About Long Island City Partnership
40 Years of serving the community
We have been working for our community as the local development corporation for the past
40 years. In 1979 a group of individuals banded together to improve the neighborhood by
forming the LIC Business Development Corporation with a focus on serving the industrial
business community. Since then, the neighborhood has evolved and so have we, rebranding as the Long Island City
Partnership (LICP) in 2012. We expanded our focus to embrace our growing and increasingly mixed-use neighborhood and
worked with the larger community to draft a comprehensive plan, released in 2016.
We take our name to heart, actively working with businesses, community groups, nonprofits, schools, cultural and arts
institutions and local government officials. Throughout the year we support businesses through our Business Assistance
services program, build a community through networking events, assist with neighborhood beautification and cleanliness
through the LIC Business Improvement District (LICBID), plan community art installations, and market the neighborhood
through our many different programs. We also bring cross-sector community stakeholders together to plan for a better LIC.
What we do:
The LIC Business Improvement District (LIC BID)
serves a diverse and growing community through
engagement with the NYPD, city agencies, business &
property owners and community civic organizations.
The BID provides supplemental sanitation,
beautification and visitor services while carrying out
community development and marketing initiatives to
benefit the neighborhood.
The Business Assistance department has provided
one-on-one assistance to businesses in the greater
LIC area since 1979. They are also responsible for
managing the Industrial Business Zone (LICIBZ)
that was established in 2006 to protect existing
manufacturing districts and encourage industrial
growth.
The Events department organizes and produces 20+
events year-round to connect, educate and promote
businesses with the goal of building a stronger
community in LIC.
Something New
The Marketing department is
dedicated to promoting our exciting
and diverse community as a great
place to live, work and play. We
also promote local businesses and
industries through our membership
program, our weekly e-newsletter,
social media and on our website
LICQNS.com.
The Planning & Development
department tracks economic
development data and
neighborhood information. P&D
also works to implement the
recommendations of our 2016
Comprehensive Plan and engages
businesses, residents and local
stakeholders in both short and longterm
planning efforts.
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LIC Local
This summer, LICP launched a
new smart signage system and
mobile site called LIC Local.
LIC Local helps you discover
all that the neighborhood has
to offer, from unique dining
and shopping to community
events. Start exploring by
scanning this QR code or visit
liclocal.nyc
LIC Arts Connection
LICP created this innovative, multisite
community arts initiative, which
builds non-traditional partnerships
between public and private owners,
local businesses, employees,
students, residents, and artists. The
goal is to connect LIC’s community,
both physically on foot, and socially
through access to arts and culture.
In the past 18 months, LICP brought
five new public art projects to the
neighborhood.
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