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It's not clear how long the Aqueduct Flea Market has been around. Some say 30 years, some say 40, but one thing is for sure, it is the place where many southeast Queens residents shop, especially during the holidays.

“It helps a lot of people save a lot of money,” said one shopper.

But next year, these shoppers will have to find their bargains elsewhere. This is the market's last season at Aqueduct Racetrack.

“I've been coming here for the last five years, you know, and it's just sad that that they are going to close and they have no place to go,” said another shopper. “So you know it's going to be a loss for the community really.”

And, it will be an even bigger loss for the more than 600 vendors and their employees who were hoping to stay at Aqueduct after the opening of Resorts World New York, a new multi-million dollar casino set to begin operations in the spring.

The state says the flea market doesn't fit Aqueduct’s redevelopment plans.

“I feel sorry for everybody,” said vendor Simon Nezri. “Twenty, 30 years, people have been making a living over here.”

“We're sorry to lose this, but there's nothing we can do about that,” said fellow vendor Rudy Wilkinson.

“I've been doing this flea market for the last 21 years, and now, all of a sudden, the flea market gets changed and I see my future very black,” said vendor Manjit Anand. “I don't know where to go.”

The merchants have a contract to sell at the track through December 21, but the state is allowing them to continue to operate every Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday until December 31st.

With time quickly running out, the vendors are calling on their local leaders to do more to help them find a new location.

“There is nothing said to us that we can depend on. Everybody just keep saying that they are trying, but we don’t have anything solid,” said vendor Yvonne Kissoon.

But the possibility of relocating seems slim right now. In a statement, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall said, "The obvious choice was the parking lot at CitiField, but that doesn't appear like it's going to work out. Another possibility is the Belmont Racetrack, but we have no jurisdiction because it's in Nassau County."

Many at Aqueduct remain hopeful that a new place will become available before the flea market season starts up again in March. But no one here is placing any bets on that.