Queens Night Market
Annual summertime event in New York City
The Queens Night Market , also known as the Queens International Night Market , is New York City 's first open-air space inspired by the Asian night market phenomenon. [1] The event launched in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens in April 2015, [2] with 40 vendors. [3] Since then, it operates on Saturday nights from April through October. [4] As of 2019 [ update ] , the event averages over 10,000 visitors on Saturday nights. [5] [3]
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
- ↑ Soria, Chester (March 19, 2015). "New York's first night market preps for debut in Queens" . Metro US . Retrieved 2021-08-21 .
- ↑ Miller, Jennifer (2015-04-30). "Squid Sticks After Dark at the Queens International Night Market" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-08-21 .
- 1 2 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 .
- ↑ Rush, Alex (April 17, 2019). "Queens Night Market to serve a global array of foods from new culinary voices" . Newsday . Retrieved 2021-08-21 .
- ↑ Passy, Charles (2019-03-08). "Queens Night Market Begins a New Chapter" . Wall Street Journal . ISSN 0099-9660 . Retrieved 2021-08-21 .
- 1 2 Merlino, Victoria (April 2, 2019). "7 Exciting Facts About the 2019 Queens Night Market" " . Queens Eagle . Retrieved 2021-08-21 .
- 1 2 Mishan, Ligaya (2017-06-22). "Around the World in an Evening at the Queens Night Market" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-08-21 .
- 1 2 Fabricant, Florence (2020-05-11). "Relive Memories of the Queens Night Market" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2021-08-21 .
- ↑ Warerkar, Tanay (January 14, 2021). "Flushing's Crowd-Favorite Queens Night Market Is Planning a Spring 2021 Return" . Eater NY . Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
- ↑ Mohamed, Carlotta (May 24, 2021). "Queens Night Market to return in June at reduced capacity – QNS.com" . QNS.com . Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
- ↑ 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 .
- ↑ 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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