St. Nicholas of Tolentine Flea Market

The flea market moves inside for the month of December, great place to get great deals. See table 4.

What will you find? Who knows.
What is there to look for? stalls on stalls on stalls
Look carefully my treasure seeking friends, like any great adventurer you must look for the real gems.
The merchants are varied and vast. They rise with the sun, the early bird gets the worm.
Good Luck fellow hunters. Astounding pearls await you.

This flea market is so quirky and fun. They have everything from food/​grocery items, to fabrics, to vintage stuff, to some really cool and interesting antiques. I love this place because you never know what you are going to get. I found some excellent fabric for my drapes for 99 cents a yard, some high quality blazers, and some very hard to find films for 2 dollars a piece; you cant beat that value. Many of the things
here are used or pre-​owned, but it is great to go though everything and truly find some interesting gems. If you like going to garage sales, thrift shops, goodwill or you just like a shopping adventure then this is the place for you. You can spend the entire day here. For what this place is, it gets no better! Have fun treasure hunting!

Love this market!
This is what a flea market is all about.
One glorious vendor after another. Yes most of the merchandise is vintage or second hand but that’s what it’s all about
If you are a true FM junkie try this market, I think you will be very pleased!

Most vendors have second hand offerings. There’s a dollar store like vendor and several hodge podge booths. If u r in the area, can hurt to stop in but don’t expect much.

Love the flea market on Saturdays when it’s outdoors. It’s in my neck of the woods and good therapy for me and my pooch!

Very low class flea market. There are some booths that sell decent low price artwork (paintings, drawings, and some posters) but the majority of people here sell junk.
Cheap fake Casio watches, plenty of them and they will do whatever it takes to convince you that its real.
Snacks, cereal, nutella, pringles, chips, all possibly expired.
Some antique furniture, could be real or could be replicates.
Some vintage kodak, fuji film, and polaroid cameras, all possibly in broken and bad condition and the guys don’t know squat about the cameras (the european dude by the entrance).
Cheap tools! If you’re looking for durable used tools, they got em here.
Verdict — Just about every seller here is clueless of what they are selling. They have no knowledge of their used goods. Talk them down and drop the price lower than what it already is! That’s my best advice because everyone here is pretty much stupid.

I’ve been born and raised in Queens, so i’ve seen my fair share of flea markets in the area. However, from all the ones i’ve been to, none have been able to measure up to the St. Nicholas of Tolentine Flea Market. With great deals on new and used items and a great atmosphere created by the vendors, this flea market is hands down the best flea market in queens! Definitely worth checking out on a nice sunny Saturday (or Sunday. Whichever works better :])!

I’ve always been a fan of flea markets b/​c you can sometimes find a good deal on something new or used. I decided to browse thru this flea market last weekend.
This is an example what a flea market should be unlike the flea markets in the city where every other table is selling socks, t-​shirts or sunglasses.
You will find tables of all kinds of used stuff (as they say one’s junk is someone else’s treasure). There are tables that sell used clothes/​shoes, pantry food items, hardware, CDs/​DVDs and new/​used «stuff».
If you plan on going, wait till the lot is fully setup with vendors/​sellers around 10 — 11 am.

I found this gem accidentally on a bus ride to Cunningham Park. I live about 8 blocks away and had no idea this flea market existed until I noticed it 2 years ago. This is a decent flea market. Admittedly I usually don’t come home with anything because this place is truly the epitome of «one man’s trash is another man’s gold». Sometimes they are just trash.
BUT the beauty of this place is that you get to see all types of things on sale, things you would never see in a Manhattan flea market. I like to buy tchotchkes and this flea market has it all. I don’t buy clothes or grocery food from here though … that’s just grimy.

I have sold my wares at this flea market several times and have come home happy! There is a huge crowd ready to buy! Just be very patient with «Queen Eileen» (the flea market manager in the white trailer) as she can be real nasty but she is fair.
Lots of sales/​bargains to be found and sold. You get some real characters here though like the woman who wanted my BRAND NEW ALDO shoes (that I NEVER wore and was selling for $ 10) for $ 5 because they didn’t fit her well…“THEN WHY DO YOU WANT TO BUY THEM?” get outta here!!!
It’s actually a lot of fun doing the flea markets here… it’s amazing what junk you can get rid of and other will find as treasures!
Space rental is $ 45
Tables are $ 10
Be sure to have your vehicle on the entrance line by at LEAST 6:30 AM to get a spot and a number! It gets PACKED.

It pains me to buy jeans, cosmetics, paper plates, canned tomatoes, jewelry, shoes – anything— anywhere else. This is it folks! The St. Nick’s flea market is where I bought my gorgeous yellow J. Crew wool trench, all 4 of my Louie V. Tons (they’re goood copies!), and my infinite collection of MAC cosmetics. This is a flea market that sells new and used items at rock bottom prices. I once bought a pair of True Religion Jeans for $ 2. NEW.
You’ll see vendors set up if you take the Q46 down Union Turnpike on Saturdays and Sundays mid– March through the week before Thanksgiving when its not raining. Saturdays are bigger than Sundays. In the winter, its indoors three Sundays before Christmas, then the first Sunday of January, February and March. Go early, bring a lot of singles and fives so you can bargain.