Essex Street Market

Essex Street Market

Essex Street Market has existed in various iterations since the 1940s, when it was established in an effort to control crowding of vendors on city streets. It's become a prime place for food shopping on the Lower East Side, with most of the stalls operated by owners and producers who have made the goods you’re buying; cheese, charcuterie, chocolate, jams, and bread are among the grab-and-go items. The evolution continues as the market prepares to move across Delancey Street to an expanded space, Essex Crossing, in fall 2018. It will connect to Market Line, a new 150,000-square-foot light-filled destination for food, fashion, and art.