Even when Monica Martino was “broke and could n’t afford anything”, she loved roaming the stalls at New York City’s holiday markets. She said,” I used to move around and only think it must be so beautiful for these individuals to be selling their stuff in these little diamond boxes.” Then Ms. Martino, 53, sits in a diamond field herself. Six years ago, she started a business, Lemon Zesty, making wrap luggage and other items printed with spunky pictures of her own design. ( She calls it “fresh art with a sour twist”. ) She was displaying her goods at Bryant Park’s Bank of America Winter Village, one of New York’s largest annual markets, which attracted about four million customers this time. Black Friday marks the start to the holiday shopping season, usually observed with bone-crushing, bargain-hunting visits to major retailers and department businesses. Bryant Park’s ImageFood stalls handle “eat and drink” requests. The “merry” is complimentary. In Bryant Park, there is a supplier offering satisfaction clothing for the cold. The post information is retrievable with difficulty. In your browser’s settings, kindly help Browser. Thank you for your patience while exposure is verified. If you are in Audience mode please leave and log into your Times accounts, or listen for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while exposure is verified. Now a subscription? Register in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.