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BP Richards calls on Trump to restore $150M in Queens flood mitigation funds

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May. 6, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Queens Borough President Donovan Richards on Monday released the borough’s third-annual resiliency report, highlighting ongoing efforts to make Queens a “cleaner, greener” borough, while sharply criticizing the Trump Administration for slashing nearly $150 million in federal funding for local flood mitigation projects. The report’s release coincided with a…

Queens Borough President outlines sweeping investments across Queens in State of the Borough address

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Apr. 28, 2025 By Athena Dawson Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. delivered his third annual State of the Borough address at Queens Theatre on Friday, April 25, outlining his administration’s efforts over the past year across education, health, the environment, social services and economic development. Richards’ speech took a defiant tone against former…

Summer concerts set to return to Forest Hills Stadium after NYPD approval

summer concerts return to Forest Hills Stadium. (Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images)

Apr. 15, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Summer concerts are to return to Forest Hills Stadium this summer after the NYPD granted “conditional approval” to an alternative security plan for events at the venue. The NYPD had previously informed West Side Tennis Club, which operates and leases Forest Hills Stadium, and Tiebreaker Productions, which runs…

Photos: Queens leaders join Bayside High School in groundbreaking ceremony of new athletic field

Bayside High School celebrate the groundbreaking of the new athletic field.

Apr. 14, 2025 By Ethan Marshall and Ramy Mahmoud Several local elected officials were on hand to celebrate the groundbreaking of Bayside High School’s new athletic field with students, teachers and staff members of the school on Wednesday, April 8. The new state-of-the-art athletic field at the school, located at 32-24 Corporal Kennedy St.…

Vaughn College earns FAA approval to launch new air traffic control training program

Air traffic control tower at LaGuardia Airport. Vaughn College has received FAA approval to launch a new air traffic control training program.

Apr. 11, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology has received federal approval to launch a new, accelerated air traffic controller training program—the first of its kind in the Northeast—creating a direct pathway for local students to enter one of the most critical roles in aviation. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)…

Queens BP Richards, 32BJ SEIU demand Con Ed cancel ‘outrageous’ rate hikes

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and members of 32BJ SEIU at Queens Borough Hall Monday morning to protest against a proposed rise in Con Edison prices.

Apr. 8, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Queens Borough President Donovan Richards joined members of services union 32BJ SEIU and civic and community leaders to call on Con Edison to cancel a planned rate increase that will see electric and gas bills rise by 11% and 13%, respectively, in 2026. Richards, speaking from Queens Borough…

Richards calls on Mayor to intervene and save summer concerts at Forest Hills Stadium

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Mar. 31, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Queens Borough President Donovan Richards has penned a letter to Mayor Eric Adams urging him to use all available resources to ensure that Forest Hills Stadium’s 2025 summer concert season goes ahead as planned after a local homeowners group refused to grant access to the private streets surrounding…

LaGuardia Community College unveils Inner Circle archive with de Blasio and Richards in attendance

Mar. 27, 2025 By sobrien March 27, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Former Mayor Bill de Blasio and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards visited LaGuardia Community College (LAGCC) in Long Island City on Thursday morning to celebrate the launch of the college’s new archive collection, which preserves the history of the Inner Circle—a 102-year-old organization…