Thoughts of an NYC night market brings to mind images of endless rows of food and drink vendors, and while night markets can be found all around the world, they each have their own unique qualities.

Take Taiwan for example, whose bustling night markets are famous for its rows of anime-themed toys and games (in addition to mouthwatering food and fruit teas, of course!)

And the good news is you don’t have to hop on a flight to experience the night markets of Taiwan–PARTEA, an arcade that just opened in Union Square, is making us feel like we’re already there!

PARTEA is a unique culinary and cultural experience that captures the vivacious night market experience of Taiwan and brings it straight to NYC.

Guests can eat their way through mouthwatering Taiwanese street food snacks, such as popcorn chicken, fried cuttlefish balls, spicy chicken wing tips, and oden skewers. Plus, certain meal combos come with surprise plushie toys!

In addition to the food, teahouses and specialty boba shops are abundant throughout these night markets, and to complement the snacks PARTEA also offers drinks that are made with fresh fruit and premium tea, such as fruit teas, whipped foams, fruit slushes, and milk teas.

But as we mentioned above, this market caters to more than just the foodies.

Endless games throughout the space encourage guests to shoot some hoops, collect gashapon toys, or try your luck at claw machines and treasure boxes.

PARTEA first opened in Flushing, Queens (135-29 Roosevelt Ave) back in September 2020. The new Union Square location is their second NYC brick-and-mortar.

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They’re currently open and will be throwing a grand opening party tomorrow, August 18th. 

You can learn more on their website.

220 E. 14th Street (near Third Avenue)

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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has directed its employees to delete TikTok from their city-issued phones, joining the federal government and more than half of U.S. states in banning the use of the Chinese-owned social media app on government-owned devices.

“While social media is great at connecting New Yorkers with one another and the city, we have to ensure we are always using these platforms in a secure manner,” Jonah Allon, a spokesperson for Mayor Eric Adams, said in a statement Thursday.

Allon said the city’s top information security officials determined that TikTok posed a security threat to the city’s technical networks and directed the app’s removal from city-owned devices within 30 days.

The federal government ordered employees to delete TikTok from government-issued cellphones earlier this year amid concerns that its parent company, ByteDance, could give user data to the Chinese government. More than half of U.S. states have enacted similar bans.

New York state has prohibited the use of TikTok on state-owned devices since 2020 with some exceptions for promotional accounts.

TikTok officials have said that fears that the app’s use could pose cybersecurity risks are unfounded. There was no immediate response after a message seeking comment on the New York City ban was sent to a TikTok spokesperson.

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