Chelsea Flea

This place is rubbish actually, I shouldn’t say that, it’s not for me. I have never seen so much toot in one place. People were selling anything that they found & at unreasonable prices. I did see a couple of items people might like eg. Vinyl records, African art, Chinese artefacts etc. Summary- if you’ve only got a few days in NY, do not waste your time going here. You will regret it

The only market to be at on a Saturday in Manhattan. The best collector items, exquisite art and unique fashion pieces. Don’t miss out!

I’ve been coming to Chelsea Flea for over 10 years now and i always walk away with a little treasure! When the weather is nice, there tends to be a lot more vendors and people. There is always an array of clothing, accessories, home wares, and collectibles. The vendors vary but there’s always a good mix

A very interesting treasure hunting paradise, where there are often surprises!

There were sooo many things, artifacts, antiques , and vintage pieces here ranging from furniture, coats, jewelry, to books, cameras , and many more. I saw on TikTok about this place and had to make a walk over. The market takes place every Saturday I believe.

The flea had such a copious array of vintage wares to choose from! Make sure you get there in time to shop it all.1-3 hours should do it. You know how you shop. It closes promptly. (8am-5pm)

One of the things to do on the weekend. The market has a lot of small vendors selling multiple different things. The only thing to consider before going is the weather forecast - whenever the weather is not great, a lot of the vendors don’t show or leave very early which is a little disappointing. Wish there was a way to know in advance how many vendors will be there.

Underwhelming if you are looking for clothes. Not a lot of selection or variety and mostly stuff you could find in the thrift stores around Chelsea. Fun for digging around random trinkets as long as you are not on a mission. Most of the vendors are pretty friendly except for the lady that sells vintage watches — she will angrily tell you it’s disrespectful to talk about vintage watches with your friends in front of her. In general they could use a higher density of vendors, feels pretty sparse for a decently sized lot.

Not as good, by far, as the OG- but still fun! Great selection of vintage jewelry, art, clothing of all kinds! Everyone haggles- be aggressive but nice!

If you like finding unique items and have the time this place is great. It's not so much a one visit goldmine (it certainly can be) but more of a visit and see what you like kinda place. The vendors of African wares, jewelry and artifacts sell some pretty lovely items. Prices are always negotiable and you might come away with a one of a kind piece!

Total mixed bag as a flea market normally is. We had a great find from a super sweet honest vendor. However, there is a man who we saw yell at two different women and he raised his voice at my daughter who was walking by with a lidded less than a sip left chai. Calling her stupid as *#€£ and telling her to not come in his both with a coffee. It was so so strange that he was so aggressive with people. Also quite a few people selling fake silver as real, trying to pass off low quality or costume as Native Made sterling and turquoise. I mean it's a flea market so buyer beware right. ‍ I do think there were some fun booths! Just a too warm day with a cranky eccentric asshole selling dresses.

Loved it here! Found so much great stuff especially liked Tshirt booth, custom jewelry booth and massage candle

Not the best selection if you are looking for clothing. Vendors that were selling clothing had boutique prices in the hundreds. Things are a bit overpriced. A lot of jewelry that is a bit pricey. You can definitely find some art fixtures and African themed wood sculptures. I would not travel to NY just to come to this particular Flea Market if you are into stuff like that. It is not worth it.

Honestly, the cutest little flea market! I've been following a seller of vintage jewelry and clothing I met at the Grand Bazaar in the UWS. When I asked to meet her for a piece I was looking to pick up she shared that she was here at the Chelsea Flea. The seller gave me their Instagram to follow and check out which I really appreciated as I've been on a quest to find certain pieces to fill my apartment with and I am so glad I made the little trek down. Tucked away in a little rectangular lot in the middle of the street between 5th and 6th Avenue, you'll find this open air market with lots of little tents and vendors selling a gamut of things from African tribal ware to vintage clothing and luxe jewelry. Each vendor selling their own unique collection of vintage pieces. I have a particular eye for things I am looking for and I felt myself constantly looking around and find things I loved - such as these beautiful vintage Lenox porcelain salt shakers. Despite it being small, I found myself making a couple of loops and consistently find things I liked which was a win for me. I picked up a couple of things from clothing like some Marni (Italian) style pants and a Juicy Couture scarf. These vendors were also the most sweet and helpful. When I picked up the Marni pants the vendor helped me measure and convert the sizing, while the Juicy scarf was given to me for $2 (what a steal). Overall, I really enjoyed my experience here and would definitely visit again.

