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Flushing’s Crowd-Favorite Queens Night Market Is Planning a Spring 2021 Return

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Filed under:Plus, only 12 percent of eligible businesses in NYC received PPP funding — and more intelThe Queens Night Market, a popular open-air food bazaar, in 2021 after being forced to cancel its 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is set to tentatively resume on April 17 at the New York Hall of Science at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, and run through October 30, taking place every Saturday night as long pandemic-related restrictions allow for it.“Hopefully the reopening of the Queens Night Market can come to represent a collective sigh of relief or even some small celebration of solidarity among the remarkably diverse lives and communities that make up this city,” says founder John Wang, in a statement. Since its founding in 2015, the market has served up food from more than 90 countries across the world and helped launch 300 businesses.This year, the event has received about 100 applicants so far, and Wang is hopeful by the time of the launch. Wang says the pandemic has taken a devastating toll on the night market’s food vendor community and he estimates that more than half the vendors have either quit the food business or hit the pause button indefinitely. Still, the event is hoping to boost sales for the vendors once again with foods from Afghanistan, Malaysia, and Sudan all slated to be represented this year, among several other countries. While the night market was cancelled last year, it operated with six vendors at the Rockefeller Center between October and November.— An investigation by NYC comptroller Scott Stringer that only 12 percent of eligible businesses in the city received funds from the federal Paycheck Protection Program, despite being the epicenter of the virus early on in the U.S. In comparison, 24 percent of businesses in Nebraska received the loan.— Brooklyn pizza icon Juliana’s has launched that lets customers finish off the par-baked pies at home. There are four different pies to choose from including the margherita and the pepperoni.— Sister restaurants Mayfield and Chilo’s for its employee as both restaurants have been forced to shut again due to the ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.— Day’s Cafe, the daytime offshoot of Prospect Heights bar Wild Birds, is now tortilla soup and focaccia bread at the establishment.— Lower East Side’s hidden sandwich destination L’itos series this month. The kitchen will be taken over by pizza master Teddy Wolff on January 16, and chef Dria Atencio and sake sommelier Jessica Joly will be serving up katsu curry sandwiches and sake cups on January 31.— New York Magazine’s the Cut ski apparel may be the answer to comfortable outdoor dining in the winter months.— Beer brand Natural Light composed of college diplomas at Grand Central Terminal to shine a light on college debt. The Da Vinci of Debt, as the installation is called, is part of Natty Light’s to help students pay off their college loans.— Brown Butter Supper Club started by Gramercy Tavern alums Diana Freedman and Annabel Sharahy to serve up “Michelin-quality” meals priced at about $35 for a main and some sides.— Treat yourself:spa night — Maggie? Winters? (@saggiesplinters)Sign up for our newsletter.Sign up for our newsletter.Filed under:Filed under:Filed under:The freshest news from the local food world

Filed under:Plus, only 12 percent of eligible businesses in NYC received PPP funding — and more intelThe Queens Night Market, a popular open-air food bazaar, in 2021 after being forced to cancel its 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is set to tentatively resume on April 17 at the New York Hall of Science at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, and run through October 30, taking place every Saturday night as long pandemic-related restrictions allow for it.“Hopefully the reopening of the Queens Night Market can come to represent a collective sigh of relief or even some small...

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