Queens is the most diverse county in the country, and getting a group anywhere across its 109 square miles is a full-time job on its own. Party Bus Rental Brooklyn makes it simple. Whether your crew is headed to a Mets game at Citi Field or catching a show at UBS Arena, book a party bus rental in Queens in under 30 seconds online or call 929-281-0640 any time.
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Party Bus Rental Brooklyn has been handling group transportation across Queens, Brooklyn, and the greater New York metro since 2011 — thousands of groups, hundreds of venues, every borough. We give you access to a wide fleet of vehicles ranging from 14-passenger Sprinter limos to 56-passenger charter buses, all bookable with all-inclusive pricing online in under 30 seconds. You will know your exact number before you ever confirm a reservation, with no surprises once the date arrives.
Queens is a borough with a transportation problem built into its geography. Three major highways — the Van Wyck Expressway, the Grand Central Parkway, and the Long Island Expressway — funnel traffic from two international airports and every suburb east of the city into the same congested interchanges. Add in street parking that disappears by noon on game days and surface lots around Citi Field that charge $40 and still leave your group a 10-minute walk from the rotunda, and it adds up fast.
Our 24/7 reservation team takes care of the logistics, the routing, and the drop-off coordination so your group focuses on the occasion, not the commute. Call 929-281-0640 to get started.
Choose from our full fleet — 14-passenger Sprinter limos, Sprinter vans, 15- to 50-passenger party buses, 15- to 35-passenger minibuses, and 40- to 56-passenger charter buses. Need one bus or a full fleet for a large event? We match the vehicle to your headcount so you never pay for seats your group does not fill.
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For celebrations heading out across Jamaica, Astoria, or Flushing, our 15- to 50-passenger party buses come loaded with a full-length onboard bar, color-changing LED lighting, premium Bluetooth sound, flat-panel TVs, and wraparound perimeter seating with an open dance area in the center. Sprinter limos handle smaller runs — bridal parties, suite groups, airport VIP pickups — with premium leather, individual USB charging at every seat, and tinted privacy windows.
Full-size charter buses offer reclining seats, climate control, overhead storage, WiFi, power outlets, onboard restrooms, and deep undercarriage luggage bays — the right fit for JFK and LaGuardia airport transfers, school field trips, or convention shuttles to the Javits Center. ADA-accessible vehicles are available; just mention that need when you book.
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Party Bus Rental Brooklyn provides all-inclusive pricing online in under 30 seconds — you will know your exact cost before confirming anything. Queens party bus rental prices run as follows: 14-passenger Sprinter limos, $170–$344/hour; 15–20 passenger party buses, $204–$378/hour; 20–30 passenger party buses, $244–$414/hour; 35–50 passenger party buses and minibuses, $294–$490/hour; and 40–56 passenger charter buses, $150–$300/hour or $1,200–$2,500/day.
Pricing shifts with mileage, season, and vehicle type. Weekend nights around Citi Field for a home series, prom season in May, and the US Open tennis fortnight in late August all spike demand and tighten availability — locking in early on those dates saves both money and headaches. Check our party bus prices page or call 929-281-0640 for a free, no-obligation quote.
| Type of Bus | Cost Per Hour Weekdays | Cost Per Hour Weekends | Cost Per Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Passenger Sprinter Limo | $170 – $318+ | $219 – $344+ | $1,526 – $3,113+ |
| Sprinter Van Rental | $187 – $273+ | $218 – $366+ | $1,395 – $2,748+ |
| 15 Passenger Party Bus | $204 – $330+ | $241 – $312+ | $1,396 – $2,817+ |
| 18 Passenger Party Bus | $266 – $330+ | $268 – $378+ | $2,121 – $2,563+ |
| 20 Passenger Party Bus | $244 – $338+ | $268 – $340+ | $1,939 – $2,796+ |
| 25 Passenger Party Bus | $248 – $326+ | $265 – $360+ | $1,827 – $2,854+ |
| 28 Passenger Party Bus | $255 – $337+ | $279 – $351+ | $2,147 – $2,653+ |
| 30 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $374+ | $318 – $414+ | $2,331 – $3,021+ |
| 40 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $338+ | $321 – $478+ | $2,297 – $3,473+ |
| 50 Passenger Party Bus | $294 – $441+ | $337 – $490+ | $2,173 – $4,043+ |
| 15–35 Passenger Minibus | $113 – $246+ | $147 – $261+ | $1,098 – $2,105+ |
| 40–56 Passenger Charter Bus | $158 – $327+ | $162 – $348+ | $1,331 – $2,841+ |
| Rates vary by trip length, travel dates, passenger count, amenities, and availability. Use our online quote form or call 929-281-0640 for exact pricing. | |||
Queens runs on a road network that was not designed for the volume it carries today. The Van Wyck backs up southbound to JFK from the crack of noon on Fridays. The Grand Central Parkway through Forest Hills clogs in both directions during Mets home games.
