Photo from 2020 by Steven
The Tuesday Astor Place Greenmarket won't be coming back for a fifth season.
This market is now marked "permanently closed" on the GrowNYC website. (H/T Steven.)
A GrowNYC spokesperson confirmed the closure, citing reduced foot traffic since the pandemic.
The market, situated on the south plaza adjacent to the cube, debuted in August 2020. Since then, it has run from June through November on Tuesdays, typically hosting four to five vendors each week.
As the GrowNYC rep pointed out, the East Village community can still support local farmers year-round, five days a week at the Tompkins Square Greenmarket on Sundays and the Union Square Greenmarket on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Tompkins Farmers Market needs to be moved from the crowded sidewalk of Avenue A to 7th St between A and B: shut it down for through traffic on Sunday morning, eliminate free parking and create a spacious inviting market for the community to come together.
ReplyDeleteThat’s a great idea!
DeleteAgreed. Frankly the streets around the park should be considered to be closed and made a 'plaza'
DeleteAgree, excellent idea! If they can close St. Marks to foot traffic for dining (betw A and B) why not do the same for the green market? It could accommodate more vendors and make it a much better experience for all.
DeleteFYI, Kernan Farms is at the Union Square Market on Wednesdays. I just paid them a visit. Unfortunately Winn doesn’t work at that market. The cherries are delicious.
ReplyDeleteWhat a bummer. I loved that little Tuesday market. It only had a few stands but they had fantastic produce. I’d guess Wegman’s opening across the street played a big role in the decision to close it.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine that wegman's finally opening there (took something like 4 years for it to open) helped the green market at all.
ReplyDeleteI do love the idea of the closing the street for the Tompkins SQ green market though.. You'd have to figure out the "maybe/maybe not" Pedestrian zone on B though to do it.. and honestly I'd like them to figure that out... it feels like the worst of both worlds right now.
There's also forever construction on 10th street that's been messing with traffic (and bus route traffic) for a while now too..
The pedestrianization of Avenue B is an unnecessary and underused menace and an eyesore and should be replaced with speed bumps to calm down traffic speed. 10th Street could probably use a bump too because vehicles fly down the block there.
ReplyDeleteNot true at all
DeleteWhy is there still a random barricade at 7th & b? Honestly it feels more dangerous to squeeze traffic through a 1 lane opening & pedestrians often don’t realize that there is still oncoming traffic since most of the crosswalk is covered by it. Saw it happen again today.
ReplyDeleteI told the very nice transp alt guy about my feeling in ave b open streets. I support and am involved in many projects but not that I e
St. Marks is not a thru street for traffic. Close 7th street and what do westbound emergency vehicles do? Can't use 5th to get to 1st Ave. So you go up B to 10th? But no, B is sometimes barricaded. So, what are emergency vehicles carrying your sick loved ones to do? Try thinking or researching before suggesting our giving the thumbs up on tired old free parking rallying cries.
ReplyDeleteThe barriers are set up in a way that allows emergency vehicles to get through. I live on B and see it several times a day.
DeleteI’m sorry but 2 blocks, particularly when the hospitals are located north of the EV makes absolutely no difference. You’re grabbing at a reason
DeleteGreat, another plaza.
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