Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Donovan Richards

Analysis: New York’s Speed Cameras Aren’t Racist — But the City’s Road Design Is

By Julianne Cuba and Brian Howald | Feb 14, 2022 | No Comments

Speed cameras are not disproportionately concentrated in low-income communities of color, despite a pervasive belief that the cameras are a money-making ploy that unfairly target Black and Brown neighborhoods, a Streetsblog analysis reveals.

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards supports a linear park on 34th Avenue.

DONOVAN RICHARDS: A Linear Park on 34th Avenue Can Lead the Reimagining of Our Streets

By Donovan Richards | May 11, 2021 | No Comments

Borough President Donovan Richards is the latest Queens elected official to champion a conversion of a car sewer into a 24-7 park.

Pedestrians and cyclists in both directions currently share this narrow path. File photo: Melodie Bryant

Queens Beep Pledges Big Cash for Queensboro Bridge Pedestrian Project

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 10, 2021 | No Comments

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards will announce on Tuesday that he will allocate $3 million from his office's infrastructure funds to underwrite a security fence on the Queensboro Bridge.

What happened to "Bye-bye"? Despite her outrageous comments, Kim Ohanian (inset) was reappointed to a Queens community board by Borough President Donovan Richards.

Queens Borough President Reappoints Community Board Member Who Said Pedestrians ‘Deserve’ to Die

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 7, 2021 | No Comments

“Democracy is at its strongest when the voices of all the people it serves are elevated," Beep Donovan Richards said. And that apparently goes for Kim Ohanian, too.

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards (inset) wants more bike lanes.

Donovan Richards: Every Neighborhood In Queens Deserves A Connected Bike Network

By Dave Colon | Mar 5, 2021 | No Comments

Queens Beep Donovan Richards laid out an ambitious, aggressive transportation agenda in his 2021 State of the Borough. Could Queens be changing?

Candidates in the special election include (from left): Latoya Benjamin, Selvena Brooks-Powers, Pesach Osina, Manny Silva, Shawn Rux and Nancy Martinez

DECISION 2021: Meet the Council Candidates for Queens District 31

By Julianne Cuba | Feb 19, 2021 | No Comments

Streetsblog spoke to the top hopefuls to see what they believe needs to be addressed. If you read no other Queens council story today, this is the one.

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