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Get Ready For The Grand Central Holiday Fair 2018 Casting Call

Karen Seiger

Mar 26, 20181 min read

Get Ready For The Grand Central Holiday Fair 2018 Casting Call

Grand Central Holiday Fair Casting Call 2018 I feel like I’m just waking up from my post-holiday market hibernation! I’m sure our amazing...

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Weekend Holiday Markets and The Must-Have Kids Book About Cows

Karen Seiger

Dec 22, 20173 min read

Weekend Holiday Markets and The Must-Have Kids Book About Cows

You have to read this hilarious new book by Kip Cosson We’re so lucky to have an entire, wonderful weekend to finish our holiday...

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Karen Seiger

Dec 16, 20172 min read

WovenWell: Give Gifts That Give Back

WovenWell Founder Kim Widener at the TSQ Gifted Holiday Market The new holiday market kiosks in Time Square are a breath of fresh air in...

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Weekend Holiday Market Picks December 16 & 17, 2017

Karen Seiger

Dec 15, 20172 min read

Weekend Holiday Market Picks December 16 & 17, 2017

Mountain Sweet Berry Farm brings holiday greenery to Union Square If you need wreaths and garlands (and who doesn’t neet wreaths and...

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Bright New Holiday Market Downtown In The Oculus

Karen Seiger

Dec 9, 20172 min read

Bright New Holiday Market Downtown In The Oculus

The Holiday Market At The Oculus When I first starting working at American Express across from the World Trade Center in 2000, I remember...

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Holiday Market Picks December 2 & 3, 2017

Karen Seiger

Dec 1, 20172 min read

Holiday Market Picks December 2 & 3, 2017

Visit Kayla and LinePosters at Columbus Circle Holiday Market It’s December, and the holiday season is in full swing! All the grand...

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Karen Seiger

Nov 17, 20172 min read

The Holiday Markets Are Opening!

Hanging out with Joan from CityBitz at Union Square The grand holiday markets are opening all over the city, and there are wonderful ...

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Celebrate New York’s Handmade History This Season

Karen Seiger

Nov 13, 20171 min read

Celebrate New York’s Handmade History This Season

I am happy to share an incredible gift resources from the amazing artisans of the New York Handmade Collective (formerly known as the...

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Guest Holiday Market: The Beautiful Christmas Markets of Budapest

Karen Seiger

Dec 24, 20163 min read

Guest Holiday Market: The Beautiful Christmas Markets of Budapest

Ami, Geoge & Asta, our Budapest Hosts We landed in Budapest in December 2015. We were going to visit our dear friends Ami, George, and...

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Last Minute Shopping You Dream About In The Holiday Markets

Karen Seiger

Dec 23, 20162 min read

Last Minute Shopping You Dream About In The Holiday Markets

Well, this is it! Saturday is a fabulous day to finish up your gift shopping. Some people call it procrastination. I call it a good...

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Karen Seiger

Dec 22, 20162 min read

Ever See A Penguin on the A Train?

Ned Visits New York, by Kip Cosson Kip Cosson of Kip Kids sure knows how to draw a penguin. And a mouse. And a New York City subway....

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Karen Seiger

Dec 18, 20162 min read

The Shrunken Mohawk: A Holiday Tale

Never put your favorite wool hat in the dryer! In May 2015, I received an email from Anna-Lena in Germany. Her boyfriend Peer had visited...

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Holiday Market Picks: Give Handmade Gifts!

Karen Seiger

Dec 16, 20162 min read

Holiday Market Picks: Give Handmade Gifts!

For Elephant Lovers, necklace handmade by UrbanRose in the Bryant Park Holiday Market Look. It’s December. The weather is going to suck....

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Making The Magic Happen at the Grand Central Holiday Fair (VIDEO)

Karen Seiger

Dec 9, 20161 min read

Making The Magic Happen at the Grand Central Holiday Fair (VIDEO)

The team at Grand Central made this wonderful time-lapse video of the making of the Grand Central Holiday Fair! This year, the market is...

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Weekend Holiday Markets December 10 & 11, 2016: Local Holiday Greenery

Karen Seiger

Dec 9, 20162 min read

Weekend Holiday Markets December 10 & 11, 2016: Local Holiday Greenery

Holiday Greens – Locally Grown in the Greenmarket This is the busiest holiday weekend of them all! 22 day-long or weekend markets are...

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Holiday Market Picks December 3 & 6, 2016: EdieArt & That Water Tower

Karen Seiger

Dec 2, 20163 min read

Holiday Market Picks December 3 & 6, 2016: EdieArt & That Water Tower

EdieArt at the Union Square Holiday Market There is so much wonderful art in the holiday markets. One of my very favorites is EdieArt at...

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Karen Seiger

Nov 25, 20162 min read

Small Business Saturday Is Here!

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We had dinner for 16 people, and for the first time in years, we had leftovers! I plan to be...

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Weekend Market Picks November 5 & 6, 2016: The Gift of Bakelite

Karen Seiger

Nov 4, 20163 min read

Weekend Market Picks November 5 & 6, 2016: The Gift of Bakelite

Sheila Strong Sells An Amazing Array of Bakelite Jewelry on Bleecker Street Happy Marathon Weekend! We saw the fireworks kicking off the...

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Karen Seiger

Mar 26, 20163 min read

Top 10 Easter Weekend Markets

Seen at the Flea: Eva and Bella, Dear Friends at the Hell’s Kitchen Flea What a beautiful weekend to spend enjoying the spring weather....

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The Coolest Place to Spend New Year’s Eve (It’s Not Times Square)

Karen Seiger

Dec 27, 20152 min read

The Coolest Place to Spend New Year’s Eve (It’s Not Times Square)

You may know by now that I love pretty much anything to do with Coney Island. Last New Year’s Eve, Coney Island introduced a new and...

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