"On an average Saturday morning in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, you’ll likely spot a guy on the corner in front of this Caribbean market chopping up fresh soursop with a machete. Next to him, a line of people will form - some of them interested in the prickly green fruit while others wait patiently for things like coconut, mango, or tamarind. Labay Market imports them all, along with a bunch of other fish, vegetables, and spices, straight from the Caribbean. And it’s one of the only places in Brooklyn where you’ll find tropical kitchen staples like breadfruit, eddoe, and sapodilla." - hannah albertine, nikko duren