LIC Update: October 13, 2020

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VOREA's Salute to the Voices (and Votes) of Women

LICP Member The VOREA Group has commissioned two large format art murals by the street artist Captain Eyeliner to commemorate the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment.

The murals stand atop two large 20-foot shipping containers and show the faces of 10 amazing American women who had a hand in shaping history. Each portrait also has a unique QR code you can scan and find out more about the women.

Click here to learn more and stop by to check it out!

Queens College Fall Virtual Career Fair - Tomorrow!

Queens College is looking for companies to participate in their Virtual Career Fair tomorrow for students interested in careers in Business and Technology.

There is also a sponsorship opportunity available for those interested.

Click here for more information.

Virtual Policy Symposium with Center for an Urban Future

Thursday, October 22 10am-11:30am

Next week, the Center for an Urban Future would like to invite you to join them for their webinar, “Boosting Incomes in Hard Times: Encouraging and Supporting Low-Income Entrepreneurship in Queens,” a Center for an Urban Future (CUF) virtual policy symposium. Join them for this live-streamed event, which is generously supported by Santander.

Confirmed speakers include:

Adrienne Adams, Council Member, NYC Council
Monique Hector, Manager of Entrepreneurship, Queens Public Library
J.D. LaRock, President & CEO, Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE)
Dianna Rose, Founder, Jars of Delight
Bishop Mitchell Taylor, Co-Founder & CEO, Urban Upbound

Registration is required. Click here to RSVP and for more information.

HSBC LIC Promotional Offers!

LICP Member HSBC Long Island City is excited to share the following promotional offers to the local residents and business communities.

Cash bonus offer up to a USD 400 when you open a new business account with HSBC USA NA.
Cash bonus up to USD 600 when you open a new personal HSBC Advance Checking Account with the new HSBC Branch in Long Island City
Cash bonus up to USD 720 when you open a new personal HSBC Premier Checking Account with the new HSBC Branch in Long Island City

Please reach out the Branch Manager – Kazi Ahmed and/or his team to take advantage of these unique opportunities along with the exclusive banking propositions and capabilities of a leading international bank in USA.

Branch number: 718-269-6266

Click here for more information.

LaGuardia Airtrain: Submit Your Support Through Oct. 20

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 has been extended to October 20 at 5pm.

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!

LICQNS Events Calendar Update!

As a part of our newly launched LICQNS.com, we have just updated our events calendar to include a view by the month feature. Stop by and check it out!

As a reminder, if you're hosting an virtual events or small in person events or classes, be sure to add them to our calendar!

COVID-19 Updates

*NEW* Outdoor Dining Winterization Grant – DoorDash will offer NYC restaurants a grant of up to $5,000 to get heating equipment and other fixes for winter months. The application of the grant will open on October 16, and it will be managed by Hello Alice. For more information, please visit this link.

*NEW* Simpler PPP Forgiveness for Loans of $50,000 or Less – The SBA and Treasury is allowing businesses who received $50,000 or less in PPP funds to self-certify they used the money appropriately and receive complete forgiveness. For full information and the new simpler forgiveness application, please visit this link.

*NEW* New NYC Webpage with Business Reopening Information – The NYC Department of Small Business Services launched a new webpage to help businesses access all the guidelines and information on reopening their business. To see the full webpage, please visit this link.

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.