Is LIC Partnership Event
Thank you to the thousands of attendees who came out to celebrate Long Island City at LIC Springs!, especially the 100+ LIC businesses and organizations that offered fun and free activities, including 10+ live performances by local talent!
The event photos are up! Take a look at our Facebook album.
Thank you also to our local businesses who generously donated prizes for 44 lucky attendees to win!
Business | Prize | Business | Prize |
Access Self Storage | $25 certificate for packing supplies | Arikali Studio | Two shirts |
Bareburger LIC | $30 gift card | Bella Via Restaurant | $25.00 gift card |
Bespoke Organizing | $65 (one hour) off a 3hr session | Bethel Beauty Salon | One free haircut or makeup session |
Beyond Movement Fitness | One private training or group fitness classes | Blend LIC | $20 gift card |
BrickHouse Ceramic Art Center | $20 Gift Certificate | Brooklyn Boulders | (1) Month Free Membership |
Chelsea Pediatric Dentistry | Free dental check-up for a new patient | Corner Bistro | Free Bistro Burger and choice of side |
Cosmic Fit Club | 1 free class ticket to a Cosmic Fit Club class | CrossFit Gantry | T-shirt or hoodie & up to one month of membership |
CUNY School of Law / Court Square Law Project | CUNY Law Swag Bag! | Dynasty Breaking Academy | One private class from one of our head instructors |
Gantry Kids & Teens | One evening of Kids Night Out! for two. | HarborLAB | A free kayak tour for six. |
Harmless Harvest | One case of Harmless Harvest | ILoveKickboxing Long Island City | 5 Free Classes + Pair of gloves! |
Janet Belden Pottery | Ceramic mug or bowl | JXD Financial | A T-shirt |
LIC Kids Cuts | Gift Certificate good for a 1 free kid haircut | LIC Kids Gymnastics | $150 Gift Certificate |
LIC Pilates | A free Pilates class | Lucia Makeup | Free Make over |
Lyft | Lyft Swag Bag | M. Wells | M. Wells t-shirt |
Manducatis Rustica | $25.00 gift certificate | Maid Pro | 3 hours of free service |
MAYNOV | Queensbridge DVD & poster | Matted LIC | Gift Certificate |
PAINT POWER | $30 Gift Certificate | Naturopathic Spa | Skincare product |
Queens Council on the Arts | One year Artist membership | Queens Book Festival | Pete's Dragon poster and button |
RWS Entertainment Group | Two (2) tickets to Playland | Queensboro Dance Festival | 2 tickets to 2017 Queensboro Dance Festival |
SING LIC | One spot in choir for fall semester | Sage Music | $50.00 voucher off 30 minute private lessons |
SquareWine & Spirit | $25 gift card | The Blue Bus Project | A small artwork |
Tiger J Taekwondo | 2-Month Trial membership at Tiger J TKD & Taekwondo Uniform | Woodbines | $25 Gift Certificate |
On Saturday, May 6th, LIC Partnership hosts its Fourth Annual LIC Springs!community block festival on Vernon Boulevard between 50th and 46th Ave.
Celebrate Long Island City and enjoy live music, dance, and theater performances plus interactive lessons, art & sculpture-making, fitness classes, outdoor dining, pop-up activities, sports games and more, free and open to all ages.
LIC Springs! is thankful to Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer for his support and is a proud partner of DOT Weekend Walks.
Join the Facebook Event for updates!
View last year's photos here.
LIC Springs! Eyes On the Street Instagram Video Contest
LIC Springs! is a celebration of the community – our local businesses, our residents, and our visitors. We invite you to share your experiences of LIC Springs! through our first annual LIC Springs! Eyes on the Street Video Contest on Instagram. Submissions will be judged on their ability to showcase the range of activities featured at LIC Springs!, dynamic movement, and artistry. It can be one long shot or an edited sequence. We welcome Boomerangs and Hyperlapses but will be unable to include Instagram Stories.
To be considered, post your video of LIC Springs! on Instagram by midnight on May 7
Include the hashtag #LICSprings and tag @LICQNS
The winner will be announced at noon on Friday, May 12 by @LICQNS and will receive a Long Island City themed prize package including a gift certificate to Crab House, one 8-week Session of a Program Class at the Long Island City YMCA, 2 complimentary passes for admission to the MoMA PS1, a Yelp! gift basket, and a gift certificate to SacredWaters
Getting to LIC Springs!
By subway: Take the 7 train to Vernon Blvd./Jackson Ave. and you'll find the festival right at 50th Avenue.
By ferry: Take a ride over the East River to the Hunters Point South stop. See NYC Ferry schedule here.
By Citibike: There are multiple stations surrounding LIC Springs. See map for locations.
Take a Lyft: LIC Springs! has joined forces with Lyft to bring you rides in minutes! Use code LICSPRINGS17 to get $10 in Lyft credits or by clicking here to have the code automatically applied once downloaded from the link. Code valid for new users only.
Volunteer
We welcome volunteers of high school age and up! Volunteers will receive a free LIC Springs T-Shirt and lunch.
Volunteer roles and shifts will include chalking the streets pre-event, helping vendors get set up, surveying attendees and sharing event details throughout the day, plus managing clean up and break down at the end of the day. Click here to sign up to volunteer.
Thank you to past volunteer groups including: LaGuardia Community College, 108 Precinct Explorers Club, LIC Residents and more!
Participate
If you are a LIC business or organization and wish to participate by providing an activity booth or table Click Here to Participate (Deadline is Friday, April 21st).
View map handout of 2016 Participants
2017 Participants
Court Square Civic Association
CUNY School of Law / Court Square Law Project
Department of Transportation/Sidewalk Programs
Friends of Court Square Library
Hunters Point Parks Conservancy
ILoveKickboxing Long Island City
INSITU Site-Specific Dance Festival
Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement
Lucia Make Up Artist/BioFactor
Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer
Martinez Studios/Puerto Havana Fitness/L.I.C. Entertainment
NYC Department of Design and Construction
Queens Parent/NYMetroParents.com
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Swillinger Team LIC at Level Group Inc.
Read More About LIC Springs!
- NY 1, 7 May 2017.
- The New York Times, 5 May 2017.
- LIC Post, 4 May 2017.
- Queens Chronicle, 4 May 2017.
- Times Ledger, 4 May 2017.
- TimeOut New York, 26 April 2017.
- TimeOut New York, 17 April 2017.
- LIC Post, 17 April 2017.
- New York Daily News, 19 March 2017.
- NY 1, 2016
- We Heart LIC, 2016
- LIC Post, 2016
- Queens Courier, 2016
Vernon Boulevard, between 50th Ave and 46th Ave
Long Island City
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