Statement from Borough President Diaz RE: New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board vote
“Although the Rent Guidelines Board vote on Monday is a first step in the right direction for our City by keeping the increase to a historic minimum it does not…
Archived press releases and statement from past years.
Borough President Diaz Announces ‘Respect Our Block’ Poster Contest Winners
Contest Encouraged Bronx Students to Help Keep Their Neighborhoods Clean Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced the winners of the “Respect Our Block” Poster Contest. The contest was…
Statement from Borough President Diaz RE: President Obama Awards ‘Borinqueneers’ with Congressional Gold Medal
“I am proud and it gives me great pleasure to know that the ‘Borinquneers’ have been awarded the congressional Gold Medal from President Obama for their military service. It is…
Governor Cuomo Announces Plan to Strengthen Roberto Clemente State Park Waterfront; Protect Morris Heights Neighborhood
Project Will Replace Failing Seawall and Improve Park Waterfront Esplanade New York State Will Use Up To $46.5 Million of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Funds for the Project Governor…
Statement from Borough President Diaz RE: ProPublica Investigation on Gun Tracing
Today, the non-profit investigative journalism organization, ProPublica, issued a report on gun tracing in the United States, which found that 68 percent of all guns the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco…
Dinowitz, Klein Introduce Legislation to Designate Jerome Park as Parkland of NYC
Today, Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx) and State Senator Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester) were joined by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and a host of community activists near the Jerome Park…
Hunts Point Resiliency Plan Awarded $ 20 Million in Federal Rebuild By Design Funding
Community Partner THE POINT CDC Applauds Design Team and Hunts Point Stakeholders THE BRONX, NY—A proposal to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Rebuild By Design Competition submitted by…
Statement from Borough President Diaz RE: The Passing of Lewis Katz
“Today, I join the world to mourn the passing of Lewis Katz. He was an advisor and a mentor, and someone who truly believed in the future of our borough.…
Governor Cuomo Partners With 87 Businesses to Offer 6,773 Jobs at New York Works Career Expo
Event Will Help Connect Bronx Residents To Available Jobs Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the state will partner with 87 businesses for the first-ever New York Works Career…
Department of Environmental Protection and American Water Resources Announce One in Five Eligible Homeowners in New York City Have Enrolled in Service Line Protection Program
The Service Line Protection Program Has Saved New York City Customers More Than $13 Million in Unexpected Water and Sewer Line Repair Costs New York City Department of Environmental Protection…