On Monday, March 20, 2017, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams co-hosted the first hearing of their “Gifted & Talented Task Force,” which will study issues surrounding gifted and talented education in New York City public schools, as well as the admissions process for the city’s specialized high schools, at the Bronx High School of Science.

The next hearing of the task force will take place in Brooklyn on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, from 6:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.