LICP Summer of Sports Networking Night at QBK Sports - Jul. 30

Tues., Jul. 30, 5-7 p.m. - Join LIC Partnership and the LIC BID for a special networking night celebrating our upcoming Summer of Sports campaign. Connect with fellow business and community leaders over drinks and light bites, and try out beach volleyball at LIC's premiere beach volleyball facility, QBK Sports.

LIC Happenings - Grand Openings + More

Weds., Jul. 10, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. - Join Trends LIC Cannabis Dispensary for a grand opening and ribbon cutting filled with fun, food, entertainment, and more. Details

Fri., Jul. 12, 9 p.m. - Visit Otis & Finn Barbershop for a comedy show from Combover Comedy in collaboration with Trends LIC Cannabis Dispensary with complimentary drinks and swag for all attendees. Details

Sat., Jul. 13, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. - Swing by the grand opening of Warby Parker's very first store in Queens and enjoy a complimentary cookie from Chip City and snag a free, custom tote bag with any eyewear purchase (while supplies last). Details

Sat., Jul. 13, 10:30-5:30 p.m. - Join Movement LIC for Global Climbing Day with free day passes, free intro to climbing classes, and a free kid's corner section. Details

Sat., Jul. 13, 2-3:30 p.m. - Court 16 hosts an exciting DUPR pickleball event, where adult players will compete in matches against others of similar skill levels and all scores will be recorded to track progress and performance. Details

Sun., Jul. 14, All Day - Enjoy National Mac & Cheese Day at Murray's Cheese Bar with a special crab-dip mac & cheese and freshly made mac & cheese samples. Details

Tues., Jul. 16, 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Join Jungly for a special sip and paint taco Tuesday and bottomless margaritas. Details

All Summer - Still looking for a summer camp for your 9-16 year old? Check out QBK Sports' beach volleyball camp for a comprehensive introduction to the sport, focusing on fundamental techniques and skill development. Details

Arts & Culture Happenings in LIC

Thurs., Jul. 11, 6:30-8 p.m. - SculptureCenter presents a conversation with artists Miljohn Ruperto and Paul Pfeiffer about Ruperto's new booklet edition, "An Operational Account of Western Spatio-Temporality." Details

Fri., July 12, 6-8 p.m. - Enjoy an opening night party with music by DJ Aguapanela at Museum of the Moving Image for artist Ray Ferreira's new video installation exploring the connections between queerness, embodiment, and speculative fiction, followed by an artist talk the next day. Details

Sat., Jul. 13, 5:45-7:30 p.m. - See a screening of trans romantic melodrama "Lingua Franca" at Museum of the Moving Image, introduced by writer-director-star Isabel Sandoval and followed by a Q&A with Sandoval and critic/author Caden Mark Gardner. Details

Sat., Jul. 13, 6-9 p.m. - Join Culture Lab LIC in collaboration with Malý Berlín for a captivating art exhibition, "The Search for Utopia," that transcends borders and brings together the creative voices of Slovakian and American artists. Details

Legends of LIC - "How Long Island City Got a Courthouse"

By Bob Singleton, executive director, Greater Astoria Historical Society

"The earliest Township court in western Queens, in Jamaica, was destroyed during the American Revolution. Its replacement, near the geographic center of Queens County, was a sparsely populated location and was both unpopular and inconvenient for everyone.

About 1840, the search for a new County Seat started. Finding a replacement was all but impossible as the leading communities, Jamaica and Hempstead, were strikingly different by every measure each differing ten-fold in expenses, tax revenues, and number of ‘paupers.’

It was all a moot point for by 1870, a new entity, Long Island City was created which gave it a majority on the County’s Board of Supervisors and the advantage of being the hub of the Long Island Railroad network joining that community to Long Island and Manhattan." Read On Here

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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