Aug. 23, 2023 By Bill Parry
Tag: queens-borough-president-donovan-richards
Southeast Queens leaders welcome new discounted LIRR fares for Far Rockaway residents
Aug. 16, 2023 By Bill Parry After years of legislative wrangling in Albany by elected leaders from southeast Queens, Far Rockaway residents will finally be able to purchase discounted rides on the Long Island Rail Road within Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan under CityTicket beginning Sunday, Aug. 20. While the program has been available to commuters…
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City completes pedestrian safety improvements along Parsons Boulevard corridor in downtown Jamaica
Aug. 11, 2023 By Bill Parry The city has completed a $5.7 million pedestrian safety and infrastructure improvement project in downtown Jamaica on Parsons Boulevard between Archer Avenue and Jamaica Avenue. The project targeted a stretch of Parsons Boulevard that ranks in the top 10% of corridors borough-wide with crashes resulting in fatalities and serious…
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Queens borough president’s demographic report shows large number of first-time appointed community board members
Aug. 9, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed In 2023, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. continued to build on his administration’s efforts toward rectifying long-standing demographic inequities in community board membership by doubling down on effective reforms and prioritizing appointees from underrepresented constituencies. On Monday, Aug. 7, Richards’ office released its latest 2023 Queens Community Board…
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Queens BP Richards accepting applications to serve on Community Education Councils
Aug. 7, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. announced on Friday, Aug. 4, that his office is accepting applications from dedicated, education-minded individuals interested in being appointed to serve on one of the borough’s Community Education Councils (CECs). “Today’s children have to cope with COVID-19-related learning loss and many other obstacles,…
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New migrant mega-shelter coming to Creedmoor psych center in Queens despite protests of local pols: Mayor
Jul. 26, 2023 By Ethan Stark-Miller The city is opening a new large-scale migrant tent shelter in the parking lot of the shuttered Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Eastern Queens despite the protests of local officials, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday. The new mega-shelter, to be one of the several so-called “Humanitarian Emergency Response…
Eastern Queens elected officials, community leaders voice concerns over plans for migrant tent shelter at Creedmor campus
Jul. 19, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Eastern Queens elected officials and community leaders are denouncing the city’s plan to create a large-scale tent facility to house an influx of migrants on the grounds of the old Creedmoor Psychiatric Center in Queens Village. In a show of bipartisan support, Councilwoman Linda Lee joined Councilwoman Vickie Paladino,…
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‘She gave everything she had’: Arverne street co-naming honors late local leader
Jul. 13, 2023 By John Schilling Elected officials, community leaders and Far Rockaway locals gathered in front of The Child Center of NY’s Ocean Bay Community Cornerstone at 57-10 Beach Channel Drive in Arverne on Wednesday, July 12, for a street co-naming ceremony to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Deborah L. Hoyle. Remembered…
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Richmond Hill community gathers at emotional vigil for local man who was killed in shooting spree
Jul. 12, 2023 By Anthony Medina Richmond Hill residents remain on edge after last weekend’s shooting spree that left a local 86-year-old man dead and three others injured. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. hosted a community vigil at the corner of 109th Street and Jamaica Avenue in Richmond Hill on Tuesday, July 11, in…
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Amazin’ Mets Foundation, NYC Parks celebrate newly renovated baseball field at Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Jun. 28, 2023 By Ethan Marshall The Amazin’ Mets Foundation, along with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the LandTek Group, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 27 to celebrate the completion of renovations to Baseball Field 10 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The ribbon-cutting marked the completion of the renovation…
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