Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined The Bronx Tourism Council, at Joyce Kilmer Park, to encourage registration for the 25th Annual “Tour de Bronx,” the largest free bicycling event in New York State. The Tour de Bronx, taking place on Sunday, October 27, 2019, – sponsored by Montefiore health System, BronxCare Health System,…
“La administración de Blasio ha armado el proceso de uso de la tierra de una manera diseñada para aplastar cualquier oposición a sus planes de construir una nueva cárcel en el sitio equivocado para El Bronx: el patio de remolque de Mott Haven. “Sin duda, la isla Rikers debe estar cerrada. Me alegra que este…
“The de Blasio administration has weaponized the land use process in a manner designed to steamroll any opposition to their plans to build a new Bronx jail on the wrong site—the Mott Haven tow yard. “Without a doubt, Rikers Island must be closed. I am glad that this long-awaited outcome will finally be moving forward…
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Harris County (Texas) Judge Lina Hidalgo have placed a friendly wager, as the New York Yankees get set to take on the Houston Astros in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) American League Championship Series (ALCS). Borough President Diaz Jr., a Bronxite who grew up emulating former New York Yankees…
El presidente del condado de El Bronx, Rubén Díaz Jr., y la jueza del Condado Harris, (en Texas), Lina Hidalgo, han hecho una apuesta amistosa, ya que los Yankees de Nueva York se preparan para enfrentarse a los Astros de Houston en la Serie de Campeonato de la Liga Americana de las Grandes Ligas de…
El presidente del condado presentó una resolución que empoderan al fondo de pensiones de la Ciudad de Nueva York para traer más empresas minorías y mujeres ante la Junta para su selección como administradores de activos Ayer, el presidente del condado de El Bronx, Rubén Díaz Jr., presentó y aprobó una resolución, como uno de…
Borough President Diaz introduced a resolution that would empower New York City’s pension fund to bring more Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises before the Board for selection as asset managers. Yesterday, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. introduced and passed a resolution in his role as a trustee of the New York City Employees Retirement…
Bronxites Comprise about One-Third of FreshDirect Employees New York, NY, October 7, 2019 – FreshDirect, the Northeast’s leading online fresh food grocer, today announced that it has hired over the past three years more than 1,500 employees from the Bronx, surpassing a commitment it made to the city that it would hire at least 1,000…
Parents, students, teachers and local office-holders and community members came together on Tuesday, September 24, to celebrate the official opening of a school-based health and vision center at PS 18 in the South Bronx. The state-of-the-art facility is a joint project of the UFT’s United Community Schools, the city Department of Education and the Montefiore…
On Tuesday, October 1, 2019, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined the Riders Alliance to speak to commuters on the Bx19 line about the upcoming Bronx Bus Plan map redesign. Borough President Diaz and Riders Alliance representatives boarded the bus at Westchester Avenue and Southern Boulevard. During the ride, they spoke with commuters…