Moore Street Retail Market

Moore Street Market, often referred to as La Marqueta de Williamsburg,[1] is one of four surviving public markets built by mayor Fiorello La Guardia in New York City in 1941 to get pushcarts off crowded and unclean streets. It is located at 110 Moore Street in the Williamsburg neighborhood of northern Brooklyn.

For the market in Dublin, see Moore Street.

In early 2007, Moore Street Market was under the impending threat of closure[2] by its owner and manager, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYC EDC).[3] Community leaders and the long-time merchants succeeded in keeping the market open; beginning in December 2008, the market was managed by the Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation, until the New York City Economic Development Corporation was reassigned site management of the market in December 2014.[4] A $2.7 million renovation was announced in 2019.[5][6]

Merchants operating at the market are mainly from Spanish-speaking Caribbean countries or Latin America, and primarily sell products such as fruit, vegetables, crafts, herbs, candles and ethnic food from their respective countries. The market also serves as an economic and cultural anchor for Williamsburg and its community, regularly holding events for the public.[7]

References
  1. Robert (2008-08-01). "'La Marqueta de Williamsburg' Almost Saved". Curbed NY. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. Gonzalez, David (2008-02-11). "A Caribbean Corner of Brooklyn, Fighting to Survive". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  3. "Moore Street Market". NYCEDC. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  4. Blau, Reuven (2015-01-30). "City takes over historic Moore Street Retail Market". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  5. "Williamsburg's Moore Street Market gets new lease on life with $2.7M upgrade". amNewYork. 2019-08-20. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  6. "Historic East Williamsburg Moore Market Will Receive $2.7 million for Renovation". Bushwick Daily. 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  7. Project for Public Spaces, "Preserving and Revitalizing the Moore Street Market in Brooklyn, New York", May 2009
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