Newsroom
The communications department of the Queens Borough President’s Office is responsible for disseminating information about office initiatives and events through press releases, mass mailings, social media and more.
Reporters interested in scheduling an interview the Borough President are asked to contact the press office either by phone or email.
Contact:
Chris Barca,
Director of Communications
718-286-2642
[email protected]
Press Releases
January 2026
Advisory: QBP Richards to Host Land Use Public Hearing (1/27/2026)
News: QBP Richards to Host Fourth Annual Queens Tech & Career Expo (1/26/2026)
Statement: QBP Richards on Governor Hochul’s Jamaica Station Reimagination Proposal (1/13/2026)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Host Webinar on Applying for Affordable Housing (1/13/2026)
Advisory: Queens Borough Cabinet to be Briefed on Queens Infrastructure Projects (1/12/2026)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Kick Off Second Term with Inauguration Celebration (1/12/2026)
News: QBP Richards Launches 2026 Queens Community Board Application Process (1/5/2026)
December 2025
Statement: QBP Richards on State Awarding Gaming Licenses to Metropolitan Park, Resorts World (12/15/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards, Elmhurst Hospital to Host Winter Wonderland Holiday Wellness Event (12/12/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Announce Nearly $1 Million for St. Mary’s Hospital for Children (12/11/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Host Land Use Public Hearing (12/10/2025)
News: QBP Richards Now Accepting African American Heritage Scholarship Applications (12/10/2025)
Advisory: Queens Borough Cabinet to be Briefed on Deed Theft and Property Protection Awareness; Winter Preparedness Efforts (12/1/2025)
November 2025
Advisory: Queens Borough Board to Hear Snow Removal Plans and Open Streets Updates; Vote on Sewer Project (11/28/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Host Land Use Public Hearing (11/19/2025)
News: QBP Richards Announces Hurricane Melissa Donation Drive to Benefit Jamaica Families (11/18/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Announce More Than $43 Million in Capital Funding for Queens Schools (11/14/2025)
Statement: QBP Richards on City Council’s Approval of Long Island City Neighborhood Plan (11/12/2025)
News: QBP Richards Announces Numerous Executive Team Staffing Changes (11/5/2025)
Advisory: Queens Borough Cabinet to be Briefed on Abortion Access Initiative; Scam Prevention (11/3/2025)
October 2025
Advisory: NYC Sheriff to Brief Queens Borough Board (10/31/2025)
Statement: QBP Richards on City Council’s Approval of Jamaica Neighborhood Plan (10/29/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Host Land Use Public Hearing (10/29/2025)
News: QBP Richards Wraps a Fruitful “Borough Hall on Your Block: South Queens” (10/28/2025)
Advisory: “Borough Hall on Your Block: South Queens Concludes with OMNY Card Workshop; Family Octoberfest (10/24/2025)
Advisory: “Borough Hall on Your Block: South Queens” Rolls On with Job Fair, Conduit Avenue Tour (10/22/2025)
Advisory: Queens Borough Board to be Briefed by NYC Public Schools and School Construction Authority on Capital Projects and More (10/22/2025)
Advisory: “Borough Hall on Your Block: South Queens Continues with Business Corridor Tour; Women’s Health Fair (10/21/2025)
Advisory: Queens Borough Cabinet to be Briefed by NYC Parks on “Vital Parks for All” Initiative (10/20/2025)
Advisory: “Borough Hall on Your Block: South Queens to Begin with Select Bus Service Funding Presser (10/17/2025)
News: QBP Richards Announces “Borough Hall on Your Block: South Queens” (10/16/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Host Land Use Public Hearing (10/14/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Announce $1 Million for Steinway Street Beautification Upgrades (10/1/2025)
September 2025
Statement: QBP Richards on Community Advisory Committee Vote in Favor of Metropolitan Park Plan (9/30/2025)
Statement: QBP Richards on Community Advisory Committee Vote in Favor of Resorts World Expansion Plan (9/25/2025)
News: QBP Richards to Mark Climate Week NYC with Third Annual Queens Climate Expo (9/22/2025)
News: QBP Richards Names Jason D. Antos as New Queens Borough Historian (9/10/2025)
Advisory: Queens Borough Cabinet to be Briefed by FIFA World Cup Host Committee (9/8/2025)
Advisory: Queens Borough Board to be Briefed on Participatory Budgeting Program (9/5/2025)
August 2025
Statement: QBP Richards on Shooting of NYPD Officer in Whitestone (8/22/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Host Land Use Public Hearing (8/20/2025)
