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Thousands of Brooklynites turned out on the weekend prior to a globally celebrated solar eclipse on Monday to experience what The New York Times called “the Woodstock of Eating.”
Smorgasburg is the largest weekly open-air food market in America, welcoming more than 2 million visitors a year to markets in New York, Los Angeles and Miami, according to the Smorgasburg website.
Smorgasburg (a mash-up of “smorgasbord” and “Williamsburg”) launched in May 2011, spinning off from the success of food vendors at the Brooklyn Flea. It has since incubated hundreds of independent businesses vending food and drink from around the world. From this platform, many have found success as multi-year, stalwart vendors — as well as gone on to thrive as brick and mortar shops, restaurants and packaged goods brands.
Past Smorgasburg expansions have included season-long markets in Jersey City, New Jersey; Toronto, Ontario; Kingston, NY; and Washington, D.C; recurring pop-ups in Osaka, Japan; Sao Paulo, Brazil; and more. In New York, Smorgasburg operates the concessions at BRIC’s popular “Celebrate Brooklyn!” live performance series in Prospect Park each season and has activated its unique food festival experience in partnership with numerous other cultural institutions and brands.
Smorgasburg’s New York locations — at the Oculus at the World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan, the original Williamsburg waterfront location, and Breeze Hill in Prospect Park — reopen for the season April 5-7, 2024, operating every weekend through October.


















































































































SUNSET PARK — “As a resident of Marine Park, one of the great surprises I found biking around Industry City and visiting Japan Village was to discover Bush Terminal Park. I continue to be amazed at the serene hideaways that the city offers in some of the busiest places — and, still, with an iconic view.”

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — ‘A miracle that no one was killed …’ That’s what neighbors are saying about the collapse of the Hotel St. George marquee. Shown in this photograph are workmen beginning the removal and repair of the historic, old neon sign at the corner, referencing a relic of Brooklyn Heights’ past: the St. George Hotel.

ATLANTIC AVENUE — Exhausted shopper with cluster of bags and goods from mall at Boerum Place stops to look at huge construction site across the street. “Is that REALLY going to be a jail??” Her male companion is reassuring, “Nothing like Rikers … this is 21st Century.”
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — Overheard in line at one of most popular pastry outlets on Montague Street: “Hope I can get them into a camp …” A mother with two pre-schoolers in tow was showing a friend the Dodge Y flyer for Healthy Kids Day on Saturday, April 18.