Business
While some industries have historical ties to the neighborhood (art, building, design, film, food, transportation), others are
more recent (media, life sciences). Employers large and small are attracted to LIC’s building stock, multiple transit options,
access to talent at all levels, and growing mix of housing, office and retail. This expands opportunities for local residents who
can benefit from LIC’s educational and training partnerships with these diverse businesses. It also creates a collaborative
environment for ambitious workers and ideas.
Major new tenants include: Altice USA, Centene, Estée Lauder, Macy’s/Bloomingdales, The New York Times and The
Wirecutter join employers across industries: Brooks Brothers, Boyce Technologies, Inc., DeppGlass, Doughnut Plant, J. Crew/
Madewell, JetBlue, Kaufman Astoria Studios, Lady M Confections Co., Ltd., LaGuardia Community College, Lyft, MANA
Products, Nouveau Elevator, Silvercup Studios, Uber, VaynerMedia and WeWork.
Long Island City
is NYC’s Destination for Life
Sciences and Innovation
LIC offers all of the top factors that life sciences
companies consider in their location decisions:
Talent / Workforce
Transportation / Access
Cluster
Quality of Life
Real Estate / Space
Incentives
LIC Businesses by Sector
Source: American Community Survey, 5-year estimates 2016
Arts & Cultural
Commercial
Industrial
Non-Profit
Retail
Other
71% of surveyed businesses in LIC
said they were confident that they will still
be in the neighborhood in five years.
Source: 2018 Business Survey, LICP
LIC Jobs Increased at More
Than 2x the Rate of NYC Overall
Source: OnTheMap, 2015 & 2013
LIC Core Worker Population (11101, 11109, 11106)
120,000
100,000
80,000
60,000
40,000
20,000
0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Source: OnTheMap US Census Bureau
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