Jackson Heights Life

This holiday season, Queens Library is participating in the New York Cares Coat Drive - @ JH branch!!!

Queens residents can visit 46 community library locations to donate new and gently used winter coats that will be distributed to men, women, and children in need.

Last year, more than 100,000 coats were collected across the five boroughs.

"New York Cares is a valued community partner and we have been a part of the coat drive for several years," commented Scott McLeod, Queens Library's Director of Volunteer Services. "Our staff looks forward to helping provide New York City families with warm coats during the winter months."

The New York Cares Coat Drive runs until December 31. Coats may be dropped off at participating library locations during normal library hours.

from Assemblyman DenDekker

DSNY is Now Hiring Emergency Snow Laborers;
Register Now to Help Clear Snow and Ice After Major Winter Storms
 
The New York City Department of Sanitation has announced that starting today, people interested in working as emergency snow laborers for the upcoming snow season should register at their local Sanitation garage. Snow laborers are per-diem workers who shovel snow and clear ice from bus stops, crosswalks, fire hydrants and step streets in the City after heavy snowfalls.
 
Individuals interested in registering with the DSNY can do so weekdays between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. The list of garage locations can be found at www.nyc.gov/sanitation and in the list below. Snow laborers will be paid $15 per hour, and $22.50 per hour after 40 hours are worked in a week.
 
Snow laborers must be at least 18 years of age, be eligible to work in the United States, and capable of performing heavy physical labor.
 
All applicants must bring the following items at the time of registration:
·         Two small photos (1 ½ square)
·         Original and copy of two forms of identification
·         Social Security card
 
Individuals may also register at select Department of Transportation locations. The offices will be open Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and require the same photographs and identification. Locations are listed below.
 
DSNY Queens locations
34-28 21st Street
120-15 31st Avenue
58-73 53rd Avenue
48-01 58th Road
52-35 58th Street
52-35 58th Street
153-67 146th Avenue
130-23 150th Avenue
51-10 Almeda Avenue
132-05 Atlantic Avenue
75-05 Winchester Boulevard
 
DOT locations
 
Long Island City
5-40 44th Drive
Queens, NY
 
Kew Loop Yard
78-88 Park Drive East
Queens, NY
 
Harper Street Yard
32-11 Harper Street
Queens, NY

Dispose of Unused Medication
 
Those looking for a place to dispose of unused medication can now do so at Frank's Pharmacy in Jackson Heights.
Located at Frank's is a MedSafe, a receptacle where people can dump their unwanted medication. The only restrictions are no liquids over 4 ounces or sharps (anything with a needle.) A person can walk in with either loose pills or with their labeled bottles and not worry about their personal information - the disposal is done via a secure process with a third party.
 
    Frank's Pharmacy is located at 77-01 37th Ave, Jackson Heights, NY. Their hours are as follows:
Mon - Fri: 9 AM - 8 PM
Sat: 9 AM - 7 PM
 Sun: 10 AM - 3 PM

The Renaissance Charter School will be holding an Open House tomorrow evening from 6-8PM. If you are interested in finding out more about our programs and application process, we hope you can join us!

If you are interested in applying for any grades, the Common Charter School application will be going live tomorrow. Our unique link is nyccharterschools.schoolmint.net/…/therenaissancechartersch…

Future open house dates for all grades are as follows:
January 11, 2018 9AM
February 8, 2018 6PM
March 15, 2018 9AM
For the morning sessions, doors will close at 9:15

notice from Assemblyman DenDekker

Sanitation Service Alerts for Election Day and Veterans Day
 
Election Day
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that there would be no garbage, recycling nor organics collection on Election Day, Tuesday, November 7, 2017.
·         Residents who normally receive Tuesday garbage and organics collection should place their materials out at curbside Tuesday evening after 4 p.m. for collection.
·         Residents normally receiving Tuesday recycling collection should place their material out at curbside after 4 p.m. on Monday, November 13 for collection on Tuesday.
In addition, all DSNY administrative offices will be closed on Tuesday, November 7, in observance of the holiday.
 
Veterans Day
The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that there WILL be regular garbage, recycling and organics collection, on Veterans Day, Saturday, November 11, as the day falls on a week with two holidays.
While DSNY administrative offices will be closed on Friday, November 10 in observation of the holiday, there WILL be regular collection, including recycling collection, on Friday, November 10.
 
To help provide city residents with Sanitation-related service reminders, updates and special event schedules, the New York City Department of Sanitation has launched DSNY Info, its smart phone and tablet app. The app also includes tips to reduce, reuse and recycle, making it easier for New Yorkers send zero waste to landfills by 2030. The free app is available for both iOS and Android operating systems, and can be found by searching DSNY Info in the Apple App and Google Play stores.

12th Annual StartUP! Business Plan Competition

Would you like to earn a grant of $10,000 in funding for your business? Of course you would! In this competition, you will attend classes and then submit a business plan to be judged by a panel of judges in order to win money for your business.

