La Marqueta
1580 Park Avenue | East Harlem
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- 1936
New York City officially sanctions La Marqueta, and vendors rent stalls from the city
La Marqueta begins as an informal gathering place for pushcart vendors and other merchants under the Park Avenue Viaduct. Since 1936 the city has officially sanctioned it, and vendors rent their stalls from the city.
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- 1955
More than 500 vendors work at La Marqueta in its heyday
In the 1950s and 1960s, more than 500 vendors operate at La Marqueta. Shoppers can buy food, traditional medicines, Latin music recordings and supplies for charms and curses. The market is an important social and economic venue for Hispanic New York.
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- 2008
In May 2008 only four vendors work in La Marqueta's last building
As of May 2008, only four vendors were working out of the last building of La Marqueta. Three of the market's five original buildings have been lost to fire or demolition, and a fourth is closed. The vendor count later grew to ten by early 2011.
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- 2010
The La Marqueta Mile proposal wins the backing of the Center for an Urban Future
After repeated city attempts to revive La Marqueta failed to settle on a workable business model that also pleased local residents and officials, the Harlem Community Development Corporation, a state economic development agency, proposed an idea called La Marqueta Mile. The proposal gained the backing of the research group Center for an Urban Future in 2010.
“In 2010, the proposal won the support of the Center for an Urban Future.”
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- 2011
Hot Bread Kitchen opens a food business incubator at La Marqueta
By May 2008 only four vendors are left in the market's last building. In early 2011 Hot Bread Kitchen's HBK Incubates opens in a space renovated with $1.5 million in City Council funds. It is part of repeated city efforts to revive the market.
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- 2026
Mayor Mamdani announces plans for a city-owned grocery store at La Marqueta
In April 2026, Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he plans to open the first city-owned grocery store at La Marqueta. The store is expected to cost $30 million and to be finished by the end of his first term.
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