Bronx Night Market Returns for Fourth Season

By DAVID GREENE

Though we’re still living through a pandemic, another welcome sign that life is slowly returning to normal is the return, for the 2021 season, of The Bronx Night Market, a spring to fall smorgasbord laid on by a range of food vendors who line Fordham Plaza, as visitors sample the savory delicacies of different, local eateries.

A moderate size crowd of food lovers turned out for the opening of The Bronx Night Market on East Fordham Road, on Saturday, April 3, 2021.
Photo by David Greene

The 2021 season kicked off on Saturday, April 4, and featured a rotating line-up of over fifty vendors from 20 countries, including “Crabman Mike’s Famous Uptown Crab and Seafood Boil,” “Downeast Lobstah,” and “Fried Lasagna Mama.” As many as twenty individual eateries are expected to take part in the market each week.

Bronxites enjoy a night of eating out at the Bronx Night Market at Fordham Plaza on Saturday, April 3, 2021.
Photo by David Greene

The opening comes as more than 10 million vaccines have gone into the arms of New Yorkers while, at the same time, health department officials are reporting that the COVID-19, 7-day average positivity rate in New York State is currently up 50 percent from last week.

The Bronx Night Market is now open every Saturday until November 13, as seen in this photo from opening night on Saturday, April 3, 2021.
Photo by David Greene

The Bronx Night Market, which began in 2018, is open every Saturday through November 13, and the market’s website hints at an announcement for a “Winter Series.” The Bronx Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the market for the spring to fall season.

A moderate size crowd turned out for the kick-off of The Bronx Night Market 2021 season on Saturday, April 3, 2021.
Photo by David Greene

The event is free, but advance ticket purchase is required in order to comply with COVID-19 guidelines for public gatherings. Anyone interested in attending, or anyone interested in becoming a vendor at the Bronx Night Market should visit the market website at thebronxnightmarket.com.

The Bronx Night Market is based opposite 1 Fordham Road Plaza, at East Fordham Road and Third Avenue.

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