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LIC Update: May 11, 2022
Businesses and Organizations
Sign Up Now for LIC Springs! - Deadline: May 20
Calling all LIC-based businesses and organizations! Our annual community block party and festival featuring thousands of attendees returns on June 18. Register your businesses or organization by Friday, May 20.

Details at: LICQNS.com/LICSPRINGS2022.
Long Island City YMCA Hiring Fairs - May 14 and 18
LICP Member Long Island City YMCA is recruiting for a variety of positions at hiring fairs on Saturday, May 14, 12-2 p.m., and Wednesday, May 18, 5-7 p.m. More information here.
Artist Open Call for Flux Factory Exhibition - Deadline: May 15
“Pink Flamingo: Clubs in Flux ” is an open call is for artists who want to imagine their ideal temporary club space and design it with support of Flux Factory. The three selected artists will showcase their designs via a week-long exhibition. Apply and learn more here.
Virtual Rat Academy Training - May 18
Learn about rat prevention methods with this virtual training brought to you by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Pest Control Services and NYC Council Member Julie Won. Register here.
East River International Food Festival - May 22
Queens Together presents the first annual East River International Food Festival on Sunday, May 22, 12-3 p.m., on the waterfront at Anable Basin Sailing Bar and Grill. The event features curated tastings and chef stations, a cash bar and beautiful views of the East River and Manhattan from an outdoor beer garden. Buy tickets and learn more here.
Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Business Webinar - May 23
Join Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. for the Asian Pacific American Heritage Business Webinar on May 23, 2022, 12-2 p.m. RSVP here.
Business Sign Up for Job Fair - Deadline in Two Weeks
The NYPD Queens Patrol Borough North is sponsoring a job fair on Wednesday, June 1. Businesses are encouraged to sign up. For more information contact Jessica.Nugent@nypd.org.
NYC Kids Rise's Save for College Program Reaches 97% of NYC Kindergartners
LICP is a proud founding partner of LICP Member NYC Kids RISE's Save for College Program a universal, community-driven wealth-building platform launched in District 30 in 2017 and we take great pride in its success. We're excited to see and support other neighborhoods in their adaptation and implementation of the Program and to see the citywide impact! Learn more here.
Women's Self Defense Classes - Every Monday
Community Capacity Development (CCD) will host a series of Women's Self-Defense Classes every Monday, 11 a.m-1 p.m. For more information, please visit aboutccd.org.
Eleven Madison Meals Served at Queensbridge Houses
Eleven Madison Home, a new plant-based home delivery service from high-end eatery Eleven Madison Park, recently provided meals to residents at Queensbridge Houses. The effort was in collaboration with Rethink Food and LICP Member Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement. LIC Partnership worked as a liaison on this project. See the outcomes in this video here.
Community Happenings & Events
May 12: BISNOW hosts its New York Life Sciences event, showcasing emerging life sciences hubs, including LIC. This is a LICP-sponsored event. Get 20% off your ticket with discount code CHRISVIP. Details and tickets here.

May 12: LICP Member SculptureCenter will reopen on May 12 with two new exhibitions, Lydia Ourahmane: Tassili and In Practice: Literally means collapse. Learn more here.

May 13: NYCxDesign will host an Open Studio Crawl in LIC on Friday, May 13, 4-6:30 p.m. Purchase tickets here.

May 14: LICP Member Socceroof will host a Soccer tournament on Saturday, May 14. Four to eight teams will compete for a $150 bar tab and one free pick-up session. More information here.

May 14: “Subterranean Tropicália Projects: PN15 1971/2022” on view at Socrates Sculpture Park. More information here.

May 21: Catch the LIC-focused Neighborhoods of NY episode on ABC Localish at 8:30 a.m.

June 18: Catch the LIC-focused Flavors of New York episode on ABC Localish at 8:30 a.m.

To find more events (and post your own) visit LICQNS.com!
LIC in the News
COVID-19 Updates
As of Monday, March 7, restaurants, gyms, and other indoor entertainment venues are no longer required to check customers’ COVID vaccination status. The Key to NYC posters in your storefront are no longer required. More information can be found here.
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