“Hace un año, hoy, huracán María azotó a Puerto Rico. “Inmediatamente después de la tormenta, los estadounidenses hicieron todo lo posible por ayudar a sus hermanos y hermanas en la isla. Aquí en El Bronx, recolectamos tanto para Puerto Rico que nos tomó dos días empacar y mover todos los artículos, de la calle, y…
“Los commentarios del presidente Trump acerca de la cantidad de muertos en Puerto Rico lo exponen por lo que es: un mentiroso cobarde. “Sus comentarios de esta mañana son absolutamente repugnantes. No nos estamos imaginando a nuestros hermanos y hermanas a quienes perdimos después del huracán María. Decir lo contrario es simplemente asqueroso. El presidente…
“President Trump’s remarks about the death toll in Puerto Rico expose him for exactly what he is: a craven liar. “His remarks this morning are absolutely sickening. We are not imagining our brothers and sisters who were lost in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. To say otherwise is simply disgusting. President Trump needs to accept…
‘Justice for the Bronx’ unites stakeholders to block ‘unjust’ jail In low-income community of color The Bronx — Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Rep. Jose Serrano joined Bronx community groups and social justice advocates this week to form “Justice for the Bronx”—a coalition to stop the Mott Haven jail. Last month, Mayor Bill…
“The Trump Administration’s response to Hurricane Maria’s devastating impact in Puerto Rico was an abject failure. Everyone knows this. Any attempt by this administration to call their response a success is the ultimate example of fake news. Facts are facts, and the fact is that President Trump’s failure in Puerto Rico is his Hurricane Katrina.…
Governor Will Lead Effort to Help the More Than 11,000 Displaced Puerto Ricans Are Living in New York Governor Cuomo: “We’re going to work with Puerto Rican families and sue the President of the United States because New York is standing with Puerto Rico the way we said we would.” Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today…
“Como resultado de los nuevos datos que estamos obteniendo, tenemos una imagen más clara de la devastación que dejó el Huracán María. Con cada día que pasa, nos volvemos más conscientes de que las estimaciones originales de la devastación de la tormenta estaban tan subestimadas, peor de lo que podríamos haber imaginado, que eran esencialmente…
“As more data is being compiled, we are getting a clearer picture of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Maria. With each passing day, we are becoming more aware of the fact that the original estimates of the storm’s devastation were so grossly underestimated, worse than we could have imagined, that they were essentially useless.…
El presidente del condado de El Bronx, Ruben Diaz Jr., se unió con más de 100 líderes inquilinos y residentes de todas edades, de la Autoridad de Vivienda de la Ciudad de Nueva York (NYCHA), para una manifestación en los proyectos Bronx River Housing, para llamar la atención sobre la falta de dinero de la…
Borough President highlights agency’s funding fiasco, Calls for NYCHA to open its books to public review Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined more than 100 New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) tenant leaders and residents of all ages for a rally today at the Bronx River Houses to bring attention to the agency’s failure to…