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Author: Cindy VandenBosch

Bakeries at New York’s Public Markets: A Bread and Butter Industry for the City

In this two-part blog series, we’ll be highlighting the stories behind baking businesses – wholesale and retail, profit and nonprofit – that are located inside New York’s public markets and …

  • Inside Industry
  • Public Markets

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Chocolate & Cheese: Launching Businesses at the Essex Street Market

Owned and operated by the city, the Essex Street Market provides a diverse array of fresh, high-quality, and affordable food options to local residents, as well as opportunities for new …

  • Public Markets

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Co-owners - a man and a woman - of Saxelby Cheesemongers, both in striped shirts, stand behind a counter that is filled with cheeses on display. There is a chalkboard in the background that lists out a variety of cheeses.

Thanksgiving Shopping at the Essex Street Market

In preparation for Thanksgiving, we’ve put together a shopping guide so you can find unique, delicious, and affordable items right in the Lower East Side’s Essex Street Market. But when …

  • Public Markets

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Fishmongers of the Essex Street Market

Whether you’re looking for salmon, tilapia, porgy, or mussels, fishmongers at the Essex Street Market have got you covered. Step inside the market today and you find two stalls selling …

  • Public Markets

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Essex Street Market: A Look Back at Opening Day, 1940

The Essex Street Market opened for business on the morning of January 9, 1940 in what the New York Times described as, “one of the shortest dedication ceremonies on record.” …

  • Public Markets
  • Street Vending

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Longtime Yard Photographer John Bartelstone to Judge Fall Photo Tour

Each season, we offer a special opportunity for photographers to explore the Brooklyn Navy Yard with us. Our next Seasonal Photography Tour is taking place this Saturday, October 10 at 11am, departing from …

  • Architecture
  • Brooklyn Navy Yard
  • Photography
  • Waterfront

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