Borough Hall Greenmarket

Since it’s located near the courthouse, I stopped by June 9^th at about 3:30 pm thinking I would get some produce to go home with me. There were only 5 tables at this greenmarket. I saw some apples, strawberries, baked goods and juice. Not even enough to make a meal. Not impressed by the Borough Hall Greenmarket. Does a couple of stands make it a Greenmarket? It was sad.

It’s so nice to have this dependable farmer’s market in a nice, open space near the Boro Hall stop.
From Red Jacket to local farmers, there’s enough produce and locally-​made items to please most Brooklynites. Make sure to always have cash in hand, and check it out before the morning rush so you get a better selection.

This is one of the better greenmarkets in the city. While not as vast as Union square the Borough Hall location has really lots to offer and more vendors each time I go. The produce is really fresh and lasts a long time. I love the selection of apples in the fall as well as the fresh meats and baked goods. I would recommend to go towards the morning when there is a better selection of produce. Some of the vendors run out of popular items.

This is very close to where I live so for that alone, I find it invaluable. I drop compost two days a week, and on Saturday mornings I load up on fruits, vegetables, herb plants, and fresh cut flowers for the week. The variety is great — you can also get eggs, meat, and sometimes wine and cheese. As another review noted, it is much much larger and better in the summer, and the winter is a little sparse, but to their credit the vendors that do come in the winter really go through the entire season.

The most consistent farmers market I have seen around NYC. The vendors while not always the cheeriest — sell great products and sell on even hard weather days. My favorite vendors are the honey guy, and the stand that sells zucchini & pumpkin breads at $ 2 for $ 4. The zucchini bread is delish! Also while the fruits and veggies might be pricier then in the supermarket, you’ll be supporting a local farm, getting fresh produce and supporting a great new tradition. The herbs, plants and flowers are at decent prices. Some of the vendors accept EBT & Food stamps which I think is thoughtful.
It’s a great place to visit and escape to during the hectic work day or to stroll and enjoy on a nice Saturday.

these farmers are great! they are friendly and always happy. they give you free samples. at times for lunch i have a few samples and im good for lunch. winter its not as live as when the wetaher is nicer. i will always shop when needed. and if not at this location any location.

The produce from all of the vendors is great. I love to stop here in the morning before work to pick up a bag of winesap apples while they are in season.

I’m from Seattle where Farmer’s markets are easy to find. It was such a lovely surprise to find the Borough Hall Greenmarket! All the produced looked amazing! Their was a lovely array of tomatoes, from «Stripped German» and «Italian Heart». On a different visit I bought a gorgeous bundle of cauliflower, green beans and San Marzano tomatoes. When I got home and roasted the cauliflower with some garlic and tomatoes. It was amazing!
It reminds me that the farmers have put love into their products and you can taste it.
Check out this market Tuesdays and Thursdays!

It’s not the best market in terms of variety of but it’s very convenient to shop here at lunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays when I work in Brooklyn office. There is nothing better than picking a few fresh peaches and apples from local farms and a pastry from one of the stands for afternoon snack. It’s good for what it’s worth.

I look forward to Tuesdays and Thursdays for this greenmarket. Even though Perelandra and Trader Joe’s are close by, the produce I purchase for juicing is inexpensive and phenomenal. Kale, cucumber, carrots, beets are awesome! I spend less than $ 20 and I can make a juice everyday by visiting the market only once a week. This beats paying an average of $ 7 for a juice and not knowing whether the ingredients are organic and fresh.
Also, the herbs are excellent and I don’t feel so badly in the summer when I don’t plant my own garden.
The reason I gave this market 4 stars is because there are no seafood vendors there. Even though I would like to see a wine vendor, the market overall is adequate.

I try to like this market however; its not working. In the summer the fruit and vegtebles are much better. If its cold I enjoy the hot apple cider. I dont like when they try to sell stuff that looks old and bruised fruits.

Now I love farmers market in general but I love the Borough Hall Greenmarket even more because I currently live near it… plus it’s in front of the beautiful court house in downtown Brooklyn.
The best time to go to a market is obviously during the summer season when the weather is great and there are fresh tomatoes and watermelons everywhere but I love going during the other seasons too. During the fall, there are giant piles of pumpkins and I feel like a giddy child again. I heart pumpkins to death. There are many tents to look through for variety. Year round, you can buy loaves of freshly baked breads and other amazing goodies such as brownies, focaccia, and pies. I love just wandering through the market on a lazy Saturday looking at all the fresh produce, flowers, eggs, baked goods, and potted plants. I do not know why but I am just fascinated with vegatables and fruits; I often go into grocery stores just to roam the produce aisle for no other particular reason than to check out all the interesting shapes and colors. Farmers markets are no exception to this habit. Yes, I’m a little weird but I blame the artist in me.
Make sure to bring cash as last time I checked these businesses aren’t carrying card swipers. Oh technology.

