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Diocese of Brooklyn to honor Pope Francis with Friday Vigil Mass in Elmhurst

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Apr. 24, 2025 By Colum Motherway The Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens will honor the life and legacy of Pope Francis with a Vigil Mass of Repose on Friday, April 25, at Saint Bartholomew Church in Elmhurst. Bishop Robert Brennan will preside over the bilingual English and Spanish liturgy at 43-22 Ithaca St. at…

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…

Borough President to host weeklong community event series in Far Rockaway starting Sept. 9th

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Sep. 4, 2024 By Athena Dawson Queens Borough President Donovan Richards is hosting a weeklong series of free events for Far Rockaway residents next week. The 5th Borough Hall On Your Block: Rockaway Peninsula initiative will run from  Monday, Sept. 9th to Monday, Sept 16th, featuring various public events, including a town hall, street…

‘He didn’t deserve to die’: Borough President Richards leads emotional candlelight vigil for Tyre Nichols

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards held a candlelight vigil for Tyre Nichols outside Queens Borough Hall Monday, Jan. 30 after Nichols’ death at the hands of police officers in Memphis, Tenn., made national headlines for the brutality in which the officers beat him. Almost immediately after news broke about Nichols’ death, the Memphis police officers… Read more »