Gowanus Nite Market

I agree with the previous review. This place does not live up to the idea. I got in 10 minutes after they opened, so I didn’t wait in line, but it was just so much less than I expected. As we left (after 10 minutes and literally every aisle) we saw a long line. I was tempted to tell people it wasn’t worth it, but that just seemed kind of dick.
As for what was inside… It’s a prop house, so it was novel to rummage through all the bins of _​_​_​_​_​in a box. There were a half-​dozen maybe 10 vendors with artists & fleas-​type stuff (t-​shirts, jewelry). There was thrift-​store quality plates and beat-​up furniture. The stuff in the entry hall was best. The food was just three food trucks parked outside. The one had bickering owners.
Hate to be so negative, but I don’t want anyone to waste even a little bit of a Saturday night. Just stick to Brooklyn Flea.

Oh man, DEFINITELY not a fan of this place. I think it’s one of those «sounds better than it actual is» kind of places. Its idea or what it tries to do is pretty cool — a hipster market with some food vendors at a warehouse that recycles film props. Yeah, definitely sounds like I walked into Brooklyn.
First of all, it opened at 8PM and I got there at around 8:45PM and there was a massive line leading out of the place. It went all the way to the end of the block. I waited in line by myself because my three friends who were joining me were coming from Washington Heights and so had a longer commute. We ended up waiting in line for about an hour (maybe more) when we ended up pretty close to the entrance. A guy on a pogo stick with his girlfriend with a lampshade came out and informed everyone in line that the place «wasn’t worth the wait.» I just let it bring me down a little so that I could be pleasantly surprised when I got inside.
The inside is REALLY stuffy and small. I would not recommend anyone to bring any sort of bags. I almost knocked tons of stuff over with my side bag squirming between plates, shirts, jewelry, and pretty much every other random thing you could think of. The music was ok, but the environment was pretty dead and boring, so it didn’t do much. There were lots of hipster stuff I guess (like lego bow ties, weird comic books, cups made out of antlers, and trippy paintings), but for the most part, one entire wall was made up of random sh*t. Like, quite literally (ok, not really, but you get my point). There were just boxes that read «Box of menus» or «box of thanksgiving stuff» or «box of school supplies» or «box of large plastic food items» or «box of remote controls.» You get my drift. It was all kind of lame… though the occasional item did bring a few laughs, and then we’d just drop it back in the box.
There was one guy selling these clocks he created with random machine parts that was really cool, but I’m pretty sure they were out of my price range so I didn’t even bother to ask. All in all, I would HIGHLY suggest going to the Brooklyn Nite Bazaar instead because it has better music, better food, and better atmosphere. Also, you need to RSVP to get in to the Gowanus Market (although I think I saw some people who didn’t have tickets get in). Don’t worry, the tickets are free. Just pay a couple of hours for boredom.