Archived press releases and statement from past years.
Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined with hip-hop superstar and Bronx native Fat Joe to announce the donation of new computers to the students at P.S. 146—Edward Collins,…
Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., AT&T and Chess in the Schools co-hosted a youth chess tournament for Bronx students at the Andrew Freedman Home on the Grand Concourse.…
Children of Bronx military families in need receives toys donated to annual toy drive Santa and Mrs. Claus helped distribute toys to children Photo Caption: Santa and Mrs. Claus with BP…
Bronx, NY, December 15, 2016—Wave Hill is deeply honored to have been voted the “most-loved cultural venue” by New Yorkers for Time Out New York’s first-ever Love New York Awards!…
December 13, 2016 Good evening. I testify here today in opposition to the proposed four percent fare hike the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has proposed for MetroCard users in its…
New 7,300 Square Foot Facility Will Provide Improved and Expanded Administrative Space, Classrooms, and Community Space for BCA in the Westchester Square Neighborhood Bronx, NY – Today the Bronx Council…
“The untimely tragic loss of two small children once again reminds us that the cluster homeless shelter program has been broken for a long time and should have been eliminated…
Modern record for non-hydroponic urban agriculture This year 28 community gardens in the Bronx produced and sold 1,500 lbs of serrano peppers to Small Axe Peppers for use in this…
On December 6, 2016, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., along with Charito Cisneros of The New York Hispanic Cosmetology & Beauty Chamber of Commerce, MetroPlus and volunteers, partnered up…
On Wednesday, November 30, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Regional Administrator Kellie I. LeDet, the Business Initiative Corporation of New York and the Bronx…