# Latina Market Celebrates 5 Years of Makers

> Latina-founded pop-up market marks 5-year milestone for community makers.
- Title: Latina Market Celebrates 5 Years of Makers · ABC7 New York
- Summary: Latina-founded pop-up market marks 5-year milestone for community makers. Latina jewelry maker Melissa Panszi Riebe founded Make Your Market, a…
- Keywords: make your market, hastings-on-hudson, latina, small business, community makers, navajo reservation, eczema treatment, ABC7 New York
- Source: ABC7 New York — https://abc7ny.com/post/make-market-celebrates-5-years-community/20019275
- Published: 2026-11-06T22:37:58+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: make your market, hastings-on-hudson, latina, small business, community makers, navajo reservation, eczema treatment, news, local
## Make Your Market
Latina jewelry maker Melissa Panszi Riebe founded Make Your Market, a Hastings-on-Hudson pop-up marketplace.
## Fifth Anniversary
The market celebrates five years of empowering local creators and underrepresented communities.
## Community Focus
Make Your Market features 84 makers selected for their products and the stories behind them.
## Melissa Panszi Riebe
Panszi Riebe calls the market her 'happy place' where she can be openly Latino without hiding her identity.

> It's my happy place
## Community Stories
Makers share how the market helped them: from finger puppets to Navajo artisan collaborations and eczema treatments.
## Makers' Impact
Participants say the market boosted their confidence and provided a space to showcase their work.

> Oh my gosh. I am so honored to be a part of a store that appreciates makers
## Community Connection
Panszi Riebe emphasizes the market as a space where diversity and community connection are natural, not defined.

> It's about the people, and it's about the people who walk in, and it's about the people who are here
## Key takeaway

Latina jewelry maker Melissa Panszi Riebe founded Make Your Market, a Hastings-on-Hudson pop-up marketplace celebrating five years of empowering local creators and underrepresented communities.