Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund After receiving an overwhelming number of inquiries from citizens and companies who want to help, Mayor Sylvester Turner has established the Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund that will accept tax-deductible flood relief donations for victims affected by the recent floods. The fund will be housed at the Greater Houston Community Foundation, a…
NEW YORK – Council Member Mark Treyger (Chair of the City Council’s Committee on Recovery and Resiliency) and Council Member Donovan Richards were joined by Council Members Chaim Deutsch and Mathieu Eugene, and a number of disaster recovery groups, community-based organizations, and advocates this morning on the steps of City Hall to encourage New Yorkers to…
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced today that his office will allocate more than $2 million in capital funds to help support higher education institutions throughout The Bronx this year. “I am committed to providing all the necessary resources the school system in The Bronx needs to help our students to strive for a…
On Sunday August 27, 2017, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio during the borough president’s weekly Summer Concert Series event at Orchard Beach. During the visit, the two discussed plans for the forthcoming renovation of the historic Orchard Beach Pavilion. Borough President Diaz, Mayor de Blasio, Governor…
On Saturday, August 26, 2017, Bronx President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted his annual “Back to School” Literacy & Health Fair at the Pablo Casals Middle School 181 on the Co-op City Education Campus. The event was co-sponsored by Montefiore, 92.3 AMP Radio, Healthfirst, with additional school supplies and backpacks donated by MetroPCS and FreshDirect. The…
August 23, 2017 My office enthusiastically supports expanding the availability of Metro-North Commuter Railroad services at the Melrose and Tremont stations in The Bronx, and I am proud to testify in favor of such an expansion here today. Perhaps not since the 1920’s, when 536,000 people made their way to The Bronx for the first…
World-renowned bakery will also expand Port Morris location to include retail component Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Zaro’s Family Bakery and the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation announced today that the company would open a new retail location in Parkchester on Metropolitan Oval this coming fall. Zaro’s closed their original Parkchester location on Hugh…
Playground to receive more upgrades in second phase of renovations, an $8.6 million transformation in total NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, yesterday joined Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Community Board 2 District Manager Bobby Crespo, and kids from the West Bronx Recreation Center to break ground on phase II of reconstruction at…
On Monday, August 21, 2017, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. met with the Bronx Community Council, a Pakistani advocacy organization, and the Consul General of Pakistan, Raja Ali Ejaz, to celebrate Pakistan’s Independence Day. The gathering was held to commemorate the country’s declaration of independence from the British Raj in 1947. “Our country is…
Purchase of property on Cannon Place will double the size of the beloved branch, which will open at its new location in 2019 AUGUST TK – The New York Public Library has finalized its purchase of a 5,800-square-foot building that will now be transformed into the new, larger home of the Van Cortlandt branch in…