Northern Boulevard through Jackson Heights and Flushing turns into a slow crawl every evening rush. When your group is trying to make a 7:10 PM first pitch or a 9 PM reservation in Astoria, coordinating multiple cars across any of those routes is an easy way to ruin the night before it starts.
A Queens party bus rental cuts out every variable. One vehicle, one route, one pickup and one drop-off — your group arrives together with energy intact. Our reservation team has routed groups through every major event corridor in the borough, from the US Open to the Mets playoffs to the Korean Lunar New Year parade through Flushing.
We know which approaches to JFK close during peak arrival windows and which surface lots near UBS Arena fill before parking gates even open. That kind of planning is what we bring to every booking. Since 2011, thousands of groups across the metro have trusted us with the transportation so they could focus on the occasion.
Call 929-281-0640 any time — the quote takes under 30 seconds and comes with no obligation.
Party Bus Rental Brooklyn handles group transportation for every occasion across Queens and the greater New York metro. From airport transfers at JFK and LaGuardia to Mets game shuttles, wedding guest loops, and bachelorette nights through Astoria — whatever brings your group together, we have a vehicle and a plan ready. Call 929-281-0640 to get your group moving today.
Queens is home to two of the three major New York metro airports, and neither one is easy on a group. John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) (Jamaica, Queens, NY 11430) processes over 60 million passengers annually and runs a commercial bus pickup from the Ground Transportation Center at each terminal — your group collects luggage, assembles at the arrivals level, then the coordinator calls to bring the bus in from its waiting area. Do not call until everyone is together and bags are in hand; the terminal roads move fast and an early call wastes the pickup window.
LaGuardia Airport (LGA) (East Elmhurst, Queens, NY 11371) has its own commercial pickup zones at each terminal's arrivals curb — Terminal B (the new Delta terminal), Terminal C (United), and Terminal D — with buses waiting in the Central Terminal Area lot. For cruise groups connecting to the Manhattan terminals or Red Hook, one charter bus from LGA handles your entire party and all its luggage without the shared van scramble. We highly recommend reviewing the official JFK ground transportation page and the LaGuardia ground transportation page before your travel day.
Call 929-281-0640 to book your Queens airport shuttle today.
Queens has some of the best-kept nightlife in the city, and a party bus in Queens keeps the group together for all of it. Start the evening with rooftop drinks at a Woodside or Jackson Heights bar, hit the Astoria strip along Steinway Street for live music and late-night food, and close out at a concert afterparty in Long Island City — all without a single member of the crew wondering how they're getting home at 2 AM.
Our 15- to 50-passenger party buses come with a full onboard bar, LED lighting, Bluetooth sound, and flat-panel TVs — the celebration starts the moment your group boards, not when you arrive. No picking a designated driver before the night begins, no splitting into separate cabs across unfamiliar streets. Plan the stops, tell us the timing, and we handle the route.
Call 929-281-0640 now to lock in your Queens bachelorette party bus rental.
Queens is one of the most vibrant boroughs in New York for quinceañera and Sweet 16 celebrations — there is no shortage of gorgeous event halls in Jackson Heights, Flushing, and Jamaica, and a party bus arrival turns the entrance into a moment nobody forgets. Coordinate a custom color scheme, load a playlist before the group boards, and roll up to the venue like the celebration already started — because it did.
Whether the reception is at a banquet hall along Junction Boulevard, a garden venue in Bayside, or a rooftop event space in Long Island City, we have vehicles scaled to fit the guest list without paying for empty seats. For adult milestone birthdays hitting multiple stops across Astoria and Forest Hills in a single night, a Queens birthday party bus rental keeps everyone on the itinerary and off their phones trying to coordinate rideshares. Call 929-281-0640 any time to plan the celebration.
