Archived press releases and statement from past years.
Educational Initiative Aims to Improve Cleanliness and Aesthetics of City Beaches by Reducing Littering on Streets and in Parks Summer Youth Employment Program Will Spearhead Cleanups of Waterfront Properties Environmental…
More new affordable apartments underway than at any time since City’s housing department was created in 1978 New programs for seniors, extremely low income New Yorkers and homeless families drive…
On Thursday, July 9, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. participated in a panel discussion about the new book, Just Kids From The Bronx, authored by Arlene Alda, at the…
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. has announced the slate of performers that will take part in the 2015 Bronx Summer Concert Series at Orchard Beach. “The Bronx has been…
History Maker Herman Badillo Served as Bronx Borough President & Was First Puerto Rican to Serve as Congressman; Badillo Also Served as NYC Deputy Mayor Under Ed Koch Schumer, Gillibrand,…
Silvercup Studios expanding with a new Bronx film and television production facility; $35M project brings hundreds of well-paying jobs New York, NY– July 7, 2015 – To help meet the…
425 Grand Concourse, Location Of The Former P.S. 31 School Building, Will Be Transformed Into A New, Mixed-Income Affordable Housing Development Bronx, NY – New York City Department of Housing…
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. is praising this evening’s vote of the Rent Guidelines Board, which voted to freeze rents for rent stabilized tenants with one-year leases and to…
“NBC’s actions today should send a strong message to Donald Trump that hateful, divisive rhetoric will not be tolerated, and that such rhetoric has real consequences,” said Bronx Borough President…
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. issued the following statement in reaction to comments by Alejandro García Padilla, Governor of Puerto Rico, stating that the commonwealth will not be able…