Queens Night Market

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Queens Night Market
QueensNightMarket May2019.jpg
Queens Night Market in May 2019
StatusActive
BeginsApril
EndsOctober
FrequencyAnnually
Venue Flushing Meadows-Corona Park
Location(s) Queens, New York, U.S.
Coordinates 40°44′53″N73°51′2″W / 40.74806°N 73.85056°W / 40.74806; -73.85056
Inaugurated2015 (2015)
Attendance20,000 nightly (2023)
Website Official website

The Queens Night Market, also known as the Queens International Night Market, is a night market in Queens in New York City, New York. [1] The event launched in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in April 2015, [2] with 40 vendors. [3] Since then, it operates on Saturday nights from April through October, except for a break when the US Open tennis tournament is held within the park. [4] As of 2023, the event averages around 20,000 visitors on Saturday nights. [4]

The market was named the #9 best restaurant in New York City by The New York Times in 2023. [5]

The market hosts independent vendors each night, selling food, art, and merchandise; as of 2019, it has featured food from over 80 countries. [6] When it launched in 2015, it introduced a $5 price cap on all food available for sale at the event. The price cap has since been raised to $6. [7]

A cookbook with vendor stories and recipes, The World Eats Here: Amazing Food and the Inspiring People Who Make It at New York's Queens Night Market by John Wang and Storm Garner, was published in 2020. [8]

The event has ATMs, sells beer and wine, [7] and hosts live entertainment each Saturday night. To date, the event has hosted approximately 200 free live performances. [6]

The event was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City in 2020. [8] [9] It reopened with ticketed entry under public health regulations in June 2021 [10] and resumed regular operations in July 2021. [11] [12]

References

  1. ↑ Soria, Chester (March 19, 2015). "New York's first night market preps for debut in Queens". Metro US. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  2. ↑ Miller, Jennifer (April 30, 2015). "Squid Sticks After Dark at the Queens International Night Market". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ Gleason, Will (March 11, 2019). "Citing its diversity and culture, NYC was voted best city in the world in new global survey". TimeOut. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  4. 1 2 Fortney, Luke (March 12, 2024). "The Queens Night Market Returns With $6 Bites Next Month". Eater NY. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  5. ↑ Wells, Pete (April 17, 2023). "The 100 Best Restaurants in NYC". The New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Merlino, Victoria (April 2, 2019). "7 Exciting Facts About the 2019 Queens Night Market"". Queens Eagle. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  7. 1 2 Mishan, Ligaya (June 22, 2017). "Around the World in an Evening at the Queens Night Market". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  8. 1 2 Fabricant, Florence (May 11, 2020). "Relive Memories of the Queens Night Market". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  9. ↑ Warerkar, Tanay (January 14, 2021). "Flushing's Crowd-Favorite Queens Night Market Is Planning a Spring 2021 Return". Eater NY. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  10. ↑ Mohamed, Carlotta (May 24, 2021). "Queens Night Market to return in June at reduced capacity – QNS.com". QNS.com. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  11. ↑ Dorgan, Michael (July 8, 2021). "Queens Night Market Will Be Free Starting This Weekend". Sunnyside Post. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  12. ↑ Keogh, Elizabeth; Wulfhorst, Ellen (July 19, 2021). "New Yorkers hungry for diverse food and festivities flock to reopened Queens Night Market". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
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