Second Hoboken Farmers Market Will Open Under Viaduct In 10 Days

HOBOKEN, NJ — After announcing last week that Hoboken would reopen a farmers market near Church Square Park in June, the city announced Wednesday that it will open a second farmers market under the 14th Street Viaduct in just 10 days.

The city also announced the times and vendors for each market, and rules for social distancing.

The city saidthat the new Uptown Farmers Market will actually be a temporary relocation of the “Garden Street Farmers Market” normally hosted by developer Bijou Properties, which was unable to use its old location given limited social distancing options.

The new market under the Viaduct will run on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 14th Street between Grand and Adams streets. Vendors will include Stony Hill Farms, Hoboken Farms, Paolo’s Kitchen, Pickle-Licious, Valley Creamery’s sheep’s milk cheese, and more.

The other market, at Church Square Park at Fourth and Garden streets, starts June 2 and will run Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

It will feature Union Hill Farms, Melick’s Town Farm, Circle Brook Organic farms, Pickle-Licious, Gourmet Dried Fruits and Nuts, Hoboken Farms, and the Kimchi Kitchen.

Both farmers markets will take additional precautions to safely comply with social distancing regulations:

• All staff, vendors and customers will be required to wear gloves and masks.
• Customers will have to shop in one direction (one entry and exit point).
• All staff, vendors and customers will have to social distance at least 6 feet at all times.

“I’m very pleased that we are able to work with Bijou Properties to keep an uptown farmers market in Hoboken with new, social distancing requirements,” said Mayor Ravi Bhalla. “Access to fresh fruits and vegetables is an important part of staying healthy during COVID-19, and I’m glad we were able to come up with another option this year given the circumstances. Thank you to the Bijou Properties team, Director Jennifer Gonzalez, and Dave Calamoneri for making this second location possible.”

“We are thrilled to be able to work with the city to bring back the Uptown Farmers Market to a new location that is both safe and accessible to the community,” said Larry Bijou, Managing Partner of Bijou Properties.

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