🌱 Queens Night Market Previews + Roller Skating At JFK

Hey, Queens! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around Queens today.

First, today's weather:

A shower and thunderstorm. High: 58 Low: 50.

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Here are the top three stories today in Queens:

1. The Queens Night Market will return to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park next month.
   Last year was the market's busiest year on record. This year, the beloved international food festival is starting small, with two "sneak preview" events on Apr. 16 and 23. The hope for these ticketed previews is to alleviate opening night traffic and capacity issues from previous years. The free event will be open to the public starting on May 7. (Patch)
2. Grab your skates and head to JFK to roller skate on the airport tarmac in April! With roller skating surging back in popularity in New York City, it was announced that a roller skating rink would open at Rockefeller Center for the first time since 1940. The Roll-A-Rama at the Runway Rink is returning to JFK Airport’s retro TWA hotel starting Apr. 15. It will be open on the JFK tarmac where you can skate to retro tunes as planes take off nearby Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. (WPIX 11 New York)
3. The Queens Centers for Progress' 26th Annual Evening of Fine Food raised over $120K for individuals with developmental disabilities. On Mar. 14, more than 500 people attended the event dedicated to celebrating community, resilience, and the value of giving. The funds raised from the event will go to the many organizations that assist over 1,200 individuals with developmental disabilities to lead more independent lives. (QNS.com)

Today in Queens:

• Serdar Ilhan Presents: KARSU - DROM (7 PM)
• HTML and CSS Boot Camp - Long Island City Library (12:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Check out the plans for a new apartment building coming to Broadway in Astoria. (Patch)
• Miss any Queens headlines this week? No worries, Patch's week in review will catch you up on the top news in the neighborhood. (Queens Patch)
• The Queens Museum is hiring a Public Programs Coordinator! Work with curators, organizers, and educators to develop and deliver an integrated program of talks, events, public and partnership programs. Check out how to apply in the post. (Facebook)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.