Vendors selling Caribbean goods lament slow business at their revamped marketplace in Flatbush, saying it pales in comparison to the bustling space they lost to a new residential building developed by the city.
The vendors’ difficulties at the Flatbush Central Caribbean Marketplace, which re-opened in 2022 in the ground level of a new 14-story residential building at 2123 Caton Ave., are unfolding against the backdrop of a gentrifying Flatbush, where the customer base has changed and locals don’t seem to know the market reopened.
Merchants say the entrance to the new marketplace, on Caton Avenue, is likely driving foot traffic away.
