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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards. 8,912 likes · 271 talking about this. Official account of the Office of the Queens Borough President, City of New York.
Donovan Richards is the current Borough President of Queens and a former New York City Council member. He was born in Queens, attended Nyack College and Vaughn College, and served as chief of staff for James Sanders, Jr.
Learn about Donovan Richards, the first Black man to serve as Queens Borough President, and his achievements in fighting COVID-19, supporting small businesses, and advancing environmental justice. He is also a former City Council member and a champion for affordable housing, criminal justice reform, and public safety.
3 sty 2022 · Incumbent Donovan Richards won the special election and will serve a full four-year term as the leader of Queens. He was sworn in on Dec. 31 with his family and Deputy Borough President Ebony Young, and his public inauguration was postponed due to COVID-19.
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards delivers his first State of the Borough address, detailing his administration’s accomplishments within the first 100 days, while outlining Queens’ path out of the COVID-19 pandemic and offering a bold vision for a borough freed of systemic inequities.
5 sty 2022 · Donovan Richards, who won the special and general elections in 2020 and 2021, was sworn in on the front steps of Borough Hall on Jan. 2. He thanked the people of Queens for their trust and faith and said he would lead the borough to a brighter future.
Former Councilman Donovan Richards was sworn into office on Dec. 2, 2020, after beating Republican Joann Ariola in the November election. He succeeds Sharon Lee, who served as acting borough president since January 2020.
