"The inaugural "Williamsburg Winter Village" at the BK Backyard Bar is a near carbon copy of the booming and free pop-up holiday markets in Bryant Park and Union Square - except the outer-borough version charges customers as much as $12 just to step inside and hosts far fewer sellers. Each entry ticket - which costs $10 in cash, $11.50 online, or $12.39 by card - allows for three hours of shopping before the next wave of shoppers can cycle through, according to its website."
""There's just not enough to do. You try everything and you're out in an hour," one attendee, Gabe, 27, told The Post. "I think fewer people will come to this because you have to pay. I don't think it was worth the entry fee. It's pretty small. You can't spend a long time here. One benefit is it's less crowds...which is kinda nice, but I can't see this lasting," his girlfriend, 25-year-old Ava of the East Village, added. The couple had each purchased a $7 hot chocolate from one of the vendors soon after wedging their way inside the Williamsburg Winter Village market - which is actually located in Greenpoint, north of Williamsburg."
The Williamsburg Winter Village opened at the BK Backyard Bar with an entry fee of $10 in cash, $11.50 online, or $12.39 by card and a three-hour time limit per ticket. The pop-up features just 17 vendors and is located in Greenpoint, north of Williamsburg. Visitors complained about the small size and lack of activities, saying they could see everything quickly and that the admission felt too high. Some buyers paid $7 for hot chocolate. Attendance on opening day was roughly 600 people, and several attendees said they would return only if the fee were reduced or removed.
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