"New Yorkers shopping for gifts this holiday season can head uptown to the Lee C. Bollinger Forum's Holiday Market in Harlem. The holiday market, sponsored by Columbia University, celebrates the community and invites local vendors to participate and sell their products. The holiday market hosts 35 vendors, both food and merchants, all from the Harlem neighborhood, with varying participation. The market has been in operation since Dec. 1 and will run through Dec. 19."
"Hours of operation are Monday through Thursday, noon to 5 p.m., and Friday, 4-8 p.m. The location of the market is University Forum and Academic Conference Center at 3207 Broadway. The holiday market was inspired by a small-business initiative in February in which businesses could set up a pop-up shop for one week in the free community space at Columbia University's Lee C. Bollinger Forum."
"The program that hosts vendors for pop-up shops has become a phenomenon and is now a regular offering. When the holiday season arrived, Columbia's Event Management team decided to host a holiday market featuring all the vendors from their pop-ups this past year. Vendors fill out an application to participate in the holiday market, with the added bonus of not paying a vendor fee to join, thanks to Columbia's sponsorship."
Columbia University operates a Holiday Market at the Lee C. Bollinger Forum in Harlem from Dec. 1 through Dec. 19, hosting 35 neighborhood vendors selling food and merchandise. The market runs Monday–Thursday noon–5 p.m. and Friday 4–8 p.m. at the University Forum and Academic Conference Center, 3207 Broadway. The initiative grew from a February small-business pop-up program that allowed one-week shops in the forum's free community space. Columbia sponsors the market, waives vendor fees, and provides free space to accepted applicants, enabling local small businesses to meet customers, network, and expand during the holiday season.
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