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 Statement from Borough President Diaz RE: The New York Times Endorsement of ‘Living Wage’ Press Releases & Statements En Español Departments Borough Operations Budget Community Boards Boards and Directors Membership Resources Responsibilities Community Services Constituent Services Education Health and Human Services Planning and Development Development Reports Environment and Open Space Housing and Community Development…

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 Statement from Borough President Diaz RE: Public Advocate de Blasio’s Support for the ‘Fair Wages for New Yorkers’ Act Press Releases & Statements En Español Departments Borough Operations Budget Community Boards Boards and Directors Membership Resources Responsibilities Community Services Constituent Services Education Health and Human Services Planning and Development Development Reports Environment and Open…

Voters across party lines support a “living wage,” 74-19, According to Quinnipiac Poll Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. applauds a new Quinnipiac Poll that shows that New Yorkers of all political leanings support a “living wage.” Voters polled by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute said that the “Fair Wages for New Yorkers” Act,…

The home of the Bronx Bombers is opening up its doors to college football for the second year in a row. The Rutgers University Scarlet Knights of the Big East Conference and the Iowa State University Cyclones of the Big 12 Conference will play each other in the 2011 New Era Pinstripe Bowl on Friday,…

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. today announced that Wilfredo Pagan has been appointed as the borough’s representative to the Panel for Educational Policy (PEP), which holds approval power over the actions of the New York City Department of Education. “Wilfredo Pagan is a strong advocate for the children of the Bronx, and he will…

Education, Economic Development & Public Safety top Bronxites’ Priorities Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced the release of the results of his office’s first-ever “Well Being Survey.” The survey, which was conducted between late August and the end of October, was designed to measure the opinions of Bronx residents and those who work…

Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. praised the Governor Cuomo’s Regional Economic Development Council for selecting 13 Bronx and borough-related projects as top development priorities for the City and the State. More than half of the $66.2 million, almost $37 million, allocated by the Regional Economic Development Council for New York City will go…

By Ruben Diaz Jr. Bronx Borough President On November 21, thousands of people from all over the City crowded into the Riverside Church in upper Manhattan to make their voices heard loud and clear: it is time for this administration to do right by the people of this City and pass the “Fair Wages for…