Statement from Borough President Diaz RE: Terror Attack in Lower Manhattan
“Today’s terror attack in lower Manhattan was the act of a craven coward. The people of The Bronx stand with our neighbors in all five boroughs united against terror and…
Borough President Diaz Hosts Preview of 7th Annual ‘Savor The Bronx’ Restaurant Week
Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted a preview of the 7th Annual “Savor the Bronx” Restaurant Week at Porto Salvo Bronx, a newly-opened Nautical Italian Cookery & Wine Bar…
Borough President Diaz Celebrates Opening of New City Island Bridge in The Bronx
After years of planning over the new bridge’s design, a state-of-the-art structure will serve as the island’s only connector to the Bronx mainland The Bronx—Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced…
BP Diaz Hosts African Soccer Awards Event
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted a ceremony to honor the winner of the 2017 African Advisory Council Bronx Week Soccer Tournament, Team Gambia, on Wednesday, October 24, 2017…
New York City Homeownership to Get $8.3 Million Boost
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC), NeighborWorks® America and its network member, Neighborhood Housing Services of New York, Inc., today announced the NeighborhoodLIFT® program is coming to the New York City…
BP Diaz Hosts the 15th Annual DiVA Spa
On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted the 15th annual DiVA Spa at the Bronx Museum of Arts. The event was designed to bring domestic…
City Council Approves Bronx Point, a Mixed-Use Project on the Lower Concourse North Site
Bronx Point will deliver up to 1,000 units of housing, including hundreds of units of deeply affordable housing, world-class open space on the Harlem River Waterfront, cultural destinations and will…
Greenfield and Masbia raise over $75,000 for hurricane relief from Jewish community
Brooklyn—Councilman David G. Greenfield has raised over $75,000 worth of donations for hurricane relief in Puerto Rico since announcing his collaboration with Masbia and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.…
Metro-North Increases Service at Melrose and Tremont Stations
Makes Permanent Changes Instituted Under Pilot Program The MTA advises customers that Metro-North Railroad’s new October 8 schedule includes permanently increased service levels at the Melrose and Tremont stations on…
Bronx Borough President Diaz & The Bronx Tourism Council Encourage Riders to Take Part in Tour de Bronx 2017!
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted a press conference at Woodlawn Cemetery to encourage cyclists to participate in the upcoming Tour de Bronx, the largest free cycling event in…