34th Avenue in Jackson Heights became Paseo Park, a linear open street stretching more than a mile through a neighborhood where well over a hundred languages are spoken, and it is the best example in New York of a road handed back to the people who live on it. Tienda de Pueblo is that corridor working as a marketplace — community vendors, neighborhood prices, everyone on foot. Come for the market, stay for the best people-watching in Queens.
What to expect
Expect vendor tables set on a car-free block of 34th Avenue, with cyclists, strollers, kids on scooters and neighbors passing constantly along Paseo Park. The surrounding blocks are dense with Colombian, Ecuadorian, Mexican, Bangladeshi and Tibetan food if you want to eat afterward. The market fits into the daily rhythm of the open street rather than replacing it.
Good to know
- The market is on 34th Avenue between 77th and 78th Streets in Jackson Heights, Queens.
- The 7 at 74th Street–Broadway and the E, F, M and R at Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue are a few blocks south.
- 34th Avenue is closed to through traffic as Paseo Park, so the whole corridor is walkable.
- Bring bags and small bills for community vendors.
- The roadway is flat and paved, fully accessible for strollers and wheelchairs.
- Roosevelt Avenue's food is a short walk if you want to eat after shopping.
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Common questions
Where is Tienda de Pueblo?
On 34th Avenue between 77th and 78th Streets in Jackson Heights, Queens, along the Paseo Park open street.
What is Paseo Park?
The name for the 34th Avenue open street in Jackson Heights, a long car-free corridor used for walking, cycling and community programming.
Is the street closed to cars?
Yes — 34th Avenue operates as an open street, so the roadway is given over to pedestrians and cyclists.
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