Union Square sparkled today as the NYC Winter Market drew 10,000. Over 70 vendors—mittens, candles—sold out; a Brooklyn baker’s $5 cookies won X’s 8,000 posts. Free cider—1,500 cups poured—warmed hands. Live fiddlers—200 danced; 40°F sun glowed. NYC’s crafts—market’s cozy.
Vendor Lena Park, 37, sold 400 knit hats—her patterns a hit. A Queens potter’s $20 mugs—200 gone—sparked buzz. New compost bins—300 pounds diverted—kept square tidy. Pop-up heaters—eco-smart—kept shoppers warm. Union Square’s pulse—NYC’s winter heart.
It’s not perfect—aisles tight; carts bumped. Some prices—$30 scarves—drew gripes. Still, 70 stalls, 10K bags—market’s a hit. Post-shop, 14th Street buzzed—gift talk flowed. Runs till February—NYC shops.
Park’s 37—craft star? Baker’s 29—cookie queen. Square bustled; NYC glowed. Winter Market—shop on.
