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Donovan Richards sworn in for second term as Queens borough president; vows housing, jobs and immigrant defense
Summary
Donovan Richards was sworn in for a second term as Borough President of Queens at Queens College on Feb. 8, 2026. In his inaugural address he highlighted job gains, large infrastructure investments and vowed to defend immigrant communities and expand affordable housing and schools.
Donovan Richards was sworn in for a second term as Borough President of Queens on Feb. 8, 2026, at Queens College’s Goldstein Theatre, where elected officials, community leaders and hundreds of residents gathered to celebrate and hear his agenda for the next four years.
Richards took the oath of office in a ceremony that featured remarks from U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, New York Attorney General Letitia James, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and other city and state officials. “We brought that 25% unemployment rate down to just 5.4%,” Richards said in his inaugural address, citing what he described as economic recovery and job growth tied to projects such as the JFK Airport redevelopment. He added, “We will defend our immigrant communities with our budgets and our bodies.”
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