The Real NYC Part 5 - IS 44 Greenflea
Before there was Brooklyn Flea there was Green Flea at IS 44 . Located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan (see map) this market started as a fund raiser for the PTA of the local middle school. Today it is an amazing collection vendors. Over the past 25+ years it has become a Sunday tradition. This is not a neighborhood "tag sale." These are serious vendors. The range of products go from inexpensive knick-knacks like hand and candy to vintage books and magazines, costume jewelry, and fantastic furniture. Under one of the tables at Green flea Some vendors sell the relics from our collective past - magazines, signs, kitchenware. Buttons reflecting past political movements More political buttons Others sell cultural collectibles - pins, postcards, sports cards. There are also vendors who sell their own creations. One vendor whom The Amazing Ms. D and I loved was Cheetahrama . These fashion accessories have been created by Deborah Gregory , wh...