Inside Essex Market’s Sprawling, Stunning New Lower East Side Home | Eater NY
"I watched the city-owned food hall get a serious glow-up into a state-of-the-art, award-winning-architect-designed space with floor-to-ceiling windows, an impossibly high sloped ceiling, all-new kitchens and stalls, and a footprint three times larger than before; it’s now shortened to Essex Market and sits at 88 Essex St. at Delancey Street as part of the 1.9 million-square-foot Essex Crossing development. The 79-year-old market, which dates to 1940 and was taken over by the New York City Economic Development Corporation in 1992, houses butchers, spice shops, fishmongers, groceries, 21 legacy vendors (many revived here), 16 new options, and — down the line — two full-service restaurants, and it feels like a community effort where vendors supported each other through a long, fraught relocation. I noted that several vendors are cash-only and that the market is open Monday–Saturday 8 a.m.–8 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m.–6 p.m., with some vendors keeping differing hours." - Stefanie Tuder
