This lot might turn into Bushwick’s “mini-Smorgasburg.”
One of the business in Bushwick that makes us constantly smile is Shwick Market on 6 Charles Pl. The founders Christopher and Jinyen Carew have been working pretty hard since their launch in October last year to bring us an awesome selection of cool local vendors (shout out to Aliens of Brooklyn who sell cat-faced beanies!), including some pretty special food vendors (whoa! phumplings!).
And these special food vendors have likely inspired the Shwick folks to start thinking about a food garden to open this spring. Shwick FoodGarden will be something “like a Beer Garden, but with lots of different food, not so much beer. Think a mini-Smorgasburg, but with Bushwick-friendly prices,” emailed us last week Christopher.
Shwick is currently looking for 30 food vendors in addition to their regular inside market. “If we do get enough food vendors to sign on, we hope to take over the empty lot behind us,” told us Christopher. “Regardless of the number of food vendors signing up, we will have new food options every weekend outside, before you walk inside,” he added.
