Such details only add to the building's charm, said Eric Demby, who runs the marketplace with partner Jonathan Butler of Brooklyn's popular Brownstoner blog.
