Archived press releases and statement from past years.
Together as a State and as a City, we can create change and fix the broken status quo. The results of this year’s Specialized High School Admissions Test (SHSAT) are…
On Thursday, May 9, 2019, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale co-hosted the borough’s annual celebration of Israeli Independence Day. “Each year I am…
On Thursday, May 9, 2019, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted the annual Bronx Week Centenarian Celebration, which honors Bronxites that have lived 95 or more years. The event…
Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment and NY is Music announce expanded line-up of citywide events during June in celebration of New York City’s music industry, artists and fans Full…
On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted a “Construction Career Information Session,” for residents looking to learn about employment opportunities in the construction industry. The…
Announces the induction of singer-songwriter Regina Spektor, Boxing champion Iran Barkley and planetary scientist Carolyn Porco to the 2019 Bronx Walk of Fame Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. was joined by…
New York is facing an ongoing affordable housing crisis. It is our responsibility as elected leaders to enact policies that will maintain the existing affordable housing stock, create new affordable…
On Friday May 3, 2019, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. co-hosted the “Learning how to Prevent Legionnaires: A Public Health Education” symposium, in conjunction with the Allergy & Asthma…
Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced the creation of the “Bronx 2020 Census Complete Count Committee.” The committee will be tasked with increasing turnout in the upcoming 2020…
On Saturday, April 27, 2019, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. attended the grand opening of The Lit. Bar, an independent bookstore and cafe in Mott Haven. The ribbon-cutting took…