U Street

912 U Street, NW

A little competition for the District Flea opening April 5th at 945 Florida Ave, NW…

From a press release:

“Collaboration of the two oldest flea markets in the City in the opening of a new market, U Street Flea, was announced jointly today by Michael Berman, President of Diverse Markets Management (DMM), operator of The Flea Market at Eastern Market on Capitol Hill, established in the early 1980s and Michael Sussman, founder of Georgetown Flea Market, opened in the mid 1970s.

Located at 912 U St. NW, a parking lot near the intersection of U and 9th Streets, NW, the market will feature a diverse mix of arts, crafts, imports, antiques and collectibles 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday, according to Berman, whose DMM will manage the market, on space licensed to Sussman by the City.

“We’re very excited to be working with the “Dean of D.C. Fleas’ for the first time,” exclaimed Berman. “And we hope this is just the beginning of a long term relationship” between the two management teams. (more…)

Thanks to a couple of readers for sending around 2:45pm from Vermont and U St, NW.

Update from MPD:

“The incident involved a 3D member and both the officer and driver of the other involved vehicle received non-life threatening injuries. The officer was on patrol.”