Arverne Astoria Auburndale Baisley Park Bay Terrace Bayside Bayswater Beechhurst Belle Harbor Bellerose Breezy Point Briarwood Broad Channel Brookville Cambria Heights College Point Corona Douglaston East Elmhurst Edgemere Elmhurst Far Rockaway Floral Park Flushing Forest Hills Fresh Meadows Glen Oaks Glendale Hamilton Beach Hollis Howard Beach Hunters Point Jackson Heights Jamaica Jamaica Estates Jamaica Hills Kew Gardens Kew Gardens Hills Laurelton Little Neck Long Island City Maspeth Middle Village Murray Hill Neponsit North Corona Oakland Gardens Ozone Park Pomonok Queens Village Queensboro Hill Queensbridge Rego Park Richmond Hill Ridgewood Rochdale Village Rockaway Beach Rockaway Park Rosedale South Jamaica South Ozone Park Springfield Gardens St. Albans Sunnyside Whitestone Willets Point Woodhaven Woodside
OUR MISSION
BlaQue Community Cares works to turn the economic, cultural, and geographic strength of Black residents and businesses in Queens into permanent community infrastructure through ownership, business stability, and the preservation of Black history and legacy.
JFK is our backyard, the LIRR keeps us connected, and generations of the Black diaspora have shaped the culture, history, and pride of our neighborhoods. Queens is New York history—living, evolving, and ours.
Southeast Queens
.png)
PC: Tree & Rae Reeves
The Mall, 1991/92
QUEENS
is worth building
What communities build should benefit comminuties.
Our commitment to present and future generations.
South Jamaica Queens
BIG QUEENS ENERGY
From generations of homeowners to today's leaders -- Queens has always built its future.
Explore our Stories
Fueling
our
Mission
Every contribution helps us serve more people, strengthen our programs, and create meaningful change in our community.
Discover the difference
02
New York's Largest Kinara
A proposed 20 foot installation in Laurelton, Queens funded by a SBS merchant organizing grant and created as part of a larger effort to strengthen the Laurelton and Rosedale commercial corridor. The Kinara would become the centerpiece of a holiday season built around Merrick Boulevard, giving businesses something to participate in and giving people a reason to visit, shop, eat, and spend time in the neighborhood. The project uses Kwanzaa and public art to help build a stronger identity for the corridor and create economic activity around the businesses already there.
PC: Mercedes R. Andrew Jackson, 1984
" picking up our diplomas, the last Andrew Jackson class of '94. before the name change, Campus Magnet."
04
BlaQue Fellows Program
We've hired 3 college-aged students to be paid fellows.
They will learn government, content creation, public speaking, community management, community business, digital marketing, and other related skills.
03
merchant Organizing Project
BlaQue Community Cares’ FY27 Merchant Organizing Project will serve businesses along Merrick Boulevard, from Springfield Boulevard to Brookville Boulevard, in Rosedale and Laurelton. We will organize and connect local business owners, identify their needs and create opportunities for collaboration. The goal is to strengthen local businesses and revitalize the commercial corridors
WHat We're building
01
Queens Black business Sustainability Study
We aim to examine the conditions that affect the long-term success of Black-owned businesses across Queens. The study will look at operating costs, customer demand, access to capital and contracts, commercial corridor conditions, business services and owner decision-making. The findings will help identify gaps and guide future programming, funding and economic development strategies.
.png)