
Queens Night Market is back — with a global array of goodies at prices that haven’t budged in years: ‘A gift to NYC’
NY Post
For inflation-ravaged New Yorkers, the Queens Night Market has long been a lush oasis in an affordable food desert — offering a global array of gut-busting gourmet dishes for less than the cost of a sad skinny latte in Midtown.
Back for a milestone 10th summer season, the Flushing Meadows feeding ground has once again declined to raise prices, meaning visitors will pay $5 to $6 max for any item — from Ukrainian-style knishes to sweet and savory Khmer fish curry.
These bazaar-ely good deals are particularly notable considering the clamor over the nocturnal noshing mecca — which has managed to attract more than 3 million visitors since its 2015 inception.
And this year, organizers have added dozens more vendors into the mix — to further reflect the culinary diversity of the borough, one of the most multicultural zones in the known world.
Following a sneak preview on April 19 (which cost $8 at the door), the Queens Night Market was slated to hold its first free admission event last Saturday, but the opening was pushed back due to a less-than-favorable weather forecast.
Now, it will run every Saturday starting May 3 until October 25 — with a short break from August 23-September 26 for the US Open — from 4 p.m. to midnight.
