BP Diaz, transit and community activists blast de Blasio administration for failing to include $200 million in FY 2019 budget to provide transit relief for the working poor Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and advocates from across the city have come together to rebuke Mayor Bill de Blasio for failing to include funding for…
A raíz del mortal incendio ocurrido en El Bronx en diciembre, una propuesta de leyes requeriría dispositivos de seguridad en las estufas de apartamentos con niños pequeños y un plan educativo sobre seguridad contra incendios. El presidente del condado de El Bronx, Ruben Diaz Jr., el concejal Ritchie Torres y el concejal Chaim Deutsch están…
In the wake of December’s deadly Bronx fire, new legislative package would require safety devices on stove in apartments with small children and educational plan on fire safety Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., City Council Member Ritchie Torres and City Council Member Chaim Deutsch are introducing a package of new legislation designed to prevent…
“Me sorprendí al enterarme que la administración ya había seleccionado un lugar para una nueva cárcel en El Bronx. Espero que, en el futuro, esta falta de comunicación no sea un presagio de la participación que tendrán los residentes de El Bronx en el proceso. Espero que la administración presente a mi oficina un bosquejo…
“I was surprised to learn that the administration has already selected a site for a new jail in The Bronx. I hope that, going forward, this lack of outreach is not a harbinger of the amount of community input the people of my borough will have in this process. I expect that the administration will…
$5 Million for Minority-Owned Small Businesses Builds on Successes and Insights from the original Detroit Fund February 13, 2018 (New York) – Building on the success of Detroit’s Entrepreneurs of Color Fund, JPMorgan Chase today announced it will expand the fund’s model and create two new funds to help minority entrepreneurs in San Francisco and…
El jueves 8 de febrero de 2018, el presidente del condado de Bronx, Rubén Díaz Jr. organizó su celebración anual del Mes de la Herencia Dominicana en el Grand Slam Banquet Hall en East Tremont Avenue, honrando a personas que han contribuido al crecimiento de la comunidad dominicana y al desarrollo cultural. “Con más de 210,000…
On Saturday, February 10, 2018, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted his annual celebration of Black History Month at the Einstein Community Room in the Co-op City section of The Bronx. At the event, Army National Guard PFC. Emmanuel Mensah, an immigrant from Ghana, was posthumously awarded the Jonathan Hicks Memorial Award, which is…
On Thursday, February 8, 2018, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted his annual Dominican Heritage Month celebration at the Grand Slam Banquet Hall on East Tremont Avenue, honoring individuals who have contributed to the growth and promotion of Dominican and Dominican-American community and culture. “With over 210,000 individuals of Dominican heritage calling The Bronx their…
El presidente del condado de Bronx, Rubén Díaz Jr., emitió un informe que identifica más de 2,000 unidades de viviendas asequibles que deben ser preservadas como parte de la propuesta de rezonificación del corredor de la avenida Jerome. El reporte, titulado “Zoned-In: Un Plan de Preservación Viviendas en el Corredor de la Avenida Jerome,” que…