After years of planning over the new bridge’s design, a state-of-the-art structure will serve as the island’s only connector to the Bronx mainland The Bronx—Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced the opening of the new City Island Bridge. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new bridge, an inaugural walk and ride was led by Department…
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted a ceremony to honor the winner of the 2017 African Advisory Council Bronx Week Soccer Tournament, Team Gambia, on Wednesday, October 24, 2017 at The Bronx County Building, Veterans’ Memorial Hall. Teams representing 16 African countries played one another throughout the month of May at Macombs Dam Park…
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), NeighborWorks® America and its network member, Neighborhood Housing Services of New York, Inc., today announced the NeighborhoodLIFT® program is coming to the New York City area with an $8.3 million commitment by Wells Fargo to boost homeownership in the boroughs of Brooklyn, Bronx and Queens. This will be Wells Fargo’s…
On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted the 15th annual DiVA Spa at the Bronx Museum of Arts. The event was designed to bring domestic violence awareness information to Bronx residents. “While October is Domestic Violence awareness month, we are working year-round, across agencies to put an end to this…
Bronx Point will deliver up to 1,000 units of housing, including hundreds of units of deeply affordable housing, world-class open space on the Harlem River Waterfront, cultural destinations and will create over 150 permanent jobs and over 1,200 construction jobs Bronx Point is a critical component of the $194M Lower Concourse capital investment strategy New…
Brooklyn—Councilman David G. Greenfield has raised over $75,000 worth of donations for hurricane relief in Puerto Rico since announcing his collaboration with Masbia and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. on the project three weeks ago. “I’m extremely humbled by this outpouring of support for hurricane victims. It’s clear that my neighbors in Boro Park…
Makes Permanent Changes Instituted Under Pilot Program The MTA advises customers that Metro-North Railroad’s new October 8 schedule includes permanently increased service levels at the Melrose and Tremont stations on the Harlem Line. In an effort to build ridership and provide Bronx residents with more convenient travel options, on October 2, 2016, Metro-North implemented a…
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted a press conference at Woodlawn Cemetery to encourage cyclists to participate in the upcoming Tour de Bronx, the largest free cycling event in New York State, which will take place on Sunday, October 22, 2017. The Tour de Bronx was established in 1994 by the office of the…
NYC service center will provide information and assistance for individuals affected by recent hurricanes NEW YORK—Mayor de Blasio announced today that a service center will open next week to support displaced individuals and families from Puerto Rico, Texas, Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands and other Caribbean islands following recent hurricanes. The center will be open…
Flight Chartered by MLB Included More than 113,000 Bottles of Water, 121,000 Diapers, 25,600 Baby Wipes and 1,200 Containers of Baby Food. Albany, NY – October 13, 2017 – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that another major shipments of supplies, including more than 160,000 pounds of water, diapers, baby food and wipes has been delivered…