A lot of stuff, doubt you will find any real treasures BUT if you are looking for funky or vintage clothes and all kinds of beautiful jewelry - it's there. Spend a little more time and you will find eclectic pieces and nostalgia to accent your home.

The selection here is so-so and limited compared to the flea markets in DUMBO and Williamsburg. I mostly saw jewelry and house decor vendors, some clothing. I ended up coming out with a small succulent from the sweetest lady for $4. If you are passing by, I'd recommend taking a look, but don't expect real thrift finds here.

This flea market is hit and miss. It is located inside an outdoor lot on 25th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue. The stuff on display is mostly clothes and jewelry. If you're looking for art or records, there are better flea markets. The place is very big though and you can definitely find some good bargains here.

I love coming here to find great vintage, but recently I've noticed a trend of white sellers assuming me and my other minority friends can't afford what they're selling. My friend wilson (Hispanic ) was told he could not look an item behind a glass because it was "too much for him". My friend faith( black) and I( Hispanic) asked to look at some jewelry from one of the sellers. When I asked the woman , can I take a look at that bracelet? She said it's $125 and turned us away, but had no problem showing watches to a group of white girls next to us. The vintage is cool , but the enviorment some of the sellers create makes it feel uncomfortable when digging through inventory.

Iconic market with a good mix of genuine antiques and of joe normal cheap stuff. You can find good deals and as long as it's not too hot it's a nice place to wander and explore. Be sure to bring cash

Definitely a hit or miss here. Laura is my favorite vendor, she sells such cute little vintage bags that I've never seen elsewhere. Good prices too. The other vendors are alright, nothing special, hence 1 less star. They're here even when it snows and rains, although a few less vendors than the usual full house.

We've been to this flea market a number of times over the years -- when it was in different buildings and garages and even on a different street. It's now on the east side of 6th Avenue on the north side of 25th street. And it's in an open parking lot behind a fence. It costs $1 to enter which they collect at the one entry point midway at the small opening in the fence. Vendors are mainly jewelry -- mostly vintage/antique -- plus some bric a brac, clothing, African masks and fabrics, and a bit of small furniture. It was a bright sunny day so it was interesting to walk up and down the narrow aisles to browse. We didn't buy anything. Because this market was near our hotel it was convenient. I'm not sure I'd go out of my way to come here, but it was a fine way to spend an hour or so on a Sunday morning. And we also visited one of the antique galleries across the street at the same time.

This was my first time at the Chelsea flea market. I was walking around and accidentally found it. I had a great time. Met some cool people, everyone was really polite and sweet to me. End up finding a film point and shoot(I'm a camera guy) for a great price. I would definitely come back at any time and recommend this cute little spot!

Since their change in management in 2020 that flea market has risen back to his glory! On most Saturdays and Sundays weather permitting the area is packed with amazing vendors ranging from costume jewelry, vintage records, home decor, and etc. They have gotten rid of the $1 entry fee and they have added a modest coffee cart in the back corner too! The vendors pricing are very reasonable and some carry some museum quality pieces! I come back every weekend I can and seems to get better and better! I will warn don't come when it's raining since most of the vendors won't come because the rain will damage their stock.

I didn't like it! Not lots of cool items. Mostly just clothing, but there were a couple of cool nick nacks and such, but those were few and far between.

I came in with high hopes but was quite disappointed. It was free to enter. Selection was pretty limited and it felt more like a garage sale with random long time antique nomads. What really took me aback was the uncivilized behaviors and generally unfriendly feeling with vendors. Perhaps they were just tired and jaded about their profession, but I wouldn't want to do business with vendors like that. Not especially with antique. You could overheard them criticizing other vendor's music, or some customer haggling with a vendor who was rude (well to be fair this isn't the vendor's fault.) Perhaps that's just New York, I mean if you're ok with general vulgarity. Most sellers don't have an online presence, no business cards, and are tight-lipped to share what they do/who they are. You really just have to take their words that these are genuine antique (really??) This would be a pass for me.