UBS Arena (elmont, NY 11003) — technically just over the Queens line in Nassau County but a straight shot east on the Belt Parkway — is the borough's premier concert venue, drawing 50,000+ fans per event and filling every surface lot in a half-mile radius within 90 minutes of gates opening. Rideshare pickup after a show is in a designated lot that can mean a 20-minute wait and a long walk through the crowd. A party bus picks your group up at the door when the house lights come up.
For shows at the Forest Hills Stadium (1 Tennis Pl, Forest Hills, Queens, NY 11375) — a restored open-air amphitheater inside the West Side Tennis Club grounds that hosts major acts from June through September — parking in the Forest Hills residential blocks is permit-only, and the 112th Street parking corridor fills before most groups even leave the highway. A Queens concert party bus rental drops your group at the stadium gate and has the bus back when the encore ends. Call 929-281-0640 for a free quote.
Queens is home to a range of corporate campuses and conference facilities, and moving staff across the borough — or from the outer boroughs into LGA for a morning departure — is a recurring logistics challenge. A Queens corporate bus rental handles the JFK to Midtown executive transfer, the LGA hotel shuttle for arriving conference attendees, and the multi-stop loop between Jamaica, Flushing, and Long Island City office parks without anyone fighting for a parking spot on Queens Boulevard.
For teams presenting at the New York Hall of Science (47-01 111th St, Queens, NY 11368) or working through a team-building event at Citi Field's suite and event spaces, a minibus keeps colleagues together and on schedule. Arrive with laptops charged and presentations rehearsed instead of stressed from the Van Wyck backup — WiFi and power outlets on full-size charter buses make the ride itself productive. Call 929-281-0640 to discuss group rates and multi-day shuttle contracts.
Every fall, the US Open Tennis Championships takes over the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (Flushing, Queens, NY 11368) for two weeks of competition that draws 700,000+ attendees — the largest annual sporting event in the world. The Grand Central Parkway backs up from the Shea Stadium exit all the way to the Triborough during session transitions, rideshare demand spikes continuously from noon to midnight, and the surface lots around the complex reach capacity before afternoon matches begin. A private charter bus drops your group at the Tennis Center's dedicated bus drop-off zone and is waiting when the last set ends.
For family reunions spreading across multiple Queens neighborhoods in a single day — brunch in Jamaica, afternoon at the Queens Botanical Garden, dinner in Flushing — a charter bus or minibus keeps every generation together without juggling five separate Ubers across the borough. The Queens Night Market at the New York Hall of Science runs Friday and Saturday evenings from May through October, drawing 10,000+ visitors per night to a space where street parking is nonexistent. One bus, one flat rate, zero parking stress.
Call 929-281-0640 to build your private event plan.
Prom season — late April through the end of May — is the single busiest stretch of the year for Queens party bus and minibus rentals. High schools across the borough hold proms within a compressed six-week window: Jamaica High School, Francis Lewis, John Adams, Stuyvesant's overflow feeds into Queens venues, and dozens more. Demand for the right-size vehicle on the right date is extremely high.
Book by December or expect premium pricing and sharply limited availability come spring.
A standard prom booking runs 5–6 hours: school or home pickup, a pre-prom photo stop (the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park makes for an iconic backdrop), venue drop-off at the chosen catering hall, and a post-event return. Booked 4–6 months out, a 30-passenger bus for a group that size comes in at $1,800–$2,200 all-inclusive; booked two weeks before prom, the same date can run $2,800–$3,500 if vehicles are available at all. We work with parent committees and student organizers across Queens-Dade — call 929-281-0640 today to secure your date.
Teachers and trip organizers across Queens trust Party Bus Rental Brooklyn for reliable, comfortable school field trip transportation — because hauling 40 students across the borough on the subway is nobody's idea of a smooth educational day. A private charter bus picks up from the school's front loop, delivers the group to the museum or cultural site, and returns on your timeline without anyone navigating transfers at Jackson Heights or Roosevelt Avenue.
Popular Queens field trip destinations include the Queens Museum (New York City Building, Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368), which houses the famous Panorama of the City of New York scale model, and the New York Hall of Science (47-01 111th St, Queens, NY 11368), where buses unload at the main entrance along 111th Street with designated group drop-off. Both venues share the Flushing Meadows–Corona Park complex, meaning a well-coordinated bus can cover both in a single trip. TV monitors on board keep students engaged; undercarriage storage holds lunches, jackets, and gear.
