“Last night’s announcement by Governor Cuomo that he intends to issue an emergency declaration for the New York City Housing Authority is a welcome, necessary step that will provide true relief for the more than 400,000 New Yorkers who call public housing their home. “As these residents have faced brutal cold and a lack…
“The results of this year’s Specialized High School Admissions Test are extremely disheartening, and make it crystal clear that this city has a long way to go before it can claim it provides parity in accelerated education to all communities. The percentage of Black and Latino students accepted to the city’s specialized high schools actually…
HPD LAUNCHES NEW OUTREACH VAN TO BRING HOUSING SERVICES DIRECTLY TO RESIDENTS HPD Outreach van will deliver resources to tenants and owners in their neighborhoods Initiative funded by the Bronx and Brooklyn Borough Presidents will serve New Yorkers across the five boroughs NEW YORK, NY – New York City Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner…
Bronxites and others will hear details about the borough’s growth, challenges and plans when they tune in to Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. delivering the ‘State of the Borough’ address on BronxNet. To provide further insight, Borough President Diaz will also appear on BronxTalk for a discussion with host Gary Axelbank. The ‘State of…
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., in collaboration with the New York University Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, has developed a community survey questionnaire as a follow-up to the two previous meetings of the Bronx Tech Summit hosted at the Metropolitan College of New York Campus in The Hub. The purpose of…
On Friday, February 16, 2018, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., along with The Shadow League, co-hosted a screening of Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther,” for volunteers from the Bronx Youth Corps and Bronx Fathers Taking Action group. “This is a grand gesture by TheShadowLeague.com and we appreciate their thoughtfulness and we are very appreciative they…
Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. delivered his ninth annual “State of the Borough” address to a crowded auditorium at the Bronx High School of Science. In his speech, Borough President Diaz outlined the successes of his administration, noting that the borough had seen dramatic decreases in unemployment and crime concurrent with a historic…
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…
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…
“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…
