BP DIAZ PARTICIPATES IN SOMOS ‘DAY OF SERVICE’ EVENT
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. helps to repaint a fence at the Escuela República del Perú in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on November 8, 2018. The borough president was participating…
New York City Kicks Off Veterans Week by Displaying Military Service Branch Flags at City Hall, All Five Borough Halls
From November 2nd through November 16th, NYC’s Department of Veterans’ Services & Department of Citywide Administrative Services will publicly post the military service branch flags in Each of the five…
City Officials, Local Leaders, and Community Stakeholders Celebrate Demolition of Former Spofford Youth Detention Center
Redevelopment of the former Spofford Juvenile Detention Center will deliver 740 units of 100% affordable housing, industrial and food manufacturing space, open space and will create nearly 300 quality jobs…
BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ TO NYCHA BOARD: SPEND A WEEK IN PUBLIC HOUSING
In a letter to the agency’s Interim Chair & CEO Stanley Brezenoff, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is proposing that each non-resident member of the city’s public housing board…
BP DIAZ HOSTS ANNUAL ‘BRONX PUMPKINFEST & HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR’
On Wednesday, October 31, 2018, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted his office’s annual “Bronx Pumpkinfest and Halloween Spooktacular.” The event took place at the 40th Precinct on Alexander…
BP DIAZ HONORS HERO POLICE OFFICERS
On Tuesday, October 30, 2018, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. honored seven New York Police Department officers that took steps to assist a fatally wounded father and helped prevent…
THE BRONX STANDS UNITED AGAINST HATRED
Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York held an interfaith prayer vigil to support the Jewish community and stand united against…
TESTIMONY OF BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT RUBEN DIAZ JR. RE: Intro 1056/Water Tank Inspections
I am here today to testify in support of legislation introduced at Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.’s behest, Intro 1056, by Council Members Constantinides, Levine, Torres, Diaz, Ampry-Samuel and Ayala.…
STATEMENT FROM BP DIAZ RE: Tree of Life Synagogue Massacre in Pittsburgh
“We know that hatred has no place in our nation. The Tree of Life Synagogue and the Pittsburgh Jewish community paid an unimaginable price this weekend simply for engaging in…
BP DIAZ & THE BRONX TOURISM COUNCIL HOST THE 24th ANNUAL ‘TOUR DE BRONX’
On Sunday, October 28, 2018, thousands of cyclists from all over the region participated in the 24th annual “Tour de Bronx.” The event, which is co-produced by Bronx Borough President…