Long Island City Partnership
Long Island City Partnership (LICP) is the local economic development organization for LIC. LICP champions economic development efforts that benefit the neighborhood at large, along with its members, composed of businesses and organizations reflective of LIC’s industrial, commercial, retail, science and technology, residential, cultural, and tourism sectors. LICP works to attract new businesses to LIC, support and sustain existing ones, engage residents and visitors, and promote a vibrant and authentic mixed-use community. LICP also manages the LIC Business Improvement District (LIC BID) and LIC Industrial Business Zone (LIC IBZ), providing business services and assistance.
Long Island City Business Improvement District
The Long Island City Business Improvement District (LIC BID) serves a diverse and growing community. Created in 2005, the original LIC BID encompassed the commercial corridors along Queens Plaza and Jackson Avenue to Court Square. In 2017, the BID expanded to include the commercial corridors continuing along Jackson Avenue, Vernon Boulevard, and 44th Drive. In 2025, the BID is expanding again to the east and west, tripling its coverage and bringing services to the larger neighborhood. Managed by the LICP, the BID provides supplemental sanitation and visitor services, visitor services within the District, and carries out community development, marketing, and beautification initiatives that benefit the neighborhood.