Standing on the steps of the Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School yesterday, helping to inaugarate the Brooklyn Flea, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz said "I always said that Brooklyn has everything. But I was wrong. It didn't have a flea market."
Well, apparently Brooklyn was starving for one. Crowds streamed in the doors of the schoolyard all day long. So many people swarmed the tables it was almost impossible to see what they were browsing. There was a long line for waffles that didn't ever shorten. If the chilly weather was keeping people away, then beware summer. I'm betting Les Puces de Paris Saint-Ouen doesn't get this much traffic on a good day.
Brownstoner has a time lapse sequence of the day. There are also comments regarding how people felt about the flea and its mix of goods.
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