I love farmers markets. The best apple I ever tasted, that I didn’t personally pick in an orchard, was a juicy winesap right here at the Borough Hall Greenmarket. Bringing ultra-​fresh organic produce to the masses by placing farmers markets at mass transit hubs… sounds convenient, right? Oh! the potential! Oy! the limitations! This week I basically went window-​shopping. Here’s what I fantasized about buying: 10 pounds sweet potatoes, 5 pounds red potatoes, 5 pounds granny smith, 5 pounds golden delicious, 5 pounds macouns, 2 gallons cider, a couple pints of maple syrup… what am I, a pack animal? Here’s what actually bought that I could carry home on the subway: Pies! made with simple organic ingredients, just like my own. Well that takes care of my Thanksgiving baking (scratching some apples off my list).

I’m a bit torn about how to rate this market, because although it’s solid during the off-​season, it becomes SO MUCH BETTER during the summer. But you know what? It’s summer right now. And right now, it’s damn good.
You might not even be looking to buy anything, just walking by, minding your own business and trying to avoid eye contact with the Jehovah’s witnesses.
But then there’s some girl offering you a peach. A whole peach, no strings attached. And it turns out to be one of the juiciest peaches of all time. So suddenly you’re buying four of them.
And while you’re paying, the other guy over in the corner wants you to taste all the different kinds of heirloom tomatoes he’s got. And suddenly you’re buying a White Beauty, an Italian Heart and the green one (with an equally ostentatious name I can’t recall) so you can make an heirloom tomato salad that resembles the Italian flag. What the fuck? You’ve never done anything like this in your life; who knows how this guy convinced you it was a good idea, but just go with it.
And then you poke around a bit, and you find garlic scapes. And dill. Bok choy. Leeks. Shallots. Five different kinds of kale. Plums. Eggplants. More kinds of cucumbers than you previously thought existed. And that’s that.
Oh, and I suppose you might as well grab a watermelon too, so you can cut it up for your soccer team at halftime tomorrow. Because giving people things is the only way you know how to make them like you.

Hands down this is one of the few places in NYC to get fresh fruits, vegetables, flowers, and the best service.
The patrons are down to earth, happy go lucky, and very understanding when it comes to bargains. This place is clearly «you get what you pay for» and the top of the highest quality stuff can be found here.
This place sees me every thursday morning on my way to work. I love this market.

This market is very convenient, but I agree with other posters that the quality and number of vendors isn’t great.
Maybe it was because of today’s hot weather, but the produce and flowers were not fresh. And you would think they would have been covered, but the vendors had their products right under the sun without any shade. I didn’t buy much. Disappointed. I prefer the Union Square market.

I’ve been kind of insulted by saying how much I love farmer’s markets, but I really don’t care. As a foodie and a vegetarian it’s the best of both worlds for me, and Borough Hall’s own is by far the best in NYC.
Why you ask? Well, while its mightily crowded on Tuesdays, on Saturdays its so relaxed and never gets as crazy as the Fort Greene one (aka the ‘Dog Market’ b/​c of it’s proximity to the park) and definitely not like the Prospect Park one (no elaboration needed). They’re friendlier here too. And the veggies, the breads, everything is fresh and organic and tasty. I especially love the apple vendors as before I began eating fresh apples I probably only ate five apples a year, begrudgingly so. Now I’m Curty Appleseed! (wonk, wonk). It does help that I work Saturdays, but even when I didn’t I went out of my way to make it to Borough Hall.
Other than the apples, my faves are: tomatoes, greens, red lettuce, yams and potatoes (about to make one right now!), turnips, eggplant, spanish peppers, basil and those apple donuts. I wasn’t expecting to list so many, but you’ll probably do the same after you go.

Spring brings Hope but Fall brings the farmer’s markets (or the Greenmarket) are now well stocked with lots of beautiful & fresh harvests.
I am so lucky to have an office near the Brooklyn Borough Hall. The stuff is so fresh you just want to just slip it!
This Greenmarket is not as big as Union Square Green market in Manhattan but the prices I think are better and the service is friendlier.
I think veggies look so much sexier in sunny light then florescent light.
Check out the photos, they speak for themselves.

I’m here every Saturday, and if I don’t get here by 10am, the best stuff has been picked over.
I’m all for supporting local food and slow food/​small business, so I try to spread my dough around here.
There are some exceptionally good tomatoes, corn, herbs and orchard fruits to be found, and some fresh baked breads and pastries as well as fish and cured meats, honey, potted plants and flowers.
Try the hot peppers in the cup– good variety, only $ 1 and enough to last you a few weeks!

Something about white tents gets me every time.
Upon exiting the subways to head home, I saw this market straight ahead, did a U-​Turn, and ended up here! Much smaller than other markets like in Union Square, Borough Hall still gives you what you want.
From veggies to fresh fruit, they have good prices with plenty of selection. There’s also a bread vendor with plenty of pies and loaves, some cheese, and even plants so you can get a little bit of everything.
It’s not a place I would go out of my way to attend, but definitely does it’s job well and gives me what I need. All the vendors are really nice and definitely not there to cheat you. So head on over, grab a refreshing apple cider perhaps, relax in the plaza and enjoy Brooklyn Heights.