Flea Markets

Dev Trading Cards and Telephone Tinder—Six Projects We Dug at Internet Yami-Ichi

A black market bloomed in Queens this past Saturday. Internet Yami-Ichi (From the Japanese, "yami-ichi" translates into "black market.") appeared in New York City for the first time. We saw real life cookies, glitch tapestry, selfie devices for animals and got diagnosed as "dead."

By Brady Dale

Simulacra of Urban Experience in a Suburbanizing New York

In many senses, curation is replacing the vitality and variety of urban experience, as businesses offer a form of faux urbanism.

By Kim Velsey

Vintage Treasures for Sale at NYC Big Flea

Big Flea Antiques Market debuts in New York City September 27.

By Vanessa Haughton

Only in Brooklyn: A Flea Market Showdown

By Matt Chaban

Sign of the Times: High-End Brooklyn Flea Market Readies for Debut

By Lysandra Ohrstrom

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