News: QBP Richards Announces Reopening of Section of Rockaway Beach in Edgemere (8/11/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards, Civic Leaders to Call for Flood-Related Street Signage, Further Storm Mitigation Efforts in Northeast Queens (8/7/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Announce Historic $26 Million Investment for Future Arverne East Aquatics Center (8/6/2025)
July 2025:
News: QBP Richards Recommends Approval of Long Island City Neighborhood Plan with Conditions (7/28/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards, Community Groups to Hold Immigrant Solidarity Rally (7/24/2025)
News: QBP Richards, Partners Release “Reimagine Ravenswood” Neighborhood Plan (7/17/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards, Partners to Unveil “Reimagine Ravenswood” Neighborhood Plan (7/16/2025)
News: QBP Richards Releases 2025 Queens Community Board Demographic Report (7/15/2025)
Advisory: Joint Queens Borough Board, Queens Borough Cabinet Meeting to Feature NYPD Briefing; Vote on Proposed Land Sale (7/11/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards, City Agencies to Cut Ribbon on Newly Renovated Borough Hall Plaza (7/8/2025)
June 2025:
News: QBP Richards Recommends Approval of Jamaica Neighborhood Plan with Conditions (6/30/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Announce Jamaica Neighborhood Plan Recommendation (6/27/2025)
Statement: QBP Richards on Supreme Court Ruling Impacting Birthright Citizenship (6/27/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Host Land Use Public Hearing on OneLIC Neighborhood Plan (6/24/2025)
News: The Roots to Headline QBP Richards’ Free Weekend of Concerts in Flushing Meadows (6/20/2025)
Statement: QBP Richards on ICE Unjustly Detaining City Comptroller Brad Lander (6/17/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Host Southeast Queens Town Hall (6/13/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Announce Funding for Queens Botanical Garden Improvements (6/11/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Host Land Use Public Hearing (6/10/2025)
Advisory: Queens Borough Cabinet to be Briefed on Hurricane and Storm Preparedness (6/9/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Host Pride Month Celebration at Queens Borough Hall (6/9/2025)
Advisory: Queens Borough Board to Hear Presentations on Summer Youth Programming, Urban Design (6/6/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Host Land Use Public Hearing on Jamaica Neighborhood Plan (6/3/2025)
May 2025:
News: QBP Richards, Queens County Farm Museum Announce Return of Borough Hall Farmstand (5/15/2025)
News: QBP Richards, Operation Urban Sustainability Group Release Annual Borough Resiliency Report (5/5/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards, Elected Officials, Advocates to Denounce Trump Funding Cuts for Queens Flood Relief Projects (5/2/2025)
Advisory: Queens Borough Board to Hear Presentations on Outdoor Dining; Fire Safety (5/2/2025)
April 2025:
Advisory: NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens to Rename Pavilion in Honor of Late Former Borough President Claire Shulman (4/30/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Host Land Use Public Hearing (4/30/2025)
News: QBP Richards Gives State of the Borough Address; Declares “The Answers are Here in Our Borough of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” (4/25/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Tout Efforts to Uplift Queens, Safeguard Communities from Federal Attacks in State of the Borough Address (4/21/2025)
Statement: QBP Richards on Agreement Allowing Forest Hills Stadium Concert Series to Continue as Planned (4/14/2025)
News: QBP Richards Blasts FEMA over Cancellation of Critical Queens Flood Relief Funding (4/14/2025)
Advisory: Queens Borough Board to Vote on By-Law Changes, Hear Presentations on Tree Planting and Hurricane Preparedness; Queens Borough Cabinet to Discuss New Census Tool (4/7/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards, Local Leaders to Call on Con Edison to Cancel Planned Rate Hike (4/4/2025)
News: QBP Richards Announces 2025 Class of Community Board Appointees (4/3/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Host Second Annual Salute to Gold Star Spouses (4/2/2025)
Advisory: QBP Richards to Host Land Use Public Hearing (4/2/2025)
March 2025:
News: QBP Richards to City Hall: Support Forest Hills Stadium (3/31/2025)
Statement: QBP Richards on State Legislation to Support Construction of Metropolitan Park (3/30/2025)
News: QBP Richards Accepting Applications to Serve on Queens Community Education Councils (3/13/2025)
News: QBP Richards Receives More than 900 Community Board Applications in 2025 (3/11/2025)
Advisory: Queens Borough Board to Receive Briefing from Queens Solid Waste Advisory Board (3/7/2025)
Advisory: Queens Borough Cabinet to Hear Overview of NYC Independent Budget Office (3/3/2025)
News: QBP Richards Wraps Up Successful “Borough Hall on Your Block: Northeast Queens” Initiative (3/3/2025)
