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RDRC | SYEP | QPTV Graduation Day 2026

Roslyn Nieves Named First Female President & CEO of Queens Public Television

Emmy-Nominated Media Executive Unveils Vision to Transform QPTV into One of New York City’s Premier Multimedia Production Centers

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RDRC 39th Annual Community Builders Awards Gala

We’re proud to join RDRC CEO & President Kevin Alexander and Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Renee McWilliams and the RDRC team!

Come join us as we celebrate our 39th Annual Community Builders Awards honoring:


  • Betty Leon, Esq., Chair of the Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center and Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School, and Board member of the New York Racing Association

  • Justin Rogers, President & CEO, Greater Jamaica Development Corporation;

  • Michael Gliner, Co-Owner, PIP Printing & Marketing Services of Inwood,

  • Sheldon Soloway, Co-Owner, PIP Printing & Marketing Services of Inwood,

  • Rachelle Antoine, Manager of External Affairs, JFK Redevelopment Program

  • Akshar Patel, Manager of External Affairs, JFK Redevelopment Program.

  • Dr. Susan Tanenbaum , Director of Nonprofit Opportunities, Office of the Queens Borough President

The event is RDRC’s only fundraiser to support our youth programs and services that provide deserving but underserved youth with afterschool tutoring, employment, internships, mentorship, trips, college placement assistance and scholarships.


Many of the youth participants we serve are families who cannot afford to pay for the extra academic supports, travel related expenses to attend college fairs, college tours, museums or cultural centers of learning that help shape their educational and career pathways. This years’ event will be hosted by the dynamic, Emmy award winning QPTV host & producer, Roslyn “Roz” Nieves, so you know the event will be high energy!


Al Harris Named Chairman of the QPCC Board of Directors

Queens Public Communications Corp. (QPCC), known as QPTV, announced on June 8 that Alfred (Al) Harris has been elected Chairman of the QPCC Board of Directors, succeeding John B. Haney, PhD. A retired public relations manager after 40 years with Con Edison — including 20 years representing the company in Queens — Harris also brings service as past chairman of the Flushing YMCA Board of Managers and past president of the Rotary Club of Flushing.

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Celebrate the 2026 Queens Carnival with QPTV!

Queens Conversations: The Taxi Medallion Crash

Queens Conversations

As recently as the 2000s, drivers could purchase a taxi "medallion," a license to own and operate a vehicle as a New York taxi, for approximately $200,000. Although expensive, the medallion was sold as a ticket to a middle-class life. Then the market prices began to soar. New medals were brokered for up to $1.3 million each, and unregulated lenders profited from creating loans for those who borrowed to buy one. 

Thousands of drivers struggled to make their payments, and many soon began to fall into debt. The rideshare programs, such as Uber and Lyft, began to diminish the yellow taxi potential rider base, creating more distress. By 2014, the value of the medallion began to crash, and they were worth as little as $70,000. Driver bankruptcies multiplied, and many began to lose their incomes and homes. Then came the COVID pandemic, and ridership plummeted still further. This was the final straw for the struggling drivers, and it truly devastated the legendary New York taxi industry. Financially crushed, several drivers even took their own lives.

In this episode, two taxi drivers will share their powerful stories. NY State Senators Leroy Comrie (D) District 14, and Jessica Ramos (D) & Working Families Party District 13, will discuss recent attempts to help New York's cab drivers. Felicia Singh, Candidate for City Council Member District 32, will share her insights. Her father was a driver and the inspiration for her candidacy.