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(QUEENS, NY) March 15, 2024— On Wednesday afternoon, hundreds of business and community leaders from throughout Queens gathered at Antun’s in Queens Village as the Queens Chamber of Commerce honored Jack Schlossberg and Mary Murphy at its annual St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon.

(QUEENS, NY) MARCH 1, 2024 - Today, the Queens Chamber of Commerce, the oldest and largest business association in Queens, joined government officials and business and community leaders at the grand opening of the eighth location of Chiddy’s Cheesesteaks. The celebration included a ribbon cutting at the restaurant located at 37-03 31st Avenue in Astoria. This is the restaurant’s first location in Astoria.

(QUEENS, NY) February 29, 2024 - The Queens Chamber of Commerce has received a potentially life saving donation, thanks to RDS Delivery and the Dominic A. Murray 21 Memorial Foundation. Today, at the organization’s offices at the Bulova Corporate Center in East Elmhurst, the Chamber received an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), which was purchased and donated by Larry Zogby of RDS Delivery.

(QUEENS, NY) February 21, 2024 —Today, the Queens Chamber of Commerce, the oldest and largest business association in Queens, joined government officials, and business and community leaders at the grand opening of Maxi’s Noodle’s second location. The highly anticipated celebration featured a ribbon cutting at the noodle shop, located at 59-20 Main Street (at 60th Avenue) in Flushing.

NEW YORK, NY (February 9, 2024) – Today, the NYC Small Business Resource Network (SBRN) announced that Wells Fargo has provided funding that will help 500 small businesses across New York City get online and grow their business. The $500,000 grant will support the SBRN’s Open + Online initiative, a free resource to help business owners establish or improve their digital presence, with a focus on minority and women-owned enterprises (MWBE). Interested businesses can apply to participate at openandonline.smallbiz.nyc.

QUEENS, NY (February 9, 2024) - It is settled. Today, in honor of National Bagel and Lox Day, Middle Village Bagels was declared the winner of the inaugural Queens’ Best Bagel Competition, held by the Queens Chamber of Commerce, the oldest and largest business association in Queens. Over the past several weeks, foodies nominated and voted on their favorite bagel establishments from across the borough, with the Middle Village eatery emerging as the winner.

The Queens Chamber of Commerce, the oldest and largest business association in the borough, is now accepting votes for its Queens’ Best Bagel Competition. Members of the public are encouraged to vote for their favorite eatery from among 55 nominated establishments to settle the debate over who in Queens serves up the best bagel.

The Queens Chamber of Commerce, the oldest and largest business association in Queens, will hold the inaugural Queens’ Best Bagel Competition throughout January and February. Members of the public are encouraged to nominate and vote for their favorite eatery to settle the debate over who in Queens serves up the best bagels in the borough. Nominations can be made by visiting https://bit.ly/QueensBestBagel.

Today, two Queens small businesses were honored by the Five Chamber Alliance and TD Bank at a ceremony recognizing outstanding Minority and Women Owned-Business Leaders. Elena Barcenes, owner of Rincon Salvadoreno, and Sarah-Beth White, owner of The Broadway Silk Store, each received a Five Borough MWBE Award from the five boroughwide chambers of commerce for their contributions to New York City’s small business community.

Today, the Queens Chamber of Commerce, the oldest and largest business association in Queens, announced the launch of Restaurant311, a deep-dive accelerator program to provide specialized support to Queens restaurant and food business owners and operators. Under the program, small business owners will receive one-on-one business advising, coaching, and access to opportunities for business and tech support. Empire State Development will fund the program through a grant from the New York State Senate.