If you know my husband and me, you know we are inveterate antique shoppers and flea market hounds. The thrill of the hunt for "whatever" keeps us interested and happy in this pursuit. On a recent weekend jaunt to NYC (where I was born and raised) ....we happened upon the Chelsea flea market on a beautiful early Sunday morning. The market is set in a large fenced parking lot with lots of room for tables and tables of all manner of vintage merchandise. We spent a happy couple of hours meandering about checking out all the wares and talking to the vendors. Flea markets have the funniest, quirkiest and most story-telling vendors of any business. As we were on our last "row" of tables, I espied some vintage jewelry that caught my eye. Within moments I noticed some vintage scarab bracelets in a case that I recognized instantly. One of my uncles, now deceased, was a jewelry manufacturer and designer in Rhode Island. The company had originally been started by his dad and although it has now been sold, it had been in the family for a very long time and certainly for most of my life thus far. Sure enough, upon closer inspection, I realized these bracelets had indeed been designed and made by my uncle back in the 1950s and 1960s. They all still had the tiny gold tag identifying them attached to the bands. I had a lovely conversation with the vendor who was happy to know more about the provenance of these pieces. And although I have a number of my uncle's pieces of jewelry, my husband surprised me by buying me one of the scarab bracelets to "rescue" it and return it to the family. This flea market has a wide assortment of interesting things for the collector of most anything. If you're in the area on a Sunday, and want to spend a couple of interesting hours of browsing, I would recommend this flea market for sure.

Well I used to love the Chelsea Flea market. We were there every weekend with our girls. But yesterday when we went, my seven-year-old, who was acting up, kept intentionally lagging behind us to make us worried. One of the vendors working there who didn't know what was happening walked up to me and accused me of leaving my child behind, berating me in front of everyone at the market. I explained to her "thank you for your concern, but there's a lot more at play here than you realize," she replied "I hope your child gets abducted!" And stormed off. It was then I realized the was operating one of the larger booths in the market. I approached her and asked her how she could ever say something like that to someone and she said she stood by the comment and that it was clear that I didn't care about my children. So in short, after a long, loving relationship with the Chelsea Flea, we'll never be going there again.

Are we going to a club? Because they just charged us cover to enter a parking lot. I visited the Chelsea Flea Market on Saturday 3/24 with a friend, since this was my first time visiting a flea market I didn't have any expectations but also wasn't very impressed. The market has a good number of vendors ranging from clothes, jewelries, furniture, artwork and many ethnic items. Some of the stuff were very questionable, people were digging through what seemed like a bad garage sale out of someone's 80 year old basement. With some digging and bargaining, I was able to score a large framed poster for $5!

This is for one particular vendor: Disgusting and pitiful old white man with short gray/white hair and gray/white beard, in the middle table in the middle of the flea market, possibly of Jewish ethnic background with a '6' shaped nose, made a comment about how he thinks my vagina might taste. Truly scummy misogynstic pig. Men never surprise me when they do this, I don't know why I expected any differently here.

There was sign for the Chelsea Flee Market that promised 100 vendors so as a bargain hunter, I decided to walk down the street to check it out. As I proceeded to walk into the flee market I was already halfway into the market when I realized that some guy claiming to be security wanted to see my stamp? Turns out that their is a $1 entrance fee that was not posted on the main sign and he wanted his $1. A few points: - the guy claiming to be security did not identify himself as working there. I guess dressing in all black makes you security. - there was only 34 vendors at the time. What happened to the remaining in 66? The flee market is located in a parking lot that perhaps if there were no buyers could accommodate 100 vendors. Doing the math, the cost if entry should have been .34-cent. I chose not to pay the entrance fee. I would recommend the Hell's Kitchen Flee Market. The vibe is better and they don't try to scam you for a $1.

Nice little flea market! I've been here a few times and found some nice things that were reasonably priced. This is more of a flea market to stop by if you are in the neighborhood though since it is small and quick to peruse through. They have jewelry, housewares, some random stuff - Typical flea market things.

$1 to walk into an unused parking lot and look at a bunch of garage sale rejects. Oh, there were the usual stalls of African guys selling the same masks and textiles you see everywhere else. Maybe I came on an off day, but there were hardly any vendors, and any of this stuff could have been found at a thrift store. Disappointing, to be honest. No bathrooms that I could see so don't even ask. However, I did find really cool graffiti art of a giant avocado. Yippee!

