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LIC Update: August 10, 2020
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COVID-19 Updates
Takeout/Delivery of Alcohol Extended to 9/4 – Governor Cuomo has issued a new Executive Order that allows restaurants and bars to continue selling alcohol for takeout and delivery for at least another 30 days through September 4, 2020. In general, NYS will reassess whether or not to grant extension every 30 days.
 
NYC Open Restaurants Inspection Checklist - This checklist lists the guidelines often found to be non-compliant by NYC inspector when inspecting businesses participating in NYC Open Restaurants. Don’t be surprised by an inspection, review the checklist to ensure your business is in compliance.

8/20: Webinar on New York Forward Loan Fund - The New York Forward Loan Fund (NYFLF) is a new economic recovery loan program aimed at supporting New York State small businesses, including Minority and Woman-Owned Business Enterprises (MWBEs)**, nonprofits, and small landlords that have been excluded by other relief and recovery efforts, as they reopen after the COVID-19 outbreak and NYS on PAUSE. Empire State Development will host a webinar on this program with opportunity for Q&A with the presenters.
  • Thursday, August 20 @ 2:00pm Register here.

Manufacturing and Industrial Businesses Survey – How have the workforce needs of your manufacturing and industrial business shifted since COVID-19? Take the 10 question survey to help MaiiC and the City of New York understand the changes in talent demands for the industrial sector. Take the Survey here.

Reopening Checklist - Our COVID-19: Reopening Checklist is a tool for businesses to use as NYC continues reopening. This list is helpful for businesses open in Phase 1, 2 and 3 as well as businesses prepping for their reopening in a future phase. There are important forms to fill out prior to reopening and this checklist will help cover your bases. Click here to download the checklist.

Recovery Survey - We would like to remind you to please take COVID-19 Business Recovery Survey to help us get a further understanding of how your business or organization’s recovery efforts and the challenges you anticipate facing as we begin to reopen LIC. Click here to fill out the survey.
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Featured Updates
Our Parks Need Our Help!
Hunters Point Parks Conservancy works day after day to keep our parks looking beautiful, but they need the help of our community. Click here to hear from HPPC President Rob Basch on all of the great work that their doing.

Donations made through the end of August will be generously matched by TF Cornerstone! Click here to donate if you're able.

If you're looking for other ways to help, volunteer, be a good park steward, and/or share this message with your friends, family and neighbors and ask them to support our parks!
Reminder: Take the 2020 Census!
Completing the Census is one thing every New Yorker can do to make sure New York has the resources it needs and the representation we deserve for the next 10 years.

The last day of the self-response period for the 2020 Census was extended due to COVID-19, on August 11, NYC’s uncounted households will begin to receive a knock on the door by Census Bureau enumerators.

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