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LIC Update: April 06, 2022
Featured Updates
Businesses - Sign Up for Educators Appreciation Week
Participation Deadline Extended to April 15
Long Island City Partnership is launching its first-ever Educators Appreciation Week, May 2-8, to say "Thank You" to teachers, educators and school staff for all that they do – especially over the past two years. The week will include exclusive promotions from businesses and organizations in LIC, showcased via an online guide on LICQNS.com.
 
Are you interested in participating?

LIC Businesses/Community Groups/Organizations: Please fill out the Educators Appreciation Week Form if you would like to include an exclusive offer or promotion. Extended Deadline: Friday, April 15, 5 p.m.
 
Teachers/Educators/School Staff: Sign up to join our outreach list by emailing our team here. We will share more information as we approach the week.
How Do Violations Impact Small Businesses? Take This SBS Survey
LIC Small Businesses: Please take this 5-minute survey to help the NYC Department of Small Business Services better understand the impact violations have on small businesses in New York City.
Artist Open Call for Waterfront Sculpture Garden
Deadline Extended to April 17
LICP Members TF Cornerstone and Culture Lab LIC have launched an open call for public outdoor sculptures in the new public open space along the Long Island City waterfront, situated between 5203 and 5241 Center Blvd. Details.
New Public Meetings Announced: Northwest Queens Bus Route Redesign - April 18 & 21
Join the MTA-NYC Transit’s Queens Bus Network Redesign team on either Monday, April 18 (Community Board 1) or Thursday, April 21 (Community Board 2) for virtual briefings on the "New Draft Plan," which introduces an overhaul to the existing bus network in Queens.
Town Hall for Innovation QNS Project Slated for Astoria -
April 20
Developers of the Innovation QNS, project will host a town hall meeting on Wednesday, April 20, 4-7 p.m., at the Museum of Moving Image. Innovation QNS is a community-driven plan to build upon Astoria’s rich cultural fabric and reactivate a dormant corner of the neighborhood as a vibrant, mixed-use innovation district. The event will include two consecutive 90-minute sessions. Full details here.
Life Sciences Businesses Wanted
Career Open House - April 28
Join Long Island City Partnership, Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement and Urban Upbound for a Life Sciences Career Open House, sponsored by the Queens Borough President's Office. We are currently seeking businesses looking to share information on life sciences, bio tech, healthcare and industrial careers. Learn more here or by emailing Charles Yu at cyu@licpartnership.org.
Calling All LIC Businesses and Organizations for LIC Springs!
LIC Springs!, our annual community block party and festival on Vernon Boulevard, returns on June 18. Don't miss the opportunity to ring in the warm weather and engage with more than a thousand attendees. Businesses and organizations are invited to find more information here: LICQNS.com/LICSPRINGS2022.
Legends of LIC: Henry Sheldon Anable
By Bob Singleton, Executive Director, Greater Astoria Historical Society

Henry Sheldon Anable, namesake of Anable Basin, was once among best known residents in our community and called by some, the “Father of Long Island City.” His contemporaries credited him as the driving force that converted marsh and farmland to an urban center in the years before its 1870 incorporation as a city.

Keep reading here.
COVID-19 Updates
New COVID-19 Alert Level System – Last month, Mayor Adams released a new color-coded system that tracks COVID-19 alerts and keeps New York City residents apprised of the risks they face in New York City. This new system will better help New Yorkers understand the current level of COVID-19 risk and how they can best protect themselves and others based on the current risk. The system consists of four alert levels that outline precautions and recommended actions for individuals and government based on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Community Burden Indicator.


New York City is currently at a low alert level (green).

As of Monday, March 7, restaurants, gyms, and other indoor entertainment venues are no longer required to check customers’ COVID vaccination status. The Key to NYC posters in your storefront are no longer required. More information can be found here.
Photo of the Week
Photo via @rockythecorgio






Spring has sprung! See cherry blossoms blooming — and puppies smiling — along the LIC waterfront. 

Use #LICLocal on Instagram or Twitter to submit your photo of the week!

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