FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com OCTOBER 13, 2016 • The Queens Courier 29 FIRST QUEENS BEER FESTIVAL COMES TO LIC FLEA Free coding boot camp at Queens College in Flushing for CUNY grads this November By Angela Mat ua amatua@qns.com/@AngelaMatua CUNY graduates who are seeking a career in tech can learn the skills they need through a new 12-week coding boot camp that will be offered at Queens College. The school is partnering with Revature, a technology talent development company, to teach the “latest enterprise-level, next-generation and niche technology skills” to more than 2,000 students in the next five years. Queens College recently launched Tech Incubator, a startup incubator for tech freelancers, professional developers and entrepreneurs. It also launched the Tech Talent Pipeline Residency, which connects computer science majors with employers looking to hire students for short-term professional experiences. More undergraduates are majoring in computer science at Queens College than any other school in the New York area, according to a press release. “CUNY is committed to supporting equal access to opportunity for all, regardless of background, means, race and gender,” said Ann Kirschner, special advisor to the chancellor for strategic partnerships at CUNY. “In today’s world, opportunity means tech. Coding boot camps are helping to narrow the enormous demand for technology professionals in New York and across the country—but are prohibitively expensive and out of reach for many students.” Students who complete the boot camp are hired by Revature and will receive industry certification. All current students and alumni will also have access to RevaturePro, a free online course training program for non-technical and advanced students who want to learn Java, Microsoft. NET and other front-end development languages. They will also receive support from industry mentors. The first 12-week boot camp will start on Nov. 14 at Queens College and another one is planned for CUNY’s School of Professional Studies Manhattan campus in January 2017. Revature is now accepting applications from CUNY graduates for both on-campus boot camps. The application deadline for the first Queens College boot camp is Nov. 7. For more information and to register, visit www. revature.com/cuny. THIS WEEKEND BY THE QUENS COURIER STAFF editorial@qns.com/@QNS Feeling thirsty for something different? Come to the LIC Flea & Food Market this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15-16, for the first-ever Queens Beer Festival. Ticketholders will enjoy unlimited beer tastings from local Queens Breweries along with craft beer from Brooklyn, Staten Island and Long Island. Participating breweries include Queens Brewery, Big Alice Brewing, SingleCut Beersmiths, Finback, Rockaway Brewery, Coney Island Brewing, Greenpoint Ale, Garvies Point Brewery, Braven Brewing Company, Blue Point Brewing Company, Montauk Brewing Company, Empire Brewing Company, ICONYC Brewing Company, Greenport Harbor Brewing Co., Brooklyn Brewery and more. Tickets are still available at QueensBeerFest.com, starting as low as $29. In addition to the Queens Beer Festival, LIC Flea & Food will be open to the public, offering the best in global eats and local vendors offering vintage, handcrafted and curated items. The LIC Flea & Food Market, located at 5-25 46th Ave., is open on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; it’s within walking distance of the Court Square-23rd Street subway station and the East River Ferry. For more information, visit www.licflea.com.
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