Fulton Fish Market

Fulton Fish Market

The Fulton Fish Market is a fish market in New York, United States. It was originally a wing of the Fulton Market, established in 1822 to sell a variety of foodstuffs and produce. In November 2005, the Fish Market relocated to a new facility in Hunts Point from its historic location near the Brooklyn Bridge along the East River waterfront at and above Fulton Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City.

During much of its 183-year tenure at the original site, the Fulton Fish Market was the most important wholesale East Coast fish market in the United States of America. Opening in 1822, it was the destination of fishing boats from across the Atlantic Ocean. By the 1950s, most of the Market's fish were trucked in rather than offloaded from the docks. The wholesalers at the Market then sold it to restaurateurs and retailers who purchased fresh fish of every imaginable variety. It was possible for fish to be rushed from fishing ports in New England to wholesale buyers at the Fulton Fish Market, who might then resell it to retail markets and restaurants in the very same towns where the catch originated.

Prices at the Fulton Fish Market were tracked and reported by the U.S. Government. In its original location, it was one of the last, and most significant, of the great wholesale food markets of New York. It survived major fires in 1835, 1845, 1918, and 1995.

Organized Crime

During most of the 20th century the market was associated with one or more New York Mafia families. In 1988, the U.S. Attorney's Office filed a suit under federal racketeering laws to appoint a trustee to run the market. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEFD81331F935A25753C1A961948260&sec=&spon=&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink] A trustee was appointed, but the extent to which he was able to limit organized crime influence was limited. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,155417,00.html] Since 2001, the market has been regulated by the City of New York's Business Integrity Commission in an effort to eliminate organized crime influence. [http://www.nyc.gov/html/bic/html/home/home.shtml]

New Bronx facility

On November 14, 2005, nearly 4 years after the $85 million structure was completed, the Market opened at its Bronx location. The move had been delayed due to legal problems. [http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/newyork/ny-bc-ny--fultonfishmarket1114nov14,0,5066051.story?coll=ny-region-apnewyork] The last-minute dispute was between a company which had had a ten-year monopoly on delivering fish from trucks to individual sellers' stall, versus the cooperative of sellers who wanted to do the task themselves in the new building. When the feuding parties agreed to continue as they had been for another three years, the last obstacle to the move was removed and packing began. [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/11/nyregion/11cnd-fish.html]

This move brought 650 original workers from the market's former location into the area [http://fm.hunter.cuny.edu/huntspointexpress/?page_id=84] , with an additional 5500 diesel truck trips through Hunts Point per week (according to the NY Metropolitan Transportation Council [http://www.nymtc.org/waterborne_plan/files/hpfinal092304.pdf] - see page 6 of this pdf) - bringing the weekly total to 60,000. [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/29/nyregion/29asthma.html?ei=5088&en=876d277b91b2c6fa&ex=1319778000&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all] . The facility could generate an estimated $1 billion in yearly revenue, as it will allow seafood distributors to store their goods in temperature controlled warehouses with easier transportation access due to its proximity to the Bruckner Expressway. The convert|400000|sqft|m2|sing=on facility does have better access to major highways in Hunts Point [http://www.huntspoint.com/Fulton_Fish_Market.htm] in the South Bronx; however, it makes no use of its waterfront location to take advantage of barge access to the LaGuardia Marine/Air terminal or other water borne transport potential.

The move from the historic Manhattan site was due to a number of factors:
*cramped location
*lack of modern amenities, such as climate control
*increasing real estate value of Manhattan site for retail and residential use
*redevelopment pressure due to desirable proximity to the South Street Seaport and the Fulton/East River area

Other wholesale food markets

Of the various wholesale food markets once common in Manhattan, as of 2006, only the Meat Market on the West Side around 14th Street remains. The huge, rambling and historic Washington Market wholesale produce market below Chambers Street, also on the West Side, was displaced to the Bronx both for modern facilities and for construction of the World Trade Center.

Nineteenth-century fish markets in New York City

The Fulton Fish Market was one of New York's earliest open-air fish markets. From a New York newspaper dated 1831:

In New York, there are a number of Markets. Those called Fulton and Washington Markets are the largest. Fulton Market is at the East end of Fulton Street near the East River, and the Washington Market is on the West end, near the North River. The first was formerly situated in Maiden Lane on the East River side, and was called Fly Market. The latter was also in Maiden Lane, near Broadway, and went by the name Bear Market. These are the two principal markets. The next in size is Catherine Market, on Catherine Street, East River. There is also Franklin Market, in Old Slip; Centre Market, in Grand, near Orange Street; Linton Market, North River, foot of Canal Street; Essex Market, Essex Street; Grand Street Market, at the Williamsburgh Ferry; and the Tomkins Market, at the junction of the Third Avenue and the Bowery.

See also

*Rungis international market
* [http://www.upatlousfish.com Up at Lou's Fish] , 2005 documentary with limited distribution, following the lives of the Fish Market community as they prepared for their relocation to Hunt's Point in the Bronx. Directed by Corinna Mantlo and Alex Brook Lynn.

References

* cite news | first = Arnold
last = Lubasch
url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEFD81331F935A25753C1A961948260
publisher=New York Times |date=October 16, 1987
title=Mafia Runs Fulton Fish Market, U.S. Says in Suit to Take Control

* cite news | first = Richard
last = Behar
url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,155417,00.html
publisher=Time |date=June 24, 2001
title=Special Report: Organized Crime

* cite news | first = Dan
last = Barry
url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/10/nyregion/10fulton.html?ei=5088&en=31aeadbfac24c576&ex=1278648000&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
publisher=New York Times |date=July 10, 2005
title=A Last Whiff of Fulton's Fish, Bringing a Tear

* cite news
first = John
last = Davisson
url = http://www.columbiaspectator.com/media/storage/paper865/news/2005/05/02/News/Fulton.Fish.Market.Moving.To.Bronx-2030745.shtml?norewrite200606101621&sourcedomain=www.columbiaspectator.com
title = Fulton Fish Market Moving to Bronx
work = Columbia Spectator
date= May 2, 2005
accessdate = 2006-06-10

*cite news
first = Andrew
last = Jacobs
url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/11/nyregion/11cnd-fish.html
publisher=New York Times |date=November 11, 2005
accessdate = 2006-09-13
title=On Fish Market's Last Day, Tough Guys and Moist Eyes

* cite web
last = Katz
first = Neil Samson
url = http://work-magazine.com/articles/issue2/issue_2_working_with_fishes.html
title = The Last Days of the Fulton Fish Market
work = Work magazine
accessdate = 2006-06-10

* cite web
url = http://www.forgotten-ny.com/STREET%20SCENES/fultonstreet/fulton.html
title = The ever-present Fultonness
work = Forgotten NY
accessdate = 2006-06-10

* cite news
title = First day of business at new Fulton Fish Market in the Bronx
work = Newsday
date=2005-11-14

* cite news
first = Lauren
last = Gonzalez
url = http://www.readingroomjournal.com
title = The Last Days of the Old Fulton Fish Market
work = The Reading Room
date= June 21, 2006
accessdate = 2006-06-21


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