LIC Update: October 1, 2020 *LIC Springs Back! Deadline to Participate Extended!*

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LIC Update: October 1, 2020

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Let's #SupportLICLocal Together This Weekend!

**Participation Deadline Extended to Today at 5pm!**

By combining small in-person events throughout Long Island City with virtual offerings, over 3 days of festivities, we will showcase #LICLocal businesses and organizations through their fun, creative, and innovative activities that can be experienced safely by groups of all ages.

There are multiple ways to participate and we want to have as many businesses and organizations sign up as possible!

Click here for more information and to submit your application!

MainStreet ONLINE Coop Program for Small Businesses

MainStreet ONLINE, a COOP program powered by Google, pairs small business owners with COOP students, who are trained in ecommerce and supervised by an experienced strategist, to build an optimized Shopify online store for businesses for free and help them reach new customers with Google tools.

Small businesses will get hands-on assistance setting up a Shopify website and free product listings on the Google shopping tab, an optimized free Business Profile on Google Search and Maps, and support building effective Smart Shopping campaigns on Google.

Click here to learn more!

NYC Small Business Resource Network

Hey Queens Businesses!

This week the NYC Small Business Resource Network launched. This is a city-wide initiative to bring technical assistance and business recovery support to NYC small businesses through your local Chamber of Commerce.

The NYC Small Business Resource Network will be able to assist in technology, real estate, legal and accounting services, procurement opportunities, marketing, loans and grants, and more. Our on-the-ground Small Business Support Specialists will help guide you to the resources you need.

Click here to learn more.

LaGuardia Airtrain: Submit Your Support!

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statemen t (DEIS) for the proposed LaGuardia Airport Access Improvement Project (AirTrain). The proposed project would include passenger stations at LaGuardia Airport that would connect with the New York City subway system and the Long Island Railroad at Willets Point.

The 45-day public comment period that ends on October 5.

Click here for more information and to submit your feedback.

Deadline Extended! 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.

NYC’s uncounted households will begin to receive a knock on the door by Census Bureau enumerators.

Click here and Get Counted!

COVID-19 Updates

*NEW* Mayor Releases Additional Details on Year-Round Outdoor Dining - This week the Mayor released new details on year-round outdoor dining. Information includes details on adjacent properties, heating, tents, and roadway safety. Click here to read the release.

*NEW* 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]).

Reopening Checklist - Our COVID-19: Reopening Checklist is a tool for businesses to use as NYC continues reopening. 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. Click here to fill out the survey.