NEW YORK –As Mother Nature paints her New York City canvas with the delights of autumn, The city’s legendary flea markets, Chelsea-based The Annex and The Garage, color the weekend with a parade of eclectic vendors, bursting into an equinox of merry merchantry. Summer has packed and put away her summery things, but these rich pavilions attract fashionistas, collectors, celebrities and bargain hunters alike throughout the seasons. From the crisp grandeur of open-aired capitalism at The Annex located at 26th Street at Sixth Avenue to the The Garage, sheltered just around the corner at 25th Street between Sixth & Seventh Avenues, these best-known bazaars bustle with troves of second-hand clothing, vintage house-wares, retro furniture and bric-a-brac treasures. Fluttering with 170 sellers including up-and-coming designers, original art & antiques, collectibles, and jewelry, rummage through for the perfect array of gifts and deck the halls and your closets with oversized coats, thickly knitted scarves and warm woolen mittens. Sign up as a VIP shopper at www.annexantiques.com, the chic new website for the latest market events, antiques shows and art fairs. Interested media should contact Kristina Ratliff by telephone at 212. 645. 8006 or via ratliff@workhousepr.com.

Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market
For a devilishly good time, go to Hell! Hardly a journey down the river  Styx, Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market is bustling with 170 sellers include  up-and-coming designers, artists, antique dealers and a green market of  fresh seasonal produce from local organic farmers. Great fashion finds, original art & antiques, collectibles, fresh produce and Farmers Market,  Jewelry, Furniture and Flowers. Every Saturday & Sunday from 9am-5pm located at West 39th Street from 9th to 10th Avenue. For more information call 212.  243. 5343 or visit www.hellskitchenfleamarket.com .

Annex Antiques Fair & Flea Market
With a seventy-five dollar investment on an empty parking lot located  on a lonely corner of 24th Street and Sixth Avenue, founder Alan Boss  secured eleven vendors, a dozen customers and single-handedly fathered  the outdoor mecca that has become known by treasure seekers world wide  as The World Famous 26th Street & Sixth Avenue Annex Fair Flea Market.  A fixture in Donald Trump’s smash hit series The Apprentice,  the Annex is also where Donna Karan can be seen haggling over the price  of mirrors and Sarah Jessica Parker shops incognito. The Annex offers  great fashion finds, original art & antiques, collectibles, hard to  find jewelry and modern furniture. Every Saturday &Sunday from 9am-  5pm located at 26th Street at Sixth  Avenue from 9th to 10th Avenue .  For more information call 212. 243. 5343 or visit www.annexantiques.com .

The Garage Flea Market
The Garage is the answer to inclement weather otherwise dampening the  shopping experience at the other outdoor markets. Rummaging starts as  early as 10am every Saturday morning and lasts throughout the weekend.  Fine old things, memorabilia, vintage clothing, original art & antiques,  collectibles, jewelry and furniture. Every Saturday & Sunday from  9am- 5pm located at 112 West 25th Street between Sixth & Seventh Avenue. For more information call 212. 243. 5343.

Alan Boss
Armed with street smarts, an economics degree from City College and a  pioneering spirit, Bronx-born urbanite Alan Boss has  been described by Empire Magazine as “A remarkable entrepreneur  who has built a retail empire without bricks or nails”. A son of  a grocer, Boss cultivated his readiness to experiment with just about  anything to make money as long as he didn’t need to wear a suit.  From hauling furniture to managing a produce and vegetable stand, Boss  has reestablished himself many times over before trailblazing his career  in 1976 early one Sunday morning with the birth of the Annex Flea Market.  As Founder & President of the Metropolitan Pavilion which was awarded  “Event Site of the Year” by Event Solutions Magazine ,  one might say that Alan Boss is in the business of filing empty spaces.  Now scheduling interviews with founder Alan Boss . To schedule an appointment interested media should contact Kristina Ratliff at Workhouse Publicity by telephone 212. 334. 8006 or via email at ratliff@workhousepr.com.