LIC Update: December 7, 2022 - LIC Lights Up, New Businesses Alert, Legends of LIC

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LIC Update: December 7, 2022

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Last Week for LIC Shop Small Holiday Bingo - Through Dec. 13

Enter to Win JetBlue Tickets, LIC Gift Cards and more!

Support the local community and explore LIC with our LIC Shop Small Holiday Bingo campaign.

Those who complete the game are invited to a celebration at Jungly on Wednesday, December 14 from 6-8 p.m., where prizes and raffle drawings will be announced. Space is limited, RSVP must be confirmed.

Two lucky winners will be drawn at random to win two Jet Blue tickets each.

More info here. Questions? Email bid@licpartnership.org.

LIC Lights Up - Dec. 13

The LIC Business Improvement District and The Chocolate Factory Theater welcome you to celebrate the return of holiday lighting throughout the entire district. Join your neighbors for a festive evening featuring storytelling by Allison Guinn, carolers from SING LIC, music from the Sam Trapchak Trio, along with complimentary hot chocolate and treats. Bring a toy or clothing item to donate to children living in homeless and/or domestic violence shelters, in partnership with The Floating Hospital. The event is free and open to the public. Bring the entire family!

Tuesday, Dec. 13, 4:00 p.m.

LIC Bar, 45-58 Vernon Blvd.

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New Businesses Alert

Walgreens

27-26 Queens Plaza S.

12-15 Jackson Ave.

10-91 Jackson Ave.

27-35 Jackson Ave

34-51 48th St

52-00 2nd St.

Legends of LIC

Legends of LIC - "Fink Means Good Bread"

By Bob Singleton, Executive Director, Greater Astoria Historical Society (LICP Member)

Fink Bakery was a name virtually every long-term resident of New York City remembers fondly. Headquartered on 54th Avenue near Newtown Creek, their ubiquitous delivery trucks, embellished with the logo “Fink Means Good Bread,” were seen throughout the city. This story is by Jimmy Fink, a great grandson of the founder Alois. Read more here.

LIC Happenings & Events

Community Happenings

Dec. 7-17: Enjoy Ivy Baldwin's work Folds at The Chocolate Factory Theater. Details

Dec. 8: See Rin Seo Orchestra perform at LICP Member Culture Lab LIC. Details

Dec. 9: Experience LICP Member Artego's new group art show "Persistence of Hope." Details

Dec. 9: Celebrate community at the Queens Rising Holiday Mixer at the Boro Hotel. Details

Dec. 9-11: Visit LICP Member BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center for their ceramics holiday market. Details

Dec. 9-11: Enjoy dance performances at LICP Member Dance Entropy's Green Space. Details

Dec. 10: Experience a Magical Winter Wonderland at Santa's Gamehaus. Details

Dec. 10: Join Queens Craft Brigade for their final market of 2022. Details

Dec. 15: Mingle with other moms at Jungly's "A Bad Moms Christmas" happy hour and movie night. Details

Dec. 16-18: Shop Remix Market's 40% off Smalls and Art Sale. Details

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LIC in the News

Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris Announces $5 Million in State Funding for Museum of the Moving Image, Enhancing Educational Programming

Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris joined LICP Member Museum of the Moving Image’s (MoMI) annual gala Thursday night to announce $5 million in state funding he secured to advance the Museum’s educational work in film, television, and digital media.

A Tapas Bar From a Noma Alum Is Opening in Long Island City

Eater New York

3 LIC Subway Stations To Get Spruced Up During Closures

Patch

Construction Begins on Clean Energy Project for Western Queens

LIC Post

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Business Opportunities

U.S. Small Business Association Webinars

Dec. 7: (SBA and SBTRC, US Dept of Transportation)

Selling to the Government and Global Market

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Dec. 8: (SBA and York College SBDC)

Marketing Strategies with Neuro-Marketing concepts

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Dec. 15: (SBA and LaGuardia Community College SBDC)

How SBA’s Programs Help You Start and Grow

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Apply to the Queens Tech & Innovation Challenge

The program is designed to help busy entrepreneurs launch or grow their startup. Its flexible schedule allows participants to join at any time between October 2022 to February 2023.

Presented by the Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and Queens Economic Development Corporation, the multi-week program offers high-level entrepreneurial classes, one-on-one office hours with QEDC mentors & advisors, networking events with startup founders, and cash prizes (five $20K awards).

Program dates: Participants can enter the program in the fall. The applications are due March 1, 2023. Details

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