ADA-accessible buses are always available — mention that need when you book. Call 929-281-0640 for school field trip bus rentals in Queens.
Citi Field (41 Seaver Way, Queens, NY 11368) holds 41,922 fans, and the parking situation on a sold-out Friday night reveals exactly why a bus makes sense. The Mets' Lot B and Lot C open three hours before first pitch and are card-only — cash gets turned away at the gate. The main lots charge $30–$40 and still leave most groups a 10-minute walk from the Jackie Robinson Rotunda entrance.
Rideshare pickup after extra innings is in a designated area near the Bullpen parking lot that backs up for 30–45 minutes post-game. A Queens party bus rental takes the entire equation off the table: drop-off on Roosevelt Avenue near the ballpark, the bus waits during the game, and it's back at the gate when the final out is recorded.
For New York Red Bulls matches at Red Bull Arena across the Hudson in Harrison, NJ — a straight shot via the Pulaski Skyway — a charter bus keeps the supporters' group together and handles the toll math in one flat rate. Queens-based boxing and MMA events at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden add another route that clogs the Queens-Midtown Tunnel on fight nights. Whatever the sport and whatever the venue, a sporting event bus rental in Queens is the cleaner call.
Call 929-281-0640 to get your group there.
A wedding guest shuttle in Queens means your guests are not asking for directions to a catering hall in Whitestone or worrying about parking at a banquet venue in Woodside that shares a parking lot with three other businesses on a Saturday evening. A coordinated loop from the hotel to the ceremony and back is the difference between an on-time ceremony and guests trickling in during the processional.
Queens wedding venues tend to cluster along a few corridors — Northern Boulevard through Bayside, the stretch of Woodhaven Boulevard through Forest Hills, the banquet halls along Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill — and none of them have parking that scales to a 150-person reception. A Queens wedding minibus or party bus runs a clean shuttle loop from nearby hotels or the airport (out-of-town guests landing at JFK are 20 minutes from most venue corridors), drops guests at the venue entrance, and waits until the reception wraps. Nobody parks four blocks away in the rain.
Nobody hails a cab at midnight in formal wear. Call 929-281-0640 for a free wedding transportation quote and timeline review.
Queens has a craft beverage scene that most out-of-towners never find, and a party bus in Queens is the only way to hit all of it in a single afternoon without picking a reluctant designated driver. Start at Singlecut Beersmiths (19-33 37th St, Astoria, Queens, NY 11105), a beloved local brewery in Astoria with a large taproom and rotating small-batch taps, then move south to Finback Brewery (78-01 77th Ave, Glendale, Queens, NY 11385), one of the borough's most acclaimed craft producers tucked into a Glendale warehouse.
Round out the afternoon at Fifth Hammer Brewing Company (10-28 46th Ave, Long Island City, Queens, NY 11101), whose Long Island City taproom sits a quick hop from Greenpoint and Manhattan — the perfect end-of-crawl location if part of the group wants to cross into Brooklyn for the night. Your group stays in the same bus for every stop, no one splits off to chase a rideshare, and nobody's tabs are interrupted by a parking meter running out. Call 929-281-0640 for a free Queens pub crawl bus quote.
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Party Bus Rental Brooklyn serves Queens and the entire surrounding metro — our fleet reaches every corner of New York City and beyond. Whether you need a Bronx party bus, a Nassau County charter bus, a Staten Island bus rental, or a trip out to Suffolk County — we have the right vehicle for your group. Call 929-281-0640 to get started.
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Party Bus Rental Brooklyn proudly serves Queens, New York and every nearby community across Metro Brooklyn. If you don't see your city listed, call us at 929-281-0640 — we go anywhere your group needs to roll!
Took a party bus to a New Year's Eve event in Queens and it was the best version of that night I've ever had. No waiting for a rideshare in the cold, no surge pricing, no scattered pickups. Just the whole crew together having fun from the moment we boarded.
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My group of college friends uses a party bus once a year for our annual reunion and this was our third year with this company. Consistent quality every time. The bus is always clean, always on time, and always a good time. See you next year.
Alicia V.
Booked a bus for a quinceanera and all the girls on it were absolutely glowing. The inside was gorgeous and made for the most beautiful photos. The family was incredibly happy and the planning team helped me fit the whole thing into our event schedule perfectly.
