He and I share a love for the bygone Chelsea and Manhattan flea markets of yore, and agreed that the idea of a Brooklyn Flea had legs.

BBC: Treasure-hunting at Brooklyn Flea

It showed the distribution of the most common varieties including the human flea (Pulex irritans), the dog flea (Ctenocephalides canis) and the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis).

BBC: Who, What, Why: Have flea numbers jumped?

In our house, every plate, glass and fork was from some Brooklyn flea market.

WSJ: In Defense of the Mashup Meal