Corona Plaza

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As you exit 7 train at 103rd station, the loud Spanish chatter and smoky meats from Corona Plaza overwhelm your senses. Officially named National Plaza but known by locals as Corona Plaza, this community space is a place of resistance and culture making. In the 1990s, the plaza was mostly ignored by the community and used by Latinx vendors to sell both illegal and legal goods until the Queens Museum took an interest in 2006. The museum collaborated with the city, Department of Transportation, and community members and organizations over the next few years. By 2012, the DOT rebuilt the area. Corona Plaza remains a space for new immigrants, mainly from South and Central America, to feel welcomed, participate in the local economy as vendors, and as artists.

Food Vendors located at Corona Plaza
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Details

Category
Other
Audience
Adults
Tags
departmentoftransportation, culturalspace, latinx, immigration
Notes
References: https://queensmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Corona-Plaza-Es-Para-Todos_web.pdf https://www.sociallifeproject.org/corona-plaza-market-queens/ https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/corona-plaza/history#:~:text=National%20Plaza&text=The%20Corona%20area%20began%20as,of%20the%20National%20Race%20Course. Re-Envisioning community space in Corona, Queens, New York by Johanna K. Taylor

Location

  • 103 St–Corona Plaza, Queens, NY 11368, USA
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