Chelsea Flea Market

History

Annex Markets started in 1976 as a penny-jar investment on an estranged corner lot in Chelsea by native New Yorker Alan Boss. Having marshaled 11 vendors for the market's first weekend, Boss shaped Annex into an outdoor shopping Mecca featuring 100s of vendors and known to treasure hunters worldwide. Annex Markets continues to evolve. It remains a destination location for celebrities, prop masters, set designers, fashion designers, artists, antique-lovers, decorators, architects, and others. It's been featured countless times in global print media and as the backdrop for movies and commercials, including recent HGTV and A&E programs.

Specialties

Chelsea Flea Market features up to 135 vendors selling antiques, collectibles, ephemera, decorative arts, vintage clothing, jewelry, and other types of antiques (items more than 100 years old), vintage items (including Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern items), and other desirable items from the past. $1 admission helps defray costs associated with maintaining and improving the market in a prime Manhattan location. Offering access to up to 135 vendors, the $1 gate fee is the best deal in town.