Donovan Richards staffer steps down over Israel tweets
Donavan Richards at a City Council hearing Feb. 6, 2018 in New York City. Photo credit John McCarten/NYC Council January 5, 2021 01/05/2021 6:46 pm NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A Queens resident whom Queens Borough President Donovan Richards appointed as one of two deputy borough presidents on Sunday has stepped down after facing criticism over past tweets that criticized Israel, according to a report. Michael Hurwitz “stepped aside Monday afternoon after some observers began to share a handful of his tweets denouncing Israeli settlements, an Israe...