Holiday Market 2015 Recap + Where to Find Your Favorite Vendors

Sometimes art doesn’t imitate life and it’s too bad because the winter wonderland we brought this year’s Greenpointers Holiday Market was so beautiful! Miss V put down her Mehndi tools for a few hours, picked up a can of blue spray paint, and revived her street art skills to create a dope backdrop decked out with hanging snowflakes, sprites, and a wintery landscape. The weather outside felt more like a brisk spring day but inside the gorgeous Greenpoint Loft, it was bustling with the holiday spirit and the smell of spices from our mulled wine wafted throughout.

As soon as doors opened, visitors came in waves and the entire space became alive with the merry sounds of conversations and movement. Music switched between Laura & Greg’s live performance and some old-timey tunes by V.M Home Recreations’ record player. The rooftop space was packed with people drinks in hand, enjoying the cityscape views of the water tower on the Greenpoint side and Manhattan landscape on the other. Inside on the mezzanine, people were lined up for photos at our photo booth, getting their tarot cards read, getting artfully done nails, or receiving bang trims. It was the perfect way to celebrate this time of year and this neighborhood. Thanks to everyone who made it out and helped make this market a huge success! Check out some photos of this year’s Holiday Market here.

We had more than double the amount of visitors and as a result, many vendors sold out of all or some of their items. We’ve been asked where to find them so we’ve compiled a (not-so-short) list for future reference (or last minute gifts) below:

First, we had several local businesses join us to showcase some of their best (or tastiest) items so you should visit them when you’re around the neighborhood!

On food, we’ve got:
Adelina’s (159 Greenpoint Ave) for cozy authentic Italian and barrels of wine.
Centavo is currently a pop-up on Thursdays at The Brooklyn Safehouse (120 Franklin St)
Esme (999 Manhattan Ave) for delicious New American lunch, brunch, and dinner!
Moe’s Doughs Donut Shop (126 Nassau Ave) debuted some new flavors at our market and are open for business daily in their Greenpoint store.

On art/design and DIY handcrafted items, check out:
MochaShade (165 Greenpoint Ave)
HeART by Hand (172 Greenpoint Ave)

If you like Greenpoint style, pick up some cool shades and eyewear at Sunny Eye Shop (284 Driggs Ave) and/or get your hair done at Bull in the Heather.

Some vendors don’t have their own store but their products can be found locally or nearby in various locations:

Art/Prints: LLUBAV at People of 2morrow (65 Franklin St), Sprout Home (44 Grand St)

Fashion: Brooklyn Beach at Mind Over Matter (165 Greenpoint Ave), M.Carter (141 Engert Ave), People of 2morrow (65 Franklin St), Brooklyn Groove (102B Nassau Ave), Awoke Vintage (132 North 5th St,& 688 Manhattan Ave), and more; Chacana at The Market NYC, 218 Bedford Ave); lulaland at People of 2morrow (65 Franklin St).

Food: Better Off Spread at The City Reliquary, (370 Metropolitan Ave), Campbell Cheese & Grocery (502 Lorimer St), Depanneur (242 Wythe Ave), Eastern District (1053 Manhattan Ave), and more; Brooklyn Delhi at Depanneur (242 Wythe Ave), The Brooklyn Kitchen (100 Frost St), Eastern District (1053 Manhattan Ave), and more. Granola Lab [Can be found at Black Brick (300 Bedford Ave); Brooklyn Standard (188 Nassau St & 766 Grand St); By Brooklyn (142 Grand St); Campbell Cheese & Grocery (502 Lorimer St); Diviera Drive (131 Berry St); Eastern District (1053 Manhattan Ave); On The Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream Menu (Greenpoint & Williamsburg locations)]
Greenpoint Trading [Can be found at Brooklyn Harvest Market (25 N 5th St); Brooklyn Kitchen (100 Frost St); Brooklyn Winery (213 N 8th St); The Box House Hotel (77 Box St); Depanneur (242 Wythe Ave); Greenpoint Fish & Lobster (114 Nassau Ave); Greenpoint Cheese & Meat (192 Driggs Ave); The Henry Norman Hotel (251 North Henry St); Marlow & Daughters (95 Broadway); Urban Market (11 Broadway)]
Gustavo’s Salsa [Can be found at Greenpoint Fish & Lobster (114 Nassau Ave)]
Queen Majesty Hot Sauce [Can be found at The Brooklyn Kitchen (100 Frost St); By Brooklyn (142 Grand St); Ccampbell Cheese & Grocery (502 Lorimer St); Gourmet Guild (110 Broadway); Greenpoint Fish & Lobster (114 Nassau Ave); Heatonist (121 Wythe Ave

Beauty Products: Alchemy Holistics at Fit+Flow Yoga (65 Maspeth Ave, 2nd Floor); Copper and Sage at L.A.B Brooklyn (144 Driggs Ave), Mind Over Matter (165 Greenpoint Ave); HI WILDFLOWER at Awoke Vintage (132 North 5th St & 688 Manhattan Ave), Horizons Vintage (381 Metropolitan Ave), People of 2morrow (65 Franklin St); Oxalis Apothecary at The Marquet (346 Bedford Ave); Palermo Body at Folioh Port (235 Berry St), People of 2morrow (65 Franklin St).

Home Decor: Amelia Brooklyn at Dolly G’s Vintage (320 Graham Ave), Smallhome (770 Metropolitan Ave), Wolves Within & Home Of The Brave (146 Franklin St); Morphologically at Dusty Rose (251 Greenpoint Ave), Kinfolk 94 Store (94 Wythe Ave); Yuko Nishikawa Ceramics at Joinery (263 South 1st St).

Many of our vendors are independent makers, just starting out, and sells online only or by custom orders. Here is a list and where you can buy from them post market:

Fashion: Conscious Step; Erro and Co LLC, Merci Simone, Conscious Step, Peacock and Pineapples, Wax + Cruz, El Mercado Peru, grampo (email fernanda.petrini@gmail.com), Haskieville Apparel, Walk the West (email inquiries – website coming soon)