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For the teachers, coaches, and sitters who get your kids through the year — and for the household starting the routine over. One LIC Community Gift Card, over 75 local businesses to choose from. Delivered by email.
There are two lists this time of year — the crew who gets your kids through the year, and the household gearing up for a new one. A LIC Community Gift Card covers both.
Teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — a local card they can spend on themselves.
over 75 local businesses — coffee, lunch, books, supplies, a treat. Their pick, not your guess.
Delivered by email. Dollars go straight to local Queens businesses.
These Queens businesses accept the LIC Community Gift Card — whether you're thanking a teacher or restocking your own school year.
A movie, a show, a night that isn’t about permission slips — Queens after the bell rings.
Nightlife
48-19 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City, New York, 11101
Nightlife
45-40 Center Boulevard, Queens, New York, 11109
Nightlife
47-23 Vernon Boulevard, Queens, New York, 11101
Nightlife
27-24 Jackson Avenue , Queens, New York, 11101
Nightlife
22-43 Jackson Avenue, Queens, New York, 11101
Nightlife
47-29 Vernon Boulevard , Queens, New York, 11101
For the week nobody has the energy to cook, and for the coach who stayed late. Queens’s kitchens, their pick.
Food & Dining
21-52 44th Drive, Long Island City, New York, 11101
Food & Dining
38-28 27th Street, Queens, New York, 11101
Food & Dining
47-04 Vernon Boulevard, Queens, New York, 11101
Food & Dining
47-20 Center Boulevard , Queens, New York, 11109
Food & Dining
45-30 23rd Street, Queens, New York, 11101
Food & Dining
26-01 Jackson Avenue , Queens, New York, 11101
Notebooks, a new reading list, shoes that fit this year — from local Queens shops instead of a big-box aisle.
Retail
46-15 Vernon Boulevard, Queens, New York, 11101
Retail
26-09 Jackson Avenue, New York, New York, 11101
Retail
10-34 44th Drive , Queens, New York, 11101
Shopping
Online Only, New York, New York, 11101
Retail
5102 Vernon Blvd Long Long Island City, Ny 11101, Long Island City, New York, 11101
Retail
38-19 24th Street, Queens, New York, 11101
A haircut, a massage, an hour that belongs to them — the kind of thank-you a classroom mug has never been.
Beauty & Wellness
22-22 Jackson Avenue , Queens, New York, 11101
Services
49-10 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, New York, 11101
Services
37-24 24th St Floor 2, Queens, New York, 11101
Beauty & Wellness
4545 Center Boulevard Long Island City, Ny 11109, Long Island City, New York, 11109
Services
10-87 Jackson Avenue Long Island City, Ny 11101, Long Island City, New York, 11101
Beauty & Wellness
4 Court Square West, Queens, New York, 11101
The first week of school books itself solid. Schedule delivery for the date and time you want — the morning of day one, the end of orientation week, or the Friday the new routine finally sticks.
Pick the delivery date during checkout. Done in under two minutes.
Pick an amount between $5 and $500.
Thank a teacher by name, or send a kid off with a word of encouragement.
Delivered by email or text — no shipping, no wrapping.
A LIC Community Gift Card lets the person you’re thanking choose what they actually want from over 75 local Queens businesses — coffee, lunch, books, a spa break. No more mugs or desk trinkets. It also supports local businesses and never expires.
Two lists, one card. The crew who gets kids through the year — teachers, coaches, tutors, bus drivers, sitters, daycare staff — and the household starting a new routine, including a busy-parent friend or a college kid heading back.
The LIC Community Gift Card is accepted at over 75 local businesses in Queens, including coffee shops, restaurants, bookstores, boutiques, salons, and more. They pick where and when.
Visit our purchase page, choose an amount ($5–$500), add a personal message, and send it by email — or print it for hand delivery on the first day. No shipping needed.
Yes. During checkout you can pick the date and time you want it delivered — the morning of the first day, the end of orientation week, whenever suits. Set it up early and skip the last-minute scramble.
No, the LIC Community Gift Card does not expire. They can use it whenever they’re ready — there’s no rush to spend it during the first week.
A LIC Community Gift Card for the teacher, the coach, or the parent holding it together — good at over 75 local Queens businesses. Delivered by email — no wrapping required.
Buy a LIC Community Gift Card