LIC Lights Up - Dec. 7

The LIC BID, Hunters Point Community Development Corporation and The Chocolate Factory Theater welcome you to celebrate the return of holiday lighting in LIC. Join your neighbors for a festive evening featuring caroling, hot chocolate, and a visit from Santa.

Bring a toy or clothing item to donate to children living in homeless and/or domestic violence shelters, in partnership with The Floating Hospital.

Thursday, Dec. 7, 4:45-6 p.m.

Vernon Mall

This event is free and open to the public. Bring the entire family. Details

Calling All Dog Lovers! - Deadline Dec. 15

LIC Partnership and Greene at Court Square are showing some year-end love to LIC’s dog community with a prize-filled LIC Dog Photo Contest.

Enter on Instagram for pawsome prizes including JetBlue round-trip tickets, complimentary grooming services, and a variety of gift cards. Don't miss this chance to showcase your furry friend's charm and win fabulous rewards. Find out more information and enter here.

LIC Neighborhood Plan Meeting - Housing

Join NYC Department of City Planning, Council Member Julie Won, and WXY Studio for a virtual meeting to share your ideas, collaborate with your neighbors & City agencies and get involved in the future of housing in Long Island City.

Wednesday, Dec. 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Zoom

Register: https://bit.ly/LICNP-FAM1-A

We're Hiring - Office Manager

We are currently searching for an extremely organized officer manager with the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment while giving strong attention to detail, and maintaining our day to day operations. This position plays a key role in the daily operations of our organization and interacts with all of our departments: Executive Management, Business Assistance, BID Operations, Marketing, Events, and Community Development. Apply Here

Give the Gift of Local this Holiday Season with the LIC Community E-Gift Card

Featuring 99 local businesses, the LIC Community E-Gift Card highlights the best of LIC, and features businesses ranging from restaurants to salons.

LIC Happenings

Wednesday, Dec. 6, 7-8:30 p.m. - Gather your friends, play trivia and drink great beer at Rockaway Brewing Company's Winter Wednesdays with Quirk Events. Details

Thursday, Dec. 7-17, 2 p.m. - Visit "Off the Wall 2023" - LIC-A's annual affordable holiday art fair ​at Culture Lab LIC. Exhibition on view till December 17 during gallery hours. Details

Thursday, Dec. 7-9, 5-9 p.m. - See "Undone: The Work of Sharon Taylor" at Culture Lab LIC, an exhibition bringing together the works of artist, teacher, mother, friend, and long-time LIC resident, Sharon Taylor. Details

Thursday, Dec. 7, 6:30-8:30 p.m. - Enjoy a wreath-making night out with friends at Art Strong NYC (pictured). Details

Thursday, Dec. 7-9, 7:30 p.m. - Attend CreArt Music Festival 2023 at Culture Lab LIC, presenting exceptional classical and new music with a crafted visual aesthetic. Details

Friday, Dec. 8-10, 5 p.m. - Brickhouse Ceramic Art Center opens its doors to the public to showcase over 30 ceramic artists from all over New York, for its 14th Annual Craft Show. They will present their best handmade pottery for sale at affordable prices, for all the art and design lovers on your holiday gift list. Details

Friday, Dec. 8, 5-8 p.m. - Attend the grand opening of Zaruma Gold Coffee LIC, a night celebrating culture and community with small bites, exquisite drinks and artist talks. Details

Friday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m. - Discuss community concerns with the NYPD 108th Precinct at their Build The Block meeting at the LIC YMCA. RSVP: mayra.cardonaquintero@nypd.org

Friday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m. - Green Space's "Take Root" series presents a performance installation centering a dynamic bamboo sculpture, movement, live sound – transmuting spirit in communal gathering. Details

Saturday, Dec. 9-10, 12-8 p.m. - Check out Ofrenda Fest's Holiday Holistic Market where vendors, artisans and artists showcase their unique handcrafted products. Details

Sunday, Dec. 10, 4-5:30 p.m. - Celebrate Chanukah with JCC-Chabad of LIC at Gantry Plaza State Park featuring a giant menorah lighting, chocolate gelt drop from fire truck, gourmet doughnut bar and more. Details

Monday, Dec. 11, 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Join The Dancer Movement at Culture Lab LIC for an inclusive and exciting Adaptive Dance experience. Details

Wednesday, Dec. 13, 7-9 p.m. - Join the Greater Astoria Historical Society for their virtual holiday bash featuring Jimmy Fink, formerly of LIC-based Fink Bread and of WPLJ, who will share his rock and roll stories. Details

Make sure to follow us on social media for profiles on small businesses throughout the holidays! Check out our profile on Remix Market's Ashley McDonald

Legends of LIC - "From Clay Club to Carriage House to SculptureCenter"

By Bob Singleton, executive director, Greater Astoria Historical Society

"Nearly a century ago, in Crown Heights Brooklyn, sculptor Dorothea Denslow invited children, and later adults, to share her studio which was conveniently across the street from the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. She called her little goodwill gesture ‘The Clay Club.’"

Read more to find out how The Clay Club became SculptureCenter and relocated to LIC

Tacombi

Tacombi was born on the balmy beaches of the Yucatán in 2006 with little more than a cloudless, palm-filled dream of sharing the beauty of authentic Mexican culture with the world. Tacombi opened its first taqueria in a garage in downtown New York in 2010, and has since opened neighborhood taquerias in New York, Chicago, Washington DC and Miami. Within its taqueria walls Tacombi also started producing authentic, traditional “Vista Hermosa” tortilla products to preserve and share the flavors of Mexico and offers these products through stores across the country. Details

LICP Business Assistance Program

Our Business Assistance team provides free, one-on-one assistance to businesses in the greater Long Island City area, covering a variety of issues. We can help you: Access Financing, Find Real Estate, Grow Your Business, Navigate Government and Incentives, and much more. Details