Viva La Comida!, a festival highlighting local food, music and dancing in Jackson Heights and Elmhurst is coming to the area Friday night.
The 82nd Street Partnership will close off Ithaca Street between 82nd Street and Baxter Avenue to make room for the event, with performances by the New York Jazz Academy, as well as local musicians who will each perform inside the triangle.
Food vendors from across the city will be there, including Jackson Heights' own Arepa Lady and Tacos La Familia, and Corona's Tortas Nezas, a finalist for this year's Vendy awards.
Organizers rented out the lobby of the Jackson Heights Cinema for a pop-up crafts market, and the Silleteros de Santa Elena from Colombia will be arranging ornate flower displays.














