Queens Night Market returning with new vendors and more space this month 

Queens Night Market is returning to Corona this month, and two preview events for a sneak peak into this year’s vendors.

Photo courtesy of Queens Night Market

Frugal foodies rejoice! Queens Night Market is returning to Corona on Apr. 27 for its ninth season. 

Despite everything from groceries to eating out going up in price recently, all bites at the night market will remain affordably capped at $5 or $6. And in an effort to ease crowds, the market will start an hour earlier at 4 p.m. this year at the same location – the lot by New York Hall of Science in Flushing Meadows Corona Park – but with additional space to accommodate more vendors.

Throughout its eight seasons, the Queens Night Market has hosted nearly 3 million visitors, offering them the opportunity to savor dishes from over 95 countries.

Vendors themselves who got their start at the market went on to launch 400 food businesses over the years. But despite many opening physical storefronts, some vendors still return to the Queens Night Market every year to have thousands of people try their food in one night. 

“As a love letter to NYC, the Queens Night Market celebrates and aspires to represent the remarkable diversity that gives such vibrancy to this city. But it also pushes back against the skyrocketing cost-of-living here, which is why we’ve clung so desperately to the unique $5/$6 price cap at the event,” said John Wang, founder of the Queens Night Market. 

Wang expressed gratitude to their corporate sponsor Citizens Financial Group, which is subsidizing vendor fees by approximately half to help maintain the price cap. He added that plans are underway for community events, including a Kids Entrepreneur Day on May 4 and a Queens Pride Kickoff on June 1.

To alleviate the crowds and capacity issues that emerged during opening nights in previous years, there will be two sneak preview nights on Apr. 13 and Apr. 20, with tickets priced at $5. But entrance to the…