Borough President Diaz Attends National Night Out
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined the 43rd Precinct for its annual National Night Out Against Crime celebration on August 2, 2016. The event marks a day when police…
Archived press releases and statement from past years.
BP Diaz Calls for SNAP/EBT Online Tech Advancements
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. has issued a letter to Hon. Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, urging his agency to adopt rules making it…
BP Diaz Allocates more than $3 Million in Housing Funds
FY 2017 Capital Funds will help create more than 800 new affordable units across The Bronx Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. has allocated more than $3 million in capital…
BP Diaz & BOEDC Announce a Spicy Bronx Connection to Puerto Rico with The Bronx Hot Sauce!
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation have announced that, through the efforts of BOEDC and Taste New York, a special connection has been…
NYCEDC Seeks New Tenant for Hunts Point Food Distribution Center
RFP Seeks Food-Related Businesses for 27K SF Industrial Space at Hunts Point This Is The First Phase Of Mayor De Blasio’s Commitment Towards Investing $150 Million To Fortify And Modernize…
BP Diaz Teams up With Alex Rodriguez, MLB, MLBPA, and Gov. Cuomo to Launch Baseball Academy
Bronx Borough President Diaz has teamed up with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Major League Baseball (MLB), MLB Players Association, Harlem RBI and New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez announcing the launch of…
Local Officials Announce $2 Million for New Van Cortlandt Village Library
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., State Senator Jeff Klein, Assembly Member Jeffrey Dinowitz and City Council Member Andrew Cohen have announced $2 million in new funding allocations to relocate…
NYC Parks Breaks Ground on a $3 Million Renovation Project at Playground 52 in the South Bronx
NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, today joined Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr., and students from the PAL New South Bronx Center to break…
iHeartMedia Stakes Claim to Historic New York Skyline on Iconic East River Billboard
Leading National Multi-Platform Media and Entertainment Company Writes Advertising History Atop NYC’s Largest Rooftop Billboard NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–iHeartMedia Inc., the media and entertainment company with the largest reach of any…
Congressman Tim Ryan Raises Awareness for Digital Access to Healthy Food through the SNAP Program
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) today (July 12, 2016) was joined by Actress and Activist Shailene Woodley and thought leaders to advocate for increased access to healthy food…