Comptroller Stringer and Borough Presidents Diaz, Adams, Brewer, Katz and Oddo Call for Five Borough Broadband Bill of Rights on Public Wi-Fi Agreement

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On Wednesday, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. along with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and Staten Island Borough President James Oddo outlined a Five Borough Broadband Bill of Rights to improve Internet speeds across the…

BP Diaz Issues ‘LinkNYC’ Wi-Fi Report

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In a new report Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is calling on the City to pursue an environmentally-friendly component to the new, free wireless network, LinkNYC, announced by Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT) last week. The new system, which will replace existing public pay telephones with devices to create the world’s fastest…

Borough President Diaz, AT&T Host Celebration at Yankee Stadium for Borough President’s Cup Little League Players and their Families

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Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Marissa Shorenstein, New York State President, AT&T, join team members of the Bronx Bombers in a show of borough pride at Borough President Diaz’s annual Borough President’s Cup brunch and award ceremony, held at the Yankee Stadium Hard Rock Café on Sunday, November 23, 2014. AT&T Presents Little…

Statement from Borough President Diaz RE: President Obama’s Executive Action on Immigration

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“I applaud President Obama for taking action to offer assistance to undocumented immigrants, especially in the face of our nation’s currently dysfunctional immigration policies. While President Obama’s actions are a considerable step in the right direction, more must be done. Congress must act on legislation for comprehensive immigration reform. As President Obama’s actions today show,…

Remarks of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. at the New York Hispanic Cosmetology & Beauty Chamber of Commerce’s 4th Annual ‘Business, Cosmetology Licensing & Regulations Symposium’

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Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. speaks at the New York Hispanic Cosmetology & Beauty Chamber of Commerce’s 4th Annual “Business, Cosmetology Licensing & Regulations Symposium” at Lehman College on Tuesday, November 18, 2014. At the event, Borough President Diaz discussed his recently introduced legislation calling for the creation of a letter grading system for…