Queens Night Market Media Contact:
John Wang at john@queensnightmarket.com; 646-543-3532
Citizens Media Contact:
Emily Paulus at epaulus@hudsoncutler.com; 610-724-2957

QUEENS NIGHT MARKET ANNOUNCES OPENING OF NINTH SEASON
Citizens sponsorship maintains $5/$6 price cap by offsetting vendor feesHighlights:● Ticket sale for Queens Night Market’s two sneak previews goes live
● The Queens Night Market will expand its footprint and open an hour earlier
at 4 p.m. to improve flow and reduce long lines● Citizens renews financial support for Queens Night Market for the secondyear● The sponsorship will subsidize vendor fees by approximately half andthereby help maintain the $5/$6 price cap on food

QUEENS, NY - March 12, 2024 [UPDATED April 10, 2024] – The Queens Night
Market returns next month to the New York Hall of Science in Flushing MeadowsCorona Park for its ninth season.
New this year, the Queens Night Market will expand its footprint at the New YorkHall of Science to accommodate additional vendors. The event will also open anhour earlier at 4 p.m. The larger space and longer hours will enable more vendorsto participate and give them all more time to generate sales, while also improving
flow and helping reduce long lines.
The hallmark $5/$6 price cap on all food items will remain in effect, thanks to theCitizens sponsorship, which helps ensure prices remain affordable and accessible
for visitors by offsetting nearly half of all vendor fees.
Over its first eight seasons, the Queens Night Market has welcomed nearly three
million visitors, helped launch nearly 400 brand new businesses in New York, andrepresented over 95 countries through its vendors and their food. In 2023, theevent averaged approximately 20,000 attendees each Saturday night.

Despite the popular price cap, last year was another banner year for vendor sales.
Food vendors averaged over $2,500 per night in sales, and art/merchandise
vendors averaged nearly $1,000 per night in sales.
John Wang, founder of the Queens Night Market, said, “As a love letter to NYC, theQueens Night Market celebrates, and aspires to represent, the remarkable diversitythat gives such vibrancy to this city. But it also pushes back against theskyrocketing cost-of-living here, which is why we’ve clung so desperately to theunique $5/$6 price cap at the event. Huge thanks to Citizens for helping make thatpossible again this year with their partnership and their support of all the small
businesses at Queens Night Market. They’ve really put their money where theirmouth is.”Sneak Preview Tickets on Sale:
The Queens Night Market is selling a limited number of tickets for two “sneakpreview” events on April 13th and April 20th to help alleviate the traffic and capacity
issues that emerged on opening night of its first few years.
Tickets are $5 and should be purchased in advance - children under 12 are free. (Ifany tickets remain unsold for either night, tickets will be $8 at the door.)
Tickets for April 13th and April 20 th can be purchased here:
https://queensnightmarket.eventbrite.com
At least 20% of net ticket proceeds will be donated to charity. Last year, Queens
Night Market raised and donated over $30k to three nonprofits: Queens Rising, theAlliance for Flushing Meadows Corona Park, and the United Nations RefugeeAgency.
The Queens Night Market will be free and open to the public on Saturday nights
starting on April 27th.

Community Engagement Events:
Throughout the season, Citizens will organize special community event nights onkey dates:

● April 13, 2024: Opening Night – A welcome back to Queens Night Market
with delicious food, exciting performances, and the debut of the Citizens
Backyard.
● May 4, 2024: Kids Entrepreneur Day – Several Kid Entrepreneurs will havetheir businesses featured at Queens Night Market.
● June 1, 2024: Queens Pride – The perfect kickoff event for Queens Pride andPride Month● August 17, 2024: New York Giants Night – As Official Bank of the New York
Giants, Citizens will bring their Giants game-day activation to Queens Night
Market with fun activities and giveaways including a Giants alumni player tomeet and greet.
● October 26, 2024: Halloween and Closing Night – Celebrate a great Queens
Night Market season and have some Halloween fun.
Rebecca O’Connell, New York City Market Executive at Citizens, said, “TheQueens Night Market is a special asset to New York City. It is a launchpad for small
businesses and a joyful, inclusive space for vendors and visitors. Citizens is proud tosupport the market for a second year, and we look forward to hosting someincredible evenings, reconnecting with old friends, and meeting new people at themarket.”2024 Vendors & Vendor Application:
The Queens Night Market has received nearly 600 applications so far this year.
Interested vendors should apply online by following this link https://bit.ly/2024QNM-Vendor, or directing questions to: vendor@queensnightmarket.com
This season will include Afghan kabuli pulao and chapli kababs, Indonesian kue
pancong and martabak, Portuguese pastéis de nata and bifana, Filipino chicken
adobo and adidas and walkman skewers, Jamaican jerk chicken & peanut drops,
Romanian kürtőskalács, Egyptian hawawshi, Mexican tacos and huaraches, Indian
BBQ and vada pav, Ethiopian sega wat and chechebsa, Haitian diri ak djon djon andgriot, Sudanese sambuxa and salata aswad, Turkish gözleme, Burmese palatas andtea leaf salad, Cambodian fish amok, Colombian arepas, Tibetan momos and tselbhakleb, Korean doenjang-jjigae and jjajangmyeon, Taiwanese popcorn chicken,
Persian crispy rice, dizi and bastani, Peruvian ceviche and anticuchos, Sichuan ice
jelly, Hong Kongese soy sauce noodles and rice noodle rolls, Venezuelan cachapas,
Salvadoran pupusas and nuegados, Antiguan black pudding and ducana, Brazilian
esfihas and churrasco, Japanese ramen and inarizushi, Spanish tostada de jamon
serrano and carne con tomate, Pakistani BBQ rolls and nihari, Trinidadian curry
crab and dumplings and shark sandwiches, Ukrainian blintzes, Polish pierogies,

Fujianese oyster cakes, Malaysian laksa and Ramly-style burgers, Ecuadoriansanduches de pernil and bolones, Dominican sancocho and pork locrio, Sierra
Leonean jollof rice and cassava stew, Barbadian bread and two, Bangladeshi fried
street sandwiches and chhola bhuna, Argentine choripan, Uyghur samsa, and more
to come.
The event will also host plenty of art/merchandise vendors, including vintage
apparel, hand-poured candles, travel photography, crochet toys, stationery, small
batch soap, henna, vintage brooches and ads, international handcrafts, NYCthemed apparel, gourmet dog treats, handmade jewelry, ceramics, leatherworks,and local art.
Lists of confirmed food and art/merchandise vendors are appended to this press
release.

Live Performances:
To date, the Queens Night Market has featured over 450 musicians, bands, andperformance groups – including African dance troupes, capoeira, karate
demonstrations, Brazilian drum lines, jazz bands, salsa bands, brass bands, bluesbands, a cappella groups, Balinese gamelan, Chinese lion dances, Vietnamese fandances, break dancers, yoyo artists, Chinese diabolos, belly dancers, hula hoop
artists, pianists, violinists, mariachis, beatboxers, Bollywood bands, tap dancing,street jugglers, magicians, high school orchestras, Caribbean steelpan, and muchmore.
The 2024 entertainment lineup will be announced in the coming weeks.

Website: queensnightmarket.com
Facebook: facebook.com/QueensNightMarket
Instagram: instagram.com/queensnightmarket
Twitter: twitter.com/QnsNightMarket