Shawn B.
Used this service for a bar mitzvah group shuttle. Parents felt comfortable, kids were having a blast, and everything ran exactly on schedule. The communication ahead of time was thorough and any questions I had were answered quickly. Exactly what you want for a family event.
Queens party bus rental prices depend on vehicle size, your date, and how long you need the bus. General ranges: 14-passenger Sprinter limos run $170–$344/hour; 15–20 passenger party buses run $204–$378/hour; 20–30 passenger party buses run $244–$414/hour; 35–50 passenger party buses and minibuses run $294–$490/hour; and 40–56 passenger charter buses run $150–$300/hour or $1,200–$2,500/day. Weekend rates and peak-demand dates — Mets playoff runs, prom season in May, and the US Open in late August — push prices toward the top of those ranges.
The fastest way to get an exact number is to call 929-281-0640 or use our online quote tool — all-inclusive pricing in under 30 seconds, no obligation.
Charter buses and large vehicles drop off passengers on Roosevelt Avenue along the ballpark's main pedestrian corridor, with the Jackie Robinson Rotunda entrance steps away. The stadium's primary parking approach is via the Northern or Southern entrances off Roosevelt Avenue and 126th Street. We recommend reviewing the official Citi Field directions and parking page before your visit, especially during playoff stretches when lot configurations change.
At JFK, commercial buses pick up from the arrivals curb at each terminal's Ground Transportation Center. Once your full group has retrieved luggage and assembled together, the trip coordinator calls our team — the bus moves from its waiting area to your terminal's commercial lane. Do not call until everyone is together; JFK's curbside zones enforce strict dwell limits.
At LaGuardia, buses wait in the Central Terminal Area lot and pull to the arrivals curb at Terminals B, C, or D on the coordinator's call. For both airports, we highly recommend sharing your confirmed terminal and arrival times with our team when you book, so pickup is pre-coordinated rather than last-minute. Review the JFK ground transportation page or the LaGuardia ground transportation page for current commercial vehicle protocols.
Yes. The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (Flushing, Queens, NY 11368) has a designated bus and commercial vehicle drop-off area accessed via the Grand Central Parkway service road. During the US Open (late August–early September), the USTA sets up drop-off zones separately from the general parking corridors — bus groups should enter via Gate C off Meridian Road and follow the event-day signage for commercial vehicles.
Parking for oversized vehicles requires an advance permit purchased through the USTA event operations office, not at the gate on arrival day. We strongly recommend checking the official US Open getting-here page each year, as drop-off routing updates between sessions.
Three windows squeeze availability the hardest. Prom season (mid-April through late May) is the tightest — every high school in Queens holds its prom within the same compressed stretch, and buses for popular dates are spoken for by January. The US Open fortnight (late August into early September) fills both party bus and charter bus inventory fast, especially for evening sessions when demand spikes from Manhattan hotel blocks.
Mets playoff runs — whenever they happen — create immediate booking surges with almost no lead time. Outside those windows, 3–4 weeks of lead time is workable for most dates. For prom and the US Open, the rule is simple: book by December for prom, and book the day the US Open schedule is published for Open dates.
For most events in Queens — birthday nights, wedding shuttles, corporate outings, airport transfers — we recommend booking at least three to six weeks in advance to secure the vehicle you want at the best available rate. For high-demand dates, the window is longer: prom bookings should be confirmed by December, US Open transportation should be locked in as soon as your ticket dates are set, and Citi Field playoff transportation fills within days of series announcements. The earlier you call, the more vehicle options we can match to your group size and itinerary.
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Queens offers an enormous range of destinations for group outings — from stadium gates to cultural landmarks to outdoor events that draw tens of thousands of visitors. Here are six of the most requested stops in our Queens party bus itineraries, with the logistics detail your group will actually need on the day.
Home of the New York Mets since 2009, Citi Field (41 Seaver Way, Queens, NY 11368) holds 41,922 fans across its nine seating levels and has become one of the most food-forward ballparks in the country — the weekly Amazin' Market rotating food vendors are a draw in themselves. Parking lots open three hours before first pitch and accept card payment only — no cash at any gate — with Lot B being the closest walk to the Jackie Robinson Rotunda main entrance at roughly six minutes on foot. Rideshare pickup after games is in a designated area near the Bullpen Market entrance that reliably backs up 30–45 minutes following night games.
