The recently opened Andaz Wall Street hotel at 75 Wall Street will
open the first ever hotel-sponsored farmers market this summer, the
Village Voice reported. The market will debut July 10 and return
every Saturday through Nov. 20. Participating vendors are all
suppliers to the hotel, and Wall & Water restaurant’s executive chef,
Maximo Lopez May, will offer monthly cooking classes using their
ingredients. [Village Voice]

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A larger
version of the farmers’ market at the South Street Seaport that
launched last year will soon reopen with 11 vendors. The market will
open May 22 in the former fish market stalls on South Street, in the
building that currently houses the “Bodies” exhibit. The market is a
project of General Growth Properties, which recently declared
bankruptcy. Janell Vaughan, senior general manager of the seaport, said
the seaport is a steady revenue source for General Growth and that the
bankruptcy would not affect the market, which will stay open
through Sept. 26. The 11 vendors to sign up include Il Brigante, a restaurant on Front Street, Valley Shepherd
Creamery from Long Valley, N.J. and Bread Alone from Boiceville, N.Y.