I learned from one of the salesman at Chelsea that there are not so many flea markets left in NYC compared to what happened before. I love markets, as they are always inviting my passion for adventure. Chelsea Flea has a beautiful location in between the tall brick buildings of NYC. If you bring your camera you will have some stunning shots of the city life! Chelsea market offers a wide range of vintage clothes; high end-cheap, and all that's in between. My friend found a vintage rabbit fur in ice blue! She was thrilled; a rare finding when you love vintage fur and bright colors! You can also find stones, jewelry, paintings and old nips at this flea. I thought that a lot of the prices were a little too expensive, but hey! this is not the place to give up on! I also found two new favorite pieces to a very decent price! A new straw hat and a funky halter neck top! If interested in culture it's just perfekt for a traveller to stroll around here, chat with local salesmen, and learn about their passion for handcraft, or their personal stories of travels and artistic developments. I am thankful that my local friend brought me here, and would love to come back! Luckily I have a straw hat with shells on it as a good memory!

As a visitor to NYC I would skip this market. It's $1 entry fee and full of junk really. There are some stalls with great LP's for sale and the rest are really knock knacks, jewellery and junk. We went about 12noon on Sunday as was pretty quiet and easy to get about. Honestly I would not bother and spend your time doing something better in this awesome city.

Used to go to the garage one where it was awesome. But this version sucks. Now you have to pay admission to walk in and give them business. What business could be had if you're peddling shit disguised as gold. You're going to run into your usual African masks shop next to the other African masks shop. People selling Mighty Ducks 3 VHS tapes and of course a whole box of Vidal Sassoon hair combs. I bet they were really thinking about the huge profit margins when they bought that wholesale to sell at a flea market sitting on the ground exposed to the elements. Not talking crap about these entrepreneurs but you charge admission like their presence is a blessing while we see from the outside that people sell nothing but old belts and shoelaces. How about making it free so someone will actually buy your Vidal Sassoon hair combs with the admission money you taxed from patrons?

A small parking lot with a few tents, most either selling jewelry or clothes that look like they came from the seller's home closet. Not worth the trip

The first time I came to this market was in 1974.My families love of antiques made us regulars. Since then I have seen this once great antique market evolve like the rest of the area and antique industry. The location is phenomenal great food and shopping within 1 block. Crowds are large on Sunday . Approximately 100 dealers set up there goods outside , weather plays a big factor so plan accordingly. The dealer mix has improved over the past year and management is trying to draw better dealers regularly. You could expect 2/3 of the market to be pedestrian goods and 1/3 quality antiques and jewelry. The market is located directly across the street from the Showplace Antique & Design Center a indoor market open 7 days per week . My updated review is to recognize the attempt management has been making to upgrade the quality of goods and dealers that exhibit goods here weekly. $1 admission and early start , dealers start setting up at 4 am. Pay the 25th street market a visit and see a piece of NYC that is sadly disappearing. I don't expect with the growth in real estate on this block that this market will exist at this location for much longer. Walk with the ghosts of so many famous artists, designer's and collectors that have called this area home. Worth a visit on a nice day .

You know what? I like this market. $1 is not that much at all. At all. Let them make a few bucks. For the entertainment value alone of a curated vintage vendor list that's mostly reasonably priced or damn cheap with plenty of eccentrics it's worth it. If you love junk you will like this. I love junk.

If you're trying to get your thrift fix without having to travel all the way to Brooklyn, I think this little flea market/parking lot will do that for you. While it's not nearly as vendored-up and large as Brooklyn Flea, it's still organized and manageable. Prices seem to be reasonable - I found a woman selling vintage Coach crossbody bags around $40... this is definitely less than you would find at Brooklyn Flea. It's one of those fleas that's fun to browse and look at, versus actually buying things. No food vendors here, so don't come hungry.

Every Sunday. Not REAL antiques, but old things. Somewhat okay. Depends on luck and what you want. Some intersting Asian beads. I was amused to see a regular cloth eyeglass case on sale, with the name and address of the optomotrist! Didn't ask price. What next, my old wallet?

I simply love this market, it's cheap and you can find almost anything! There are so many different things, from furniture, to watches, to vases, to clothes.. you cannot not like it!

You can be disorganized. You can be overpriced. You can have a limited selection. But, when you're a flea market to which all three of these adjectives apply, that's fatal. We heard so much about this flea market and couldn't believe how awful it was. It's staged in a small parking lot -- and even then it wasn't full. Less of a flea market and more of a junk collection with price tags. Warning to other visitors: We walked a long way to get to this flea market. It was not worth it. Save yourself the time.

What a sad day. Everybody crying-customers and vendors alike. Helene tried so hard to keep this market running. She's as sad about it as anybody. She truly enjoyed all the things that made this place special. What a beautiful woman-inside and out. New York needs this flea market and all the vendors and customers want to have it back. Hopefully she will find another location. I have shipped this market for many years going back to when it was on sixth ave. This place is a new york institution and helene is such a great woman for trying to hold the market together in the past year.

