Barclays Center

Barclays Center links a Brooklyn shopping stop with GrowNYC’s broader nonprofit work in food access, farming, education, and green space across the city. Set on Flatbush Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street, this seasonal market runs from July through November in one of Brooklyn’s busiest crossroads. GrowNYC operates Greenmarkets under strict producer-only standards, so the market fits into a system built around farm-based products sold by the people who grow or make them. That combination gives this location a practical role: a neighborhood market shaped by the same organization that also anchors citywide work on fresh food access and environmental programs.

Why it matters locally

GrowNYC operates Barclays Center as part of its Greenmarket network, connecting New Yorkers with fresh food while supporting work in education, food access, farming, and green space. The organization describes itself as a nonprofit powered by donations, which places this market inside a larger public-facing mission rather than a standalone retail operation.

The producer-only standard matters here too: GrowNYC says farmers and food businesses at its markets sell only farm-based products they grow or produce themselves. For shoppers at Flatbush and Atlantic, that means the market is designed around direct farm-to-city exchange, not resale. SNAP also fits that local role. GrowNYC publishes SNAP updates and resources and frames food assistance as part of its market work, tying day-to-day shopping access to a larger city food system effort.

What you'll find there

GrowNYC identifies this as a Greenmarket, which means the emphasis is on farm-based goods sold under producer-only rules rather than a mixed street fair format. Specific vendor rosters are not published here, but the market sits within the same Greenmarket system that centers direct sales from farmers and food producers.

• -GrowNYC Greenmarkets feature farm-based products sold by farmers and food businesses that grow or produce them.
• -SNAP-related shopping support is part of the on-site market experience through the market information tent model GrowNYC describes.

GrowNYC’s calendar also points to the wider programming orbit around its markets, from SNAP resource updates to seasonal Greenmarket guides and public events.

Know before you go

No restrooms and no dogs are the two details most likely to affect a visit at Barclays Center. The market is located on Flatbush Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Pacific Street, so plan for an outdoor setup at a major Brooklyn intersection rather than an enclosed venue. The season runs from July through November, which makes this a warmer-month market rather than a year-round stop.

Payment methods are clearly posted, which helps if you are deciding whether to shop with cash, cards, or benefits. GrowNYC also directs shoppers with benefit questions to the green market information tent, where staff help visitors use benefits and answer SNAP-related questions. That support can matter if you have not used EBT at a GrowNYC market before.

Payments & SNAP

SNAP EBT is accepted at Barclays Center. GrowNYC says the green market information tent is the place to get help using benefits and to ask SNAP-related questions. The organization also notes that SNAP benefits cannot be exchanged for cash, though EBT Cash may be used to purchase food. Payment methods are clearly posted at the market.