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###Confirmed 2024 Queens Night Market Food Vendors
Los Almendros – Salvadoran Pupusas
Anda Café – Bubble Tea
Arepalicious – Colombian Arepas
Ay Cachapas – Venezuelan Cachapas
Bánh Mì Thai Binh Duong – Vietnamese Bánh MìBlintz Box – Ukrainian Blintzes
Bolonito – Ecuadorian Bolones
Bom Bae – Indian Vada Pav & Pani Puri
La Braza – Roasted Corn & Skewers
Brazilicious – Brazilian Steak Sandwiches & Pão de Queijo
Brenda’s Cuisine – Dominican Pork Locrio & Sancocho
Bstro – Taiwanese Popcorn Chicken
Burmese Bites – Burmese Palatas
C Bao – Asian Duck and Pork Buns
Cambodianow – Cambodian Fish AmokCaribbean Street Eats – Trinidadian Shark Sandwiches
La Carnada – Mexican Huaraches
Chickn Rotonda – Filipino Adidas and Walkman Skewers & Sisig
Cotton Candy Love Art – Cotton Candy Art
Daku – Indian BBQ & Roti
Derangoon – Burmese Tea Leaf Salad
DiLena's Dolcini – Cannoli and Cookies
Don Ceviche – Peruvian Ceviche
Emeye Ethiopian Cuisine – Ethiopian Sega Wat & Chechebsa
Enfes NYC – Turkish Gözleme
Go Green Yaks! – Tibetan Shogo Bhakleb & Tsel Bhakleb
Halal Coocos Den – Pakistani Nihari & Biryani
Hong Kong Street FoodIrie Treatz – Jamaican Peanut Drops & Gizzadas
Janie’s Life Changing Baked Goods – Pie-crust Cookies
Joey Bats Café – Portuguese Pastéis de Nata & Bifana
Joon – Persian Crispy Rice
Kanin NYC – Filipino Chicken Adobo
Karachi Kabab Boiz – Pakistani BBQ Rolls
La’Maoli – Antiguan Ducana & Blood Sausage
Laksa Shop – Malaysian Laksa
Lettuce Meat – Korean BBQ Wraps
The Malaysian Project – Malaysian Ramly-style BurgerMatylda’s Food – Polish Pierogies
Menya Jiro – Japanese RamenMama Food – Squid Skewers
Mister Bocadillos – Brazilian Esfiha & Churrasco
Moon Man – Indonesian Kue Pancong
MuahChee Alley – Fujianese Oyster Fritters & Mochi
Nansense – Afghan Kabuli Pulao & Chapli Kebab Burger
Naztas – Bangladeshi Fried Street Sandwich, Chhola Bhuna & Dimchop
Nile Street Eats – Egyptian Hawawshi & Shawarma
Nixtamal – Mexican Mole
Nomad Dumplings – Tibetan Momos
El Pernil Ecuatoriano – Ecuadorian Pernil
Persian Eats NYC – Persian Dizi & BastaniSam’s Fried Ice CreamSambuxa NYC – Sudanese Sambuxa
Sassy’s Fishcakes – Barbadian Bread and Two & Ham Cutters
Sichuan Ice Jelly – Sichuan Ice Jelly & Dandan Noodles
Spain & Olé – Spanish Tostada de Jamon Serrano & Carne con Tomate
Super Chori – Argentine Choripan
Sweet & Salty – Colombian Empanadas
Sweet & Savory Café – Bermudian Conch Fritter & Cracked Chicken
Tacos El Guero – Mexican Tacos
Tada Noodles – Korean Jjajangmyeon & JJamppong
Tandoor Samsa – Uyghur Samsa
Tania’s Kitchen – Haitian Diri ak Djon Djon & Chicken Stew
Taste Buds Required – Haitian Diri ak Djon Djon & Griot
Taypa – Peruvian Anticuchos
Tia G’s Kitchen – Salvadoran Pan con Pollo & Nuegados
Treat Yourself Jerk Chicken
Trini Treats – Trinidadian Curry Crab and Dumplings & Doubles
Twisted Potato – Fried Potato Twists
Twistercake Bakery – Romanian/Hungarian Chimney Cakes
Vincent Farms Natural Foods – Sierra Leonean Jollof Rice & Cassava Leaf Stew
Warung Bites – Indonesian Martabak & Bakwan
YUBU Lab – Japanese Inarizushi

Confirmed 2024 Queens Night Market Art/Merchandise Vendors
Almonte Studio
Anthology Journals
Art by Larceria Brown
Bodacious Bijous
Bodega Cats of New York
Colorful New York
Cute Paradise
Cyuui Crafts
Dvrousa
Eggurumi
Ela Mella
Green Tea Studio
Handmade with Little Tiger
HoneyGramz
Johnnerdraws
Joyeria Angelica Maria
Juan Israel Espanol
Kali & Mila
Kat’s Handmade Jewels
Kate Durkin Illustration
Kultura Made
Luwi Leather
Mumu BathMuseum Mile Art
Nose Best Candles
OmbratoA Piece of Keeks
Pure Raw Honey
Sabrina’s Henna
Snow Milk
Somos NY
Studio Joom
Tharapy New York
Theobucket
Treestar