Jennifer Walden Weprin, who served as the executive director of Queens County Farm Museum (QCFM) from October 2018 to December 2023, said that her 5-year
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The bitter Democratic battle for Queens borough president finally ended Friday, nearly a month after Primary Day.
Though the city Board of Elections has yet to certify election results, candidate Elizabeth Crowley conceded the race to current Queens Borough Donovan Richards, who is seeking a full term after winning both a primary and a special election last year.
In a statement Friday afternoon, Crowley said that the opening of the final ballots made it clear that the “numbers are just not there for us to win the Democratic nomination.”
“Voters knew what was at stake and voted in record numbers with almost 200,000 Queens residents casting a ballot in this race, more than we have seen in generations, and I am proud that we received 49.7% of their votes in the final round,” she added.