Clearview Festival Productions

From a vendor’s point of view, Clearview production is by far the best street fair company in New York.
Their rates are reasonable and their services are consistently 1^st. Class.

These people are such a revolting piece of work.
No email address. Vendor registrations only accepted via fax; who has a fax machine nowadays? Their answering machine doesn’t take messages. After their fax machine fails consistently, I finally manage to get SOMEONE on the phone, who says, «Oh, it’s out of ink. I’ll put more in. Try again later. No, we don’t have an email address.» It would have been less effort and aggravation to just march over to their office and stick the form under their nose. That’s coming from the point of view of a nonprofit vendor registering to hand out postcards to benefit society. Thanks a lot.
From the point of view of a regular person, these street fairs are all the same cheesy carny fare, that gives me indigestion and feel like an epicenter of human misery.

Same as the rest… been to one, been to ‘em all. When working on 23&8^th, they need to change the name or market differently, as the theater less than a block away comes with the same name and preceded it. The few culinary nuances and larger volume of foot traffic add to an otherwise pedestrian enterprise.

I hate these things. Clearview just moves the same old carneys around from weekend to weekend, block to block, clogging up the streets with junk. Vendors count on your not being able to find them again to return an item. Residents are sick of them; Clearview gets lots of complaints.
What actually used to be fun about street fairs – actual residents bringing out their used possessions onto card tables in front of their buildings – is best exemplified by the Bedford/​Barrow Street Fair in May.

I love street fairs too.
However I am replying to another review here, one that says they «love haggling with vendors over prices.»
I HATE this. I can’t stand how some New Yorkers feel they HAVE to haggle, thus making those of us who HATE to judge prices pay more. Why can’t we set – and agree-​on a price. Those of us who live in the Village can pay more than the vendors can afford – so why the «haggle» attitude? It makes it hard for me to enjoy purchasing the many beautiful items for sale… but without a price tag…

I’ve spent countless Saturdays throughout the summer at several different locations that hosted the Clearview Festival Street Fair. In fact, when I think of summer, I conjure up memories of walking the streets on a hot, sunny day past people selling lemonade and corn on the cob and trinkets and t-​shirts and lots of other things.
Some of the street fairs are better than others though. One week, you might visit one that’s only 3 blocks long, while another week it could be as long as 10 blocks with far more vendors and options, and enjoyment. I bought a t-​shirt from one girl, and kicked myself all the way home for not getting two more. I had to go to three different street fairs before I found her again. So, when you see something you like, it’s best to get it right then because there’s no guarantees that they’ll be at the next one.
Of course, there are some people who are always there. The Southern Style Baked Goods people are always present, and their banana pudding is the real deal. Also, you’ll always find people selling summer dresses and jewelry. Sometimes, there’ll be people selling home made soaps and posters or photographs, or people selling makeup and different items for your home.
There’s never a shortage of good food, and they have all their bases covered. Arepas, Greek food, countless Thai stands, BBQ, occasionally some Caribbean stalls, gyros, sausages etc.
After a while, it can get kind of repetitive. But, still, it’s a great way to spend a summer afternoon.

Getting off the subway on West 4^th St., on our way to our weekly Saturday Mother/​Daughter dates. yesterday…A welcome sight caught my eye… A STREETFAIR!!! so after our late lunch… we hurried there so we can catch up on whatever is left… we were surprise to find it still in full swing.
I just love the streetfairs and flea markets and thrift shops… It’s just the excitement of it all… I feel the adrenaline rush… All kinds of food… Indian, Mexican, Pizza, Smoothies… Fuits, Crepes… I love antiques … I love collecting old pieces of just about anything… streetfairs are fun and its the same allmost everywhere… people looking for bargains… and haggling… is the word of the game in street fairs… very common… I know I am a good haggler… A friend of mine, a vendor from Hongkong taught me how… I was embarrased at first but I became good at it… there’s no harm in trying… and the worst you get is a NO!!!
I found 2 guys selling Estate Jewelries… Really nice items… Precious stones. Old timeless pins, rings, watches, pendants, brooches and
earrings. I must have bought almost half of what they were selling… for almost nothing and when I came home… I cleaned it all and with my microscope… surprised to see that they are all Sterling silver and a few 14K gold rings… I have to look for these guys… and buy somemore of their stuff… I don’t think they really know the value of their items… Clearview Festival Productions is New York City’s largest Street festival and they have scheduled places to go to every weekend…
Portobello Rd and Camden Markets is a MUST SEE when you are in London… a shoppers delight… Fur Coats, all kinds, Fox… Sable. Long and short hanging on the sidewalk… I found a cowhide leather satchel bag, Century Old Teacups, Old beattles records… and the pubs are all over… LeMarche Aux Puces de Saint Quen in Paris… The largest so far… all of 6 hectars is s a very interesting flea market to visit too… Of course the food is Parisian and was surprise to see a lot of Indian food too… A Shoppers dream… Can’t get enough of it…

I love streetfairs and this streetfair is really fun. I love the smells, the sounds, the bargaining! Clearview has all this and more.
The location changes every week and we have stumbled on a few randomly over the past 2 months. This is one of the best things about the festival, the suprise of finding it.
The streetfairs we’ve been to usually goon for 8 – 10 blocks. Lots of interesting vendors, ranging from food, arts, kitsch markets stuff (hats, sunglasses, socks), plants etc. I love eating the street food.
A great way to spend the afternoon :) You can check out th website to see when they’ll be on a street near you.