Queens Night Market vendors serve up treats in LIC
BY TAMMY SCILEPPI
They came, they saw, and
now they’re serving up yummy
eats in Long Island City.
So, who are they? They are
the seasoned vendor-chefs of
NYC’s first and favorite night
market.
Starting April 18, John
Wang’s popular Queens Night
Market (QNM) is returning
for its sixth season on Saturdays
at the New York Hall of
Science in Flushing Meadows
Corona Park. But thanks to a
new residency program, lucky
LaGuardia Community College
students and local Long
Island City workers don’t need
to wait till spring weekends
to enjoy QNM eats: Several
QNM vendors have taken over
the ground floor of the Falchi
Building at 31-00 47th Ave., offering
a delicious variety of
global breakfast and lunch offerings
on weekdays.
Who can say ‘no’ to these
tasty delights? Currently on
the menu: Polish kielbasa and
pierogis from Brooklyn Dumpling;
fresh sushi and unique
bubble tea flavors courtesy of
Anda Café; Argentine empanadas,
sandwiches and medialunas
from Kiya’s Delicias Argentinas;
and Cambodia Now’s
must-have beef skewers and
fish amok.
Ideally, QNM will rotate
in new vendors every several
months, according to Wang,
who said he hoped that the residency
program “is sustainable
and profitable for the vendors,
while also providing a local
food amenity that the nearby
students and workforce can
take full advantage of.”
“Actually, the developers of
the Falchi Building had built
these kiosks out on the ground
floor as an amenity for the
building, and last year, they
asked if I would help find QNM
vendors to occupy them,” Wang
said. Wang also pointed out that
QNM curates these vendors,
“making sure they’re are all set
up – hopefully to succeed.”
With this new location,
QNM is expanding its goal of
featuring traditional foods that
may be hard to find in NYC,
made by the people who grew
up eating them. Many of its participating
vendors are first- and
second-generation immigrants
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Alex Chen of Anda Café is
one of the four LIC vendors.
“The Falchi Building is a very
cool venue, a very remarkable
opportunity to vend in a historic
building,” he noted. Anda
Café is open Monday through
Friday, 10:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.,
with offerings ranging from $4
to $10.
Kika Radz of Brooklyn
Dumpling, agreed, pointing out
that being there gives them a
great opportunity to get their
name out. “We are in a prime
location, surrounded by great
tenants and a strong LIC community,”
she added. Grab eats
ranging from $6 to $12 at Brooklyn
Dumpling Monday through
Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“I’m just very excited to
serve food indoors for the first
time,” said Sokhita Sok of Cambodia
Now. “As a Cambodian
American, I feel obligated to
showcase Cambodian cuisine,
since it is very hard to find in
NYC. The city is such a salad
bowl society where people come
from all walks of life, yet they
live together somewhat peacefully
and still able to obtain
a piece of their culture graciously,
and I’m very pleased
to be a part of it because I get to
cook Cambodian food for New
Yorkers the way I grew up eating.”
Cambodia Now is open
Monday through Friday, 11
a.m. to 3 p.m., with menu items
in the $10 to $11 range.
But Rukiya Jamison of Kiya’s
Delicias Argentinas, said
it best: “I’m a Queens local and
appreciate the variety of cultures
and foodies that live in
the borough. People in Queens
know good food and quality,
and Latin foodstuffs fits well
in the market. I’m excited to offer
a popular snack made in a
healthier way.” Get a bite from
Kiya’s Delicias Argentinas for
$3 to $10 from Monday through
Friday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Continuing its mission as
NYC’s most affordable, accessible
and diverse community
event, Queens Night Market
has welcomed 1 million-plus
visitors over its first five seasons.
It helped launch 300
brand-new businesses here in
New York and has represented
90 countries through its vendors
and their food offerings.
Last year, the event’s busiest,
averaged over 13,000 attendees
each Saturday night.
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