Queens Borough President Donovan Richards joined “In Focus” to preview his upcoming 2022 State of the Borough address.

He discussed what precautions are being put in place to protect Queens residents as New York City enters a “high” COVID-19 alert level and how the borough has led the way in pandemic recovery.

Richards called for further investments in healthcare, including creating an office for COVID-19 recovery. He also addressed some of the long-standing issues exacerbated by the pandemic such as housing affordability. 

And he talked about the new Health + Hospitals facility coming to Far Rockaway and how he hopes it will help the residents of Queens.