Startup businesses compete in one of three tracks: community, innovation, or food-based. That means that there are three grants of $10,000 each available to winning, Queens-based startups!

In order to compete, you need to complete the following steps:
Read and abide by all rules. They can be found in the link to the right.
Sign up for our mailing list here.
Attend an orientation session listed below (optional)

Attend one of each of the four required classes listed below. Please note that each class is offered four times, but each instance of the same class is the same.

Submit a business plan before March 1st, 2018 here.
Orientation Sessions
Come learn about the program!

Classes

All About Business Planning and Research
October 7 @ 10:30 am
November 8 @ 6:30 pm
December 9 @ 10:30 am
January 10 @ 6:30 pm   Creative Sales and Marketing Strategies
October 30 @ 6:30 pm
November 27 @ 6:30 pm
December 20 @ 6:00 pm
January 24 @ 6:30 pm
Business Operations and Management
October 21 @ 10:30 am
November 15 @ 6:30 pm
December 16 @ 10:30 am
January 17 @ 6:30 pm   Developing Financial Statements
October 16 @ 6:30 pm
November 13 @ 6:30 pm
December 2 @ 10:30 am
January 31 @ 6:30 pm

The following class is optional, but recommended. It cannot be used to replace one of the other four required classes.
Legal Considerations For Start-Up Businesses
November 2 @ 6:00 pm   January 4 @ 6:00 pm
All classes are held at:
Flushing Library IRC (41-17 Main Street, Flushing, NY 11355)
Instructors
Dean Blackman: All About Business Planning and Research, Business Operation and Management
From 2005 to 2017, Dean worked for The Church Pension Fund in New York City, where he was a member of the Private Equity Team, which did Venture Capital investments.  He founded and managed his own company DWB Ventures, where he invested in technology ventures. Dean built an entrepreneurial practice in money management at Morgan Stanley and Wachovia Bank (now Wells Fargo) for small business owners.  He has an MBA in Finance and Investments from the Yale School of Management.  He graduated from Columbia University with a BS in Electrical Engineering and spent a decade as a software engineer and consultant, where he worked for a diverse group of companies included a "mom and pop" and startups. 

Seth Bornstein: Creative Sales and Marketing
Seth Bornstein is the Executive Director of the QEDC and is responsible for the direction and development of the entire organization. With the staff and the board he endeavors to create programs that will help further the mission of the QEDC. He works closely with government, community and business leaders to design and implement economic development initiatives that will best serve the community.
As the Executive Director Seth is responsible to shaping the marketing program for the organization. The QEDC has many different programs including business services, the Entrepreneur  Space Incubator and the MiQ Pop UP store.  Outreach and marketing are essential in order to inform the community of these programs.  He works with staff and consultants on the QEDC's branding, advertising and social networking programs.  He teaches the monthly 'New Ideas to New Ventures' class and writes the popular monthly 'Letter from the Director' eblast.
Seth has been with the QEDC for the better part of 38 years and is a self proclaimed expert on all things Queens.
Bill Singh: Developing Financial Statements
Mr. Bill Singh serves as a Director of Financial Planning & Analysis for Genting Americas – a Malaysia based gaming/lodging/leisure multinational company – and oversees the budgeting, planning and analysis and reporting functions. Prior to this, Mr. Singh spent five years in a similar role in northern Nevada for one of the largest gaming/lodging resorts in the area. Mr. Singh holds a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration from University of Nevada and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder.
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From Assemblyman Den Dekker and Staff

Our hearts are with Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and Mexico.
Below you'll find information on how you can help victims of Hurricane Harvey, Irma and Maria as well as the Earthquake that struck Mexico.
 
The Texas Diaper Bank is seeking diaper donations. You can mail them to 5415 Bandera Road, Suite 504, San Antonio, Texas 78238 or drop them off at the same address.
 
The Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has set up an animal emergency response hotline (713-861-3010) and is accepting donations on its website.
 
The Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund of Houston’s mayor, Sylvester Turner, which is administered by the Greater Houston Community Foundation.
 
The Miami Foundation is accepting donations for Caribbean islands impacted by Maria and Irma, inlcuidng Antigua and Barbuda, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Cuba and Puerto Rico. Donations can be made at http://miamifoundation.org/relief/
 
Beatriz Rosselló, the wife of Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló, has created an initiative to support hurricane victims in Puerto Rico. Donations can be made at http://unidosporpuertorico.com/en/

Direct Relief, a humanitarian aid organization, has staff members in Mexico City and has pledged that 100 percent of its donations will go directly to relief efforts, which it says will include facilitating the delivery of medical supplies to affected areas.
 
GlobalGiving, a crowdfunding organization, has pledged that all money donated to its earthquake fund will go to recovery and relief efforts.

Free Legal Night
 
A reminder that Assemblyman DenDekker's office offers free legal counseling for residents of the 34th Assembly District every other Tuesday from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM.
 
The next legal night will be September 26, 2017. No appointment is needed and all are served on a first come first serve basis.
 
With any questions, please call Assemblyman DenDekker's office at (718) 457-0384.