Disappointing and would not recommend. A few cool antique items here and there, but mostly garage sale junk. Vendors were generally rude...

there was one booth that i found a lot of good stuff. LV makeup bag, vintage leather gloves, 1920s drapping book, leather sketch book, etc... the guy was really nice too. the only downfall is that it is outdoors so it is freezing during the winter. but do check it out.

We got to the market about 2:30. Some of the vendors were starting to pack up. The temps were dropping fast as well. We love antique jewelry. We found a vendor with some very unique pieces. My mom bought a beautiful 3 diamond ring. It was a neat stop.

This used to be a good and very active market before Helene took over. It was thriving and filled with vendors and buyers. At present many of the vendors have dropped out mainly because of Helene's abusive behavior and berating of vendors, buyers, and staff. Often complaints are so bad that the police are called to intervene. Never a dull moment! Unfortunately all the chaos provides hours of entertainment! Not bad for a $1 entry or early bird special $5 fee before nine! And don't forget prices apply to children too!

Have a day off in the Chelsea area? This place got an entire day's worth of activities and businesses to visit. Begin by purchasing a matcha drink and a bag of the mini doughnuts from the food court and start looking around-it's connected to artists and fleas where the most darling collection of dainty jewelry, silkscreened clothing, and bags can be purchased. Most stuff appears reasonably priced, but that viewpoint varies from product to product.

I love this place - a slice of old NYC among the yuppiness that is Chelsea. A great variety of random, from fur coats to African tribal masks to Nintendo 64s to plain old junk. Check it out - who knows what you might end up finding!

Much less organized than any flea market I've ever been to. It reminded me of the street sellers in Armenia. Muddy puddles and a rocky gravel parking lot with tables piled high with, largely, junk. Not as nice as other flea markets in the city (though I did find 2 quality vintage scarves).

This is a casual flea market that's fun for browsing, but don't expect to find anything really good. Most of the stores are very poorly organized and you have to sift through piles and piles of junk. Much of the merchandise looks just plain old, without any antique charm. I've been to other flea markets that have better items, and most of the "junk" has already been taken out. This flea market, on the other hand, feels like a big collection of garage sales/people trying to get rid of things they've accumulated at inflated prices. You have to do the searching yourself, and if you do happen to find something you like, it's being sold for more than it's probably worth. If you want a fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon, I recommend it. But if you're looking for interesting antiques and are willing to spend a lot of time searching, you'd be better off at a thrift store, where the prices are cheaper.

Nothing spectacular, and its not extremely big. Fun to stroll through quickly if in the area.

This flea market consisted of mostly food, which is sort of misleading considering how it should be a fleas market. there were a few clothes and jewelry vendors but I mostly just saw tiny vendors with all different kinds of food such as phumplings (dumplings filled with pho), ice cream, smoothies, bubble tea, sugar cane cola, wtrmln juice samples etc etc. I decided to get some pad Thai ($4) and the 3 for $5 cake at gooey & co. the pad Thai was ok, nothing great but I was hungry and the price was reasonable. the gooey & co. cakes were alright too, I especially liked the banana bread one even though I normally don't like banana bread. being the watermelon fanatic I am, I tried the watermelon juice sample and it was so good you won't understand unless you try it.

It was okay. I found a few things of interest and talked to some interesting vendors but prices were relatively high for the things I looked at. Not much in the way of furniture either.

I know this market isn't nearly what it used to be, but it's still the best one in NYC. There are still great finds here, like the 1960s Dansk flatware set I just got and a curvy 1950s Italian mirror ($175) I bought from Joe in the back (he's been selling there for like 30 years!).

Why do they keep telling people its $200 a day to be here. I came to buy but not to pay your rental fee. Old dirty prints for $75 and refuse to negotiate. I did manage to pu a piece for $10 and I was happy. I am just not impressed with the vendors less attitude more art. All day only one vendor said hello.

I've been here a few times and never really found anything. There are a few vendors who have interesting things, but most of it is just junk -- a guy selling used tools, used kids books and porn and cell phone cases is a regular. There are a set of vendors who sell imports from Africa, including trade beads and a guy with imports from Asia and one vendor with middling furniture. It's worth poking through if you're in the neighborhood, but it's not worth seeking out on its own. It definitely is more like a yard sale than a flea market or thrift store.