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LICBDC Events ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ravel Hotel Rooftop Networking Night,Tues. August 11, 6 - 8:30 PM The Ravel is a luxury boutique hotel by the Queensboro Bridge, overlooking the Manhattan skyline. Its rooftop bar was featured in TimeOutNY, New York Magazine, and Zagat's. $15 for LICBDC members and $25 for nonmembers gets two drink tickets. Register online now. Email Marketing Best Practices for Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs Thurs. Sept. 10, 8 - 9:30 AM Build business relationships with easy, inexpensive and highly effective email marketing. Tips to increase email deliverability, write good headlines and content, and strategies for getting -- and keeping -- high quality prospects, customers and members. RSVP here, no charge. Location TBA. LICBDC Business Breakfast, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 8 - 9:30 AM Christopher Ward, Executive Director, Port Authority of NY & NJ Mr. Ward will discuss transportation infrastructure plans affecting Long Island City, Queens, and the region. Networking and continental breakfast. $20 members, $30 nonmembers. Please contact Indra Smith at 718.786.5300 x 21 or register online. Riverview Restaurant, 2-01 50th Ave., LIC. Sponsors include: Queens West Development Corporation RCN Early Registration Discounts for Nov. 18 Annual Luncheon and Trade Show Pay in full by September 14 for 10% off exhibit tables, Journal ads, and for LICBDC members, a value-added package deal. For more information, click here. "I really enjoyed being part of the LICBDC trade show. It was so interesting to browse the other exhibit tables, and I got many good leads at my own booth. Thanks so much for organizing such a fantastic event! " - Elizabeth Halliday, Web Designer "Great job, as always! LICBDC's Annual Luncheon and Trade Show is the premier business networking event that also celebrates the diversity of retail, commercial, industrial and non-profit businesses in Long Island City." - Sheila Lewandowski, The Chocolate Factory Theater "Just want to let you know that the trade show was a successful venture. The leads received at our booth were high quality, and the follow ups even better. We will return for next years show.This is the best encouragement for a new member." - Saul Belsky, Lockdoctor Locksmiths Sponsor Upcoming Events To discuss sponsorships, contact info@licbdc.org.
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LICBDC and LIC BID Moving to New Location on August 14 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our new address will be: 1 MetLife Plaza, 27-01 Queens Plaza North, 9th Floor, LIC, NY 11101.
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Graffiti and Pothole Inspections, Staff Update ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In June and July inspections of LIC streets, Industrial Business Zone Manager Deb Mesloh found seven potholes and reported them to 311 for repair. She and Michael Woltering requested free graffiti removal on behalf of twenty four LIC building owners. Congratulations to LICBDC intern Jennifer Perrone, departing to take a position as a policy analyst for the Sierra Club in Washington, DC. Jennifer conducted the primary research for our Going Green Guide for Business while completing her Master's degree from the Wagner School of Public Policy at NYU.
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New LICBDC Amenities Map ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our online Amenities Map has been updated and redone to be more user friendly. After receiving funding from the NYC Department of Small Business Services, LICBDC staff has worked hard to provide people with information on what Long Island City has to offer. The new map boasts more than 900 amenities organized by neighborhood and category, and provides addresses, phone numbers and websites. The Google mash-up makes it easy for users to find any amenity on a map or to select any amenity from a list. Click here to check it out! LICBDC on LinkedIn Network online with us. Join LICBDC's new group on LinkedIn today!
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LIC Area Events ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Music at PS1 and Water Taxi Beach PS1's Warm Up music takes place every Saturday through September 5, from 2 -9 PM. Water Taxi Beach hosts DJs every Friday night. Free Performances at Gantry State Park, Tuesdays at 7 PM 50th Avenue and the East River. www.liveatthegantries.com Greenmarket Farmers Market Open 8 AM - 3 PM, 48th Ave. between Vernon Blvd. and 5th Street (one block from Gantry Park waterfront), Saturdays through November. NYC's greenmarket system is the largest of its kind in the country.
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LIC Business News ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recent articles at LICBDC business news archive include: - Is the Marriott Hotel taking over the Court Square Toyoko Inn development? - Queens tennis players lament loss of Long Island City's Tennisport - Gantry Plaza Park gains six acres - Cleaning the Grit Off Long Island City, NY Times Long Island City is about to get a face-lift. The city and federal governments plan to pour more than $75 million into sprucing up this section of Queens, which sits directly across the East River from Midtown Manhattan...The neighborhood is served by eight subway lines, which certainly makes it convenient - The mayor's office and the New York City Economic Development Corporation say they have a plan to tame the snarling traffic and render the neighborhood more pedestrian-friendly...The improvements will include planting more than 500 trees and creating open space, constructing landscaped traffic medians, installing crosswalks at dangerous intersections, increasing street lighting and adding park benches. The city expects to complete this work in 2011, using a combination of $22.5 million in city funding and $56 million in federal funding, including a recent infusion of federal stimulus funds. Get Energy $avings and Rebates for Your Business
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LICBDC Member Profiles ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Looking for a vendor or service provider? Start your search at our online Member Directory. Members can publish a profile in our newsletter each year, can attend our Members Only networking events, and if they exhibit at our Annual Luncheon and Trade Show, get a big discount. What do you think? Join the discussion at our LinkedIn site.
