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In the News: From Parking Lot to Memorial? Queens Borough Prez Wants City to Buy Paved-Over Black Cemetery

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Borough President Donovan Richards will call on the Mamdani administration to turn the former cemetery of a historic Black church into a public-facing memorial.

BY GREG B. SMITH SEPT. 2, 2026, 1:33 P.M.
Read the full article on The City Reporter: https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/09/02/donovan-richards-queens-african-burial-ground-elmhurst-st-mark/

From Parking Lot to Memorial? Queens Borough Prez Wants City to Buy Paved-Over Black Cemetery

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In the News: New Push to Landmark Paved-Over Queens African Burial Ground

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In the News: From Parking Lot to Memorial? Queens Borough Prez Wants City to Buy Paved-Over Black Cemetery

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In the News: They Paved a Historic NYC Black Burial Ground. Now It’s a Lot for Abandoned Cars.

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Archaeological Society of New Jersey’s Bulletin

New York Times: This Empty Lot Is Worth Millions. It’s Also an African-American Burial Ground.

Mysteries at the Museum Episode IRON MAIDEN Featuring Martha Peterson

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