Next week, the Bayside Hills Civic Association will host its annual “Meet the Candidates Night” event, where Queens residents can get to know who is running for office ahead of the November elections.
The virtual event will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at 8 p.m. and will feature candidates from the Queens borough president and City Council District 23 races.
Queens borough president hopefuls who will be in attendance at Meet the Candidates night include Democratic incumbent Donovan Richards and his Republican challenger Thomas Zmich.
Richards won the November 2020 election, receiving 518,840 votes to Republican Joann Ariola’s 205,893 votes. The former District 31 councilman was sworn into office in December 2020, becoming the first Black man to serve as Queens borough president.
