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Let Us Know You're Coming to LIC Springs! 2022
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LICP's signature community block festival, LIC Springs!, returns Saturday, June 18, featuring 100+ local businesses and organizations, including many of the community’s top arts and dining establishments. Now in its ninth year, the free event is back along Vernon Boulevard – the first time since 2019 – and is the perfect way for New Yorkers (and visitors) of all ages to spend a day during the holiday weekend.
Visit the event page to see participating businesses and organizations! |
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Watch the 2022 State of the Borough Address |
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. delivered his State of the Borough address on Friday, June 3, highlighting the borough's accomplishments and plans for building a stronger, fairer Queens as the borough emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the recording and read the text here. |
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Register for NYC Restaurant Week - Deadline Extended to June 30 |
Registration for LICP Member NYC & Company's Summer NYC Restaurant Week is open through June 30. Participation is free. Learn more here. |
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Small Business Workshop Series - June 8 |
Made in NYC, a nonprofit initiative that supports local manufacturers and makers in New York City, presents an interactive virtual workshop series for small businesses with limited means. Participating entrepreneurs will receive guidance to find —and keep—the help their business needs to sustain and grow. Learn more and register here. |
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Sculpture Park Steel Bodies Opening Celebration - June 9 |
Join Socrates Sculpture Park on Thursday, June 9, from 5-8 p.m. to celebrate New York-based artist Maren Hassinger’s Steel Bodies, a new, site-responsive work examining the complications of human interrelation and affinity, identity, and collectiveness, through abstraction in the outdoors. Learn more here. |
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Riis Settlement Spring Benefit - June 9 |
Join LICP Member Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement for their Annual Spring Benefit at Culture Lab (LICP Member) on Thursday, June 9th at 6:30 p.m. The evening will be an opportunity to celebrate their work with friends and supporters. All funds raised will help support youth, immigrant, and senior programs. Learn more and get tickets here. |
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LGBTQ+ Film Screening: Who We Love - June 11 |
Join LICP Member New York Irish Center and CraicFest in the presentation of the feature film Who We Love (nominated for six Irish Film & Television Academy Awards), which will be followed by a talk-back with the film’s director Graham Cantwell and co-star of the film, Amy-Joy Hastings. Learn more and RSVP here. |
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Business Breakfast on Personal & Strategic Wealth Management - June 28 |
Join LICP for our next Business Breakfast on Personal and Strategic Wealth Management. This informative panel discussion will focus on addressing the challenges in wealth building and wealth planning unique to business owners and entrepreneurs, whether multi-generational enterprises or entrepreneurial efforts. Learn more and register here. |
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Community Happenings & Events |
June 10-12: Random Access Music (RAM) and the 2022 Queens New Music Festival will once again offer live performances at Culture Lab LIC (LICP Member). Learn more here.
June 11: The Solace Sunrise 5K run/walk will take place in LIC on Saturday, June 11, at 4 a.m. to raise funds for the suicide prevention organization Solace House. Register or donate here.
June 13: Attend Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr.'s virtual workshop on the NYS Consolidated Funding Application on Monday, June 13, 12 - 1:30 p.m. Register here.
June 14, 15, 17: The New York Blood Center (NYBC) is holding a series of blood drives to help bolster the region’s blood supply that is currently at an alarmingly low level. Learn more here.
June 18: Re-Invention TV's LIC-Focused 'Flavors of NY' episode will air on WABC 7's Localish Channel on Saturday, June 18 at 8:30 a.m.
June 19: Come and celebrate Juneteenth in LIC! This family-friendly event will take place across two locations: Gantry State Park and at LICP Member, The Connected Chef. Learn more here.
June 19: The Court Square Civic Association's 3rd Annual Court Square Block Party will take place on Sunday, June 19 on Crescent St, in Long Island City. Learn more here.
To find more events (and post your own) visit LICQNS.com!
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Was Your Business Impacted by the Recent Water Main Break? |
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As of Monday, May 16, NYC's COVID-19 Alert Level has been raised to High. The NYC Health Commissioner now advises all New Yorkers to wear a mask in any public indoor setting. People who are older than 65 or otherwise at a high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 should also wear a mask in crowded outdoor settings and avoid gatherings when possible. More information can be found here. |
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Even on a stormy day, find a splash of color (green) in LIC!
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Thank you to our Annual Sponsors |
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