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Bloomberg Administration to Strengthen Media Industry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~City officials unveiled eight initiatives to strengthen New York City's media sector. The initiatives - part of a broad plan to diversify New York City's economy - stem from MediaNYC 2020, a program the Bloomberg Administration launched earlier this year that brought together City officials and industry leaders from print, television, and Internet media to develop a strategy to maintain and enhance New York City's position as a global media capital. The initiatives are projected to create roughly 8,000 jobs and support the growth of the City's media sector over the next decade. Strengthening key industries and diversifying the economy is an important part of the City's Five Borough Economic Opportunity Plan to create jobs for New Yorkers today, implement a vision for long-term economic growth, and build affordable, attractive neighborhoods.
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Next Steps at Queens West: Park Expansion, New Rockrose Building ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Queens West Development Corporation Continues its Revitalization of Queens Waterfront On July 1st, Queens West Development Corporation (QWDC) and New York State Parks opened a new 6- acre portion of Gantry Plaza State Park, featuring a waterfront promenade along the East River, a large open lawn, an athletic field, and a reconstructed cove and wetlands. The park is an integral component of the planned 40-acre project to revitalize the LIC waterfront undertaken by QWDC that includes over 4,000 residential units, retail space, two public schools, a public library, and 13 acres of waterfront park land. The new section more than doubles the size of the 11-year-old Gantry Plaza State Park and features spectacular views of the Manhattan skyline. The Queens West project site extends from 50th Avenue to Anable Basin, west of 5th Street. QWDC is constructing roads, utilities, and parks, as well as overseeing construction of the area's schools and library. Private developers, AvalonBay and Rockrose, are constructing housing. Next steps for Queens West include:
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Contact Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ email: danminer@licbdc.org phone: 718.786.5300 x 27 web: http://www.licbdc.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
AN EMPLOYMENT SEMINAR & NETWORKING EVENT
Featured Speakers
Stephen D. Hans, Esq. & Nils C. Shillito, Esq.
Will address the Employment laws that Business Owners should know including Wage & Hour laws and recent Employment law updates
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
From 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Wine & Finger Food Will Be Served
The Event Will Take Place at
45-18 Court Square, Suite 403
Long Island City, NY 11101
(Across from Citibank Building)
Directions:
E, V, G Trains to 23rd Street/Ely Avenue (on the corner) or
7 Train to 45th Road-Courthouse Square (one block away)
Limited Seating Available
RSVPS are Mandatory
Please RSVP to Leila (917) 620-5364 or leilanoor2003@yahoo.com
Networking After Hours at Dutch Kills Bar
10/22/2009
6 PM - 8:30 PM
Networking After Hours at Dutch Kills Bar Thurs. October 22, 6 – 8:30
Travel back in time to the 1890s, exchange business cards, and sample historic Queens cocktails. Admission of $10 for LICBDC members and $15 for non-members comes with one drink ticket and snacks. 27-24 Jackson Ave., LIC, NY. http://www.dutchkillsbar.com To register, pay online below.
Reviewed in Gothamist.com.
http://gothamist.com/2009/02/10/dutch_kills_bar_poised_to_finally_o.php
“The name of the bar is the same as the
ancestral name of the neighborhood where it is located (Dutch Kills), which was
one of several small enclaves that unified in 1870 to become Long Island City.
The word "kills" means "creek" in Dutch, whose settlers arrived
in the area in 1643. Originally named "Canapaukah" (loosely
translated as “bear's watering hole") by the Canarsee indians who were the
first occupants of the land in and around what is now Long Island City, the
"creek" in question is the Newtown Creek, which runs behind the bar
dividing Long Island City from Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Dutch Kills was an
important road hub during the Revolutionary War, and the site of a British Army
garrison from 1776 to 1783."
| Title | Price | Qty |
| Dutch Kills, Oct. 22 - members | $10.00 | |
| Dutch Kills, Oct. 22 - non-members | $15.00 |
Opening Reception, Country Inns & Suites Hotel, November 5, 5.30 - 8 PM
Celebrate the opening
of LIC's newest hotel. Networking, continental breakfast. Discounted rooms
for travelers associated with LIC businesses. Contact 718.729.0111.
Networking Night, Tues. Jan. 19
01/19/2010
6 PM - 8:30 PM
Networking After Hours at Shi Restaurant
Tues., January, 19, 6 - 8:30 PM
Catch up with old friends and meet new ones at Shi, a trendy Asian fusion place with a great river view. Admission of $10 for LICBDC members and $15 for non-members comes with one drink ticket and hors d’ouevres. 4720 Center Blvd (between 47th Ave and 47th Rd), LIC.
| Title | Price | Qty |
| Shi Restaurant, Member | $10.00 | |
| Shi Restaurant, Non-Member | $15.00 |
Networking Night at Manducatis
Restaurant
Tuesday, March 23, 6 - 8:30 PM
Enjoy
networking at LIC's classic Italian
restaurant, in business since 1977. $10 for LICBDC members and $15 for
non-members includes drink ticket and hors d'ouevres. 13-27 Jackson Ave., LIC.
Contact Indra Smith at 718.786.5300 x 21 or register online.
Sponsor: Filco Carting Corp.
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