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LIC Update: November 4, 2020
Featured Updates
Panels Announced! 7th Annual LIC Summit - December 1
We Want to Hear from YOU!
At this year's LIC Summit we're going to be talking about how LIC can build toward a better future. To help shape this conversation, we're asking the community to answer this one question survey.
Join Us! Community Planting Day - November 21
We are very excited to announce our upcoming fall community volunteer day to plant tulip bulbs in 90 tree pits across the streets of the LIC Business Improvement District. But we need your help! Volunteers are needed for November 21st to plant in two shifts from:
9:30AM-11:30AM and/or 12:30PM-2:30PM

For more information, contact Angel Hart, BID Field Operations Manager, at [email protected].

GSGP Virtual Healthcare Trade Mission to the U.A.E.
Empire State Development (ESD) has partnered with the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers (GSGP) to promote the virtual healthcare sector trade mission to the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) from February 1-11, 2021.

The goal of this mission is to assist small to medium-sized companies to export products and services to this important market.
LIC Holiday Decoration Competition!
This holiday season we are also hosting a Holiday Decoration Competition amongst LIC businesses! The competition will run from Monday, November 23 - Tuesday, December 15. The public will vote by scanning a QR code at your location and selecting their favorite display to vote for.

Remix Market NYC has generously offered a 30% discount to participating businesses to purchase any decorations they would like to use in the competition. To use this discount, let us know and stay tuned for additional details.

Participating businesses will be entered into a raffle to win 2 roundtrip JetBlue tickets.

For more information on participating, click here to view the flyer and let us know!
LIC in the News
COVID-19 Updates
*NEW* CovidWatcher Survey - CovidWatcher at Columbia University is hosting a short survey as a research, advocacy and policy tool. Its purpose is to identify and understand the challenges facing small business owners as a result of COVID-19. Click here to take the anonymous survey, the deadline is November 25.

LISC NYC Small Business Relief & Recovery Fund – This Fund will provide direct grants of $10,000 to New York City minority-owned small businesses that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to support their recovery. Awardees can use funds for payroll, rent, marketing, overhead, cost of technology, employee training, or related costs. Businesses applying for funds must meet these requirements:
  • Located in New York City
  • Minority-owned
  • Have 20 or fewer employees
  • Have an annual revenue of less than $500,000.
For more information, click here. Businesses interested in applying for a grant, please contact Charles Yu ([email protected]) or Osagie Afe ([email protected]). 
Businesses: Have updates to your listing? Let us know here.
LIC BID Annual Meeting - Virtual Event
*Last day to register as a voting member this Sunday November 8*
Wednesday, November 18th at 9am

Join the Long Island City Business Improvement District for our 15th Annual Meeting as we report on services over the past year, including during COVID-19, discuss plans for the future, review financials, elect directors of the board, and present awards. The virtual event will also feature special remarks from NYC Small Business Services Commissioner Jonnel Doris.
 
This event is open to the public and free to attend with advanced registration. However, in order to vote at the meeting you must:
  1. Be eligible- either a property owner, commercial tenant or resident in district outlines in the map below AND
  2. Be registered- register online at licqns.com/licbidmemberregister as a voting member by November 8th. If you have registered as a voting member in previous and your eligibility has not changed, you do not have to register again.

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