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holiday guide
LICP off ers new holiday gift cards
to support local small businesses
BY BILL PARRY
can be used to purchase items from more
yet many entrepreneurs were
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than 70 businesses ranging from restaurants,
still showing their commitment to Long
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spin cycle classes, wax centers and
Island City by choosing the neighborhood
more this holiday season.
to open their business. Th e Long
Th e Long Island City Partnership is
Th e program began earlier this year
Island City Partnership wanted to bring
supporting area businesses by off ering its
when small businesses continued to be
attention to the many businesses that
digital LIC Community Gift Card which
impacted by COVID-19-related challenges,
opened during the pandemic as well as
long-standing neighborhood anchors.
With 73 businesses participating, the
LIC Community Gift Card highlights all
that the sprawling neighborhood has to
off er for all spheres of life and for all ages,
from food to arts and culture, to fi tness,
to family-friendly activities. Th e gift cards
are especially helpful this holiday season
as supply chain issues are sure to cause
shipping delays.
“’Tis the season to support your local
small businesses, and we’re excited to
off er this great opportunity to support
the diverse businesses of LIC,” LIC
Partnership President Elizabeth Lusskin
said. “Our LIC Community Gift Card
makes it easy to support more than 70
businesses in Long Island City while
highlighting our wide variety of off erings
to residents, workers and tourists
of all ages during this holiday season.
Whatever your need, you can fi nd it here,
and both have fun and do good while
doing so.”
Lusskin added that local business owners
can only gain from the program, and
by signing up to participate, they show
their commitment to the community. It is
free of charge for all businesses to participate
in the program, and LIC Partnership
is still accepting new businesses.
For more information, visit the LIC
Community Gift Card at www.long
islandcityqueens.com/experience-lic/liccommunity
card/.
Bayside lawmaker announces holiday
toy drive for Queens children in need
BY NATALIE LOWIN
editorial@qns.com
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An annual toy drive for
needy and hospitalized children
is coming back to
Bayside this December.
On Monday, Nov. 29,
Assemblyman Edward
Braunstein announced the
return of his offi ce’s annual
Holiday Toy Drive, which
will benefit children
and families served by
Queens-based institutions
and charitable
programs.
“This December,
please consider bringing
a smile to the face
of a local child in need
by donating a new
and unwrapped toy to
my offi ce’s annual Holiday
Toy Drive,” Braunstein said.
“I thank you in advance
for your generosity
and wish you
and your families
a healthy and happy holiday season.”
In the past, the lawmaker has hosted
similar toy and gift drives resulting in
thousands of donations for District 26
children and veterans at local hospitals.
All gift s for this drive should be
delivered by Monday, Dec. 13, 2021,
to Assemblyman Braunstein’s offi ce at
213-33 39th Ave., Suite 238 in Bayside.
Gift s can also be dropped off at the
Community Board 11 offi ce at 46-21
Little Neck Pkwy. in Little Neck. All toys
donated to this event should be new and
unwrapped.
If you are interested in participating
or have any questions about the drive,
please call Assemblyman Braunstein’s
offi ce at 718-357-3588.
Photo courtesy of Assemblyman
Edward Braunstein’s offi ce
Photo via Getty Images
The Long Island City Partnership has launched a community gift card program to support more than 70 small businesses during the holiday shopping season.
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