Queens Chamber Businesses of the Week
Dear Friends of the Queens Chamber of Commerce;
After working hard from the confines of our home offices and fielding so many calls from all over Queens, the Staff of the Queen Chamber decided to choose 5 businesses to feature each week who are all doing great things during this surreal time. If you know of a business going above and beyond that you want considered, kindly email us at info@queenschamber.org for consideration. Thanks!
National Grid Foundation - National Grid Foundation was created to enhance the quality of life across its grant making territory. The Foundation’s ongoing challenge is to create opportunities for solutions to educational and environmental issues. Its objective is based on the principle that giving people the tools to build hope is an essential ingredient in the development of individuals, families and communities.
Last week, the National Grid Foundation announced an award of a $10,000 grant to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center that will allow the hospital to cover expenses for medical professionals from around the country who have volunteered to help Queens fight the COVID-19 pandemic. New York has seen more COVID-19 cases than anywhere else in the world, with Queens seeing more cases than any other borough.
To learn more about the National Grid Foundation head to http://www.nationalgridfoundation.com/
Greater Queens Chapter of the Links – Established in 1946, The Links, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest volunteer service organizations of women, who, linked in friendship, are committed to enriching, sustaining and ensuring the culture and economic survival of African-Americans and people of African descent.
The Greater Queens Chapter of The Links, Incorporated recently donated $10,000 to support the borough’s most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic.
Learn more about the donation at https://qns.com/story/2020/05/13/queens-nonprofit-donates-10000-to-support-york-college-community/
Info on the Greater Queens Chapter of the Links can be found here http://greaterqueenslinks.org/
Tech Incubator at Queens College - TIQC aims to help startup companies and entrepreneurs to build successful technology-enabled companies, which in turn creates more job opportunities and drives innovation and technology development in New York
Throughout the COVID19 pandemic, they’ve continued providing services to City, State, Federal agencies and Nonprofit Organizations to present daily webinars with the latest information and business resources.
Learn more about TIQC at https://techincubatorqc.com/
Bel Aire Diner - True to its origins, Bel Aire Diner has maintained all of the charm and nostalgia that first made it popular for more than 50 years. Now in the time of COVID19, they’re bringing back the nostalgic drive-in movie for residents looking for some socially distant entertainment. Bel Aire Diner hosted its first drive-in movie on May 7 with a screening of Grease in the parking lot adjacent to the restaurant. The first screening was a success and funds from the evening were used to feed 50 first-responders.
We’re working hard to get more events planned”, said Kal Dellaportas, son of the diner’s longtime owner. They are overwhelmed with messages from people trying to secure a spot for the next screening.
Learn more at Belairediner.nyc and https://www.facebook.com/belairedinernyc/
Plaxall Inc and Plaxall Gallery– Besides manufacturing protective face shields for healthcare workers battling COVID-19, Queens Chamber member Plaxall Inc. has been active in other ways to help local businesses, the community and residents in need.
The Long Island City-based plastics company has manufactured and donated plastic food containers to local restaurants that are providing free meals for hospital workers. They’ve also provided space in their gallery to aid the grassroots LIC Relief effort and along with VariDirect they’re delivering meals to communities and non-profits in need.
You can find them online at https://www.licartists.org/ and on Facebook at