Sweetgreen will open its first LIC location at 25-35 44th Drive on Tuesday, April 12. To celebrate, the fast casual salad leader is offering locals a $5 app credit. Learn more here.
Astoria to LaGuardia Train? The State Wants Your Input -Final Meeting: March 24
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will host its second and final in-person public workshop on March 24 at Astoria World Manor to gauge support for plans to enhance mass transit to LaGuardia Airport. View the 14 mass transit options being considered here. Example plans include the extension of the N train. Event details here.
Get Free Wi-Fi at Home with the Queens Public Library
Wi-Fi hotspots are now available for loan at many Queens Public Library locations. Devices may be checked out for two months, with up to five optional renewals. Learn more here.
Zone126 Featured on WPIX11 for LIC High School Laundromat Effort
LICP Member and community non-profit Zone126 was recently featured on WPIX11 for its support of Long Island City High School's new food pantry and efforts to create an in-school laundromat, aiding students that do not have easy access to one at home. Watch the full segment featuring Zone126 executive director Dr. Anju J. Rupchandani here.
Calling all LIC Businesses and Organizations for LIC Springs!
LIC Springs!, our annual community block party and festival on Vernon Boulevard, returns on June 18. Don't miss the opportunity to ring in the warm weather and engage with more than a thousand attendees. Businesses and organizations are invited to find more information here:LICQNS.com/LICSPRINGS2022.
New Member Spotlight: CuppingNYC
CuppingNYC is a massage therapy studio specializing in deep tissue, prenatal, therapeutic and medical massage and cupping therapy.
Led by NYC licensed massage therapist Vanessa Kuhn Denola, LMT, CuppingNYC features medically massage based methods unlike a typical cupping session. Learn more at www.cuppingnyc.com or on Instagram at @cuppingnyctheoriginal.
Life Sciences Businesses Wanted for Career Open House - April 28
Join Long Island City Partnership, Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement and Urban Upbound for a Career Open House, sponsored by the Queens Borough President's Office. We are currently seeking businesses recruiting job seekers for life sciences and industrial opportunities. Learn more here or by emailing Charles Yu at cyu@licpartnership.org.
Need Summer Interns? Summer Youth Employment Program Returns
Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) is the nation’s largest youth employment program, connecting NYC youth between the ages of 14 and 24 with career exploration opportunities and paid work experience each summer. As an employer, you get no-cost, job-ready summer employees and fresh ideas. Interested? Fill out this form for more information.
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.
