Queens Borough President Archives – QNS

southeast queens

News

Southeast Queens town hall delivers major updates on housing, safety and transit

By Athena Dawson

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Laurelton

Laurelton Playground reopens after five-year, $4.1 million renovation, just in time for summer

By Athena Dawson

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News

Queens Pride Prom returns this Friday to celebrate and uplift LGBTQIA youth

By Jimmy Robles

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News

Queens Borough President holds public hearing for the Jamaica Neighborhood Plan

By Athena Dawson

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News

A legacy cemented: Queens Hospital renames pavilion in honor of former Borough President Claire Shulman

By Athena Dawson

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News

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

By Athena Dawson

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.

News

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

By Shane O’Brien

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News

NYC Health + Hospitals/‌Queens renames pavilion building in honor of late Borough President Claire Shulman

By Czarinna Andres

community education council

News

Queens Borough President opens applications for Community Education Council seats

By Athena Dawson

jewish leaders

News

BP Richards joins Jewish leaders for Purim hamantaschen crawl through Queens

By Athena Dawson

community board

News

BP Richards announces record-breaking 912 applications for Queens community boards

By Czarinna Andres

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. hosted a Town Hall Meeting for Northeast Queens Borough on Your Block.

News

BP Donovan Richards hosts Northeast Queens town hall to address community concerns

By Jessica Militello

funding

News

Queens Borough President announces nearly $1M in funding for Fresh Meadows school upgrades

By Athena Dawson

Long Island City

New York Irish Center to host ‘40 Shades of Green’ Celtic Cabaret on St. Patrick’s Day

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Politics

‘We need a government New Yorkers can trust’: Queens BP Richards meets with Gov. Hochul amid City Hall crisis

By Shane O’Brien

Ridgewood

Thomas P. Noonan Community-Based Outpatient Clinic opens in Ridgewood, offering comprehensive care to veterans

By Colum Motherway

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Corona

Make the Road New York opens landmark community center in Corona to serve immigrant families

By Czarinna Andres

Sunnyside

Sunnyside fire victims receive six-month housing extension after one year

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News

Richmond Hill High School unveils $5 million culinary kitchen classroom to train future hospitality professionals

By Bill Parry

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Hollis

Hollis branch of the Queens Public Library set to close at the end of September for two-year-long renovation project

By Athena Dawson

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Queens Borough President announces $3 million for upgrades to Phil ‘Scooter’ Rizzuto Park in Richmond Hill

By Anthony Medina

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Jamaica

Borough President Richards reveals details of discussions with Hillcrest students following antisemitic protest

By Bill Parry

Holden

Glendale

Councilman Holden, Queens BP Richards propose new bills that would rid city of neglected properties

By Anthony Medina

playground

NYC Parks unveils reimagined, all-inclusive playground in Far Rockaway

By John Schilling

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