Bus groups drop on Roosevelt Avenue and wait in commercial lots along 126th Street. The 7 train stops directly across from the ballpark at Mets–Willets Point station — but for a group of 20 or more, crowding onto a packed subway after extra innings is rarely the move. Phone: (718) 507-6387
UBS Arena (2400 Hempstead Tpke, Elmont, NY 11003) opened in November 2021 as the new home of the New York Islanders and immediately became one of the New York metro's premier concert venues, with a capacity of 17,500 and one of the best sightlines of any arena in the region. It sits directly adjacent to Belmont Park racetrack and the new UBS Arena LIRR station — but train service is only available on select event nights, and the parking corridors around Hempstead Turnpike back up significantly within 90 minutes of any sold-out show. Bus groups use the designated commercial drop-off area on Belmont Park Road with the bus waiting in the commercial vehicle lot during the event.
Post-show rideshare demand spikes immediately and sustains for 45+ minutes after house lights come up — a party bus waiting at the commercial lot is a meaningfully cleaner exit than anything else. Phone: (516) 678-1000
The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, Queens, NY 11368) is the permanent home of the US Open and the largest public tennis facility in the world — 22 courts spread across 46 acres inside Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, with Arthur Ashe Stadium holding 23,771 fans. The US Open runs across two weeks in late August and early September and draws over 700,000 total attendees, making it the highest-attended annual sporting event on the planet. Grand Central Parkway traffic during the evening session changeover is legitimately bad — both directions back up, the Northern Boulevard approach through Flushing compounds it, and rideshare surge pricing activates within 30 minutes of session end.
Commercial bus drop-off uses the Meridian Road Gate C approach. Advance bus parking permits are required; day-of permits are not available at major matches. Phone: (718) 760-6200
Flushing Meadows–Corona Park (Flushing, Queens, NY 11368) is the borough's largest park at 1,255 acres and the site of both the 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs — the Unisphere, at 140 feet tall the largest global structure on Earth, stands at its center and is one of New York City's most recognizable landmarks. The park contains the Queens Museum, the New York Hall of Science, Citi Field, the USTA Tennis Center, and the Queens Zoo, making it the rare destination where a well-planned group itinerary can cover multiple attractions in a single day. Bus drop-off for the park's central complex uses the Grand Central Parkway service road entrance near the Unisphere, with large vehicle parking available in Lot 4 off 111th Street.
Weekends in summer and fall see the park hosting concurrent events — a quick call ahead to confirm your specific attraction's bus protocols is always worthwhile. Phone: (718) 760-6565
Forest Hills Stadium (1 Tennis Pl, Forest Hills, Queens, NY 11375) is one of New York City's most storied outdoor concert venues — a horseshoe-shaped, 14,000-capacity amphitheater built in 1923 inside the West Side Tennis Club grounds, which hosted the US Open itself until 1978. Restored and reopened as a concert venue in 2013, it now hosts major artists from June through September in a setting that genuinely cannot be replicated anywhere in the city. The neighborhood around it is entirely residential, and street parking on event nights is permit-only throughout the Forest Hills Gardens area.
The nearest public transit — the E, F, M, or R at Forest Hills–71st Avenue — is a 10-minute walk, but after a late show, the wait on the platform rivals the traffic. Bus groups drop on Burns Street or the intersection of Tennis Place just outside the venue gates with the bus waiting on Queens Boulevard during the performance. Phone: (718) 268-2442
The Queens Night Market (New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111th St, Queens, NY 11368) runs every Friday and Saturday evening from late April through October, drawing 10,000+ visitors per night to what has been called the most diverse food market in the Western Hemisphere — 80+ food vendors representing over 70 countries, all with dishes priced at $6 or under. The market occupies the New York Hall of Science parking lot and the surrounding plaza, which means bus group parking at the site is effectively nonexistent on market nights. The Grand Central Parkway service road approach off 111th Street handles commercial drop-off, with buses waiting along the southbound service road during market hours.
For groups coming from across the borough or from Manhattan, a minibus rental makes the Queens Night Market a true group experience — dinner across 10 different countries' cuisines without anyone designated to stay sober for the drive. The market runs rain or shine; check the official Queens Night Market website for the current season schedule and any weather updates. Phone: (347) 730-0558