Parents, students, teachers and local office-holders and community members came together on Tuesday, September 24, to celebrate the official opening of a school-based health and vision center at PS 18 in the South Bronx. The state-of-the-art facility is a joint project of the UFT’s United Community Schools, the city Department of Education and the Montefiore…
On Tuesday, October 1, 2019, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined the Riders Alliance to speak to commuters on the Bx19 line about the upcoming Bronx Bus Plan map redesign. Borough President Diaz and Riders Alliance representatives boarded the bus at Westchester Avenue and Southern Boulevard. During the ride, they spoke with commuters…
On Thursday, September 26, 2019, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Westchester County Executive George Latimer hosted the inaugural meeting of the Penn Station Access Bronx & Westchester Community Council at Mercy College in Morris Park – which is the planned site of a future new Metro-North Railroad Station. Janno Lieber, Chief Development Officer and President…
On Thursday, September 26, 2019, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined spoke out against domestic violence during the annual Gladys Ricart & Victims of Domestic Violence Memorial Walk. The event, which is commonly known as the Brides March, was started in 2001 in honor of Gladys Ricart, a woman who was murdered in…
NYC Council Committee on Education Breaking Testing Culture: Evaluating multiple pathways to determine student mastery Testimony of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. (On Submission) September 24, 2019 The common goal shared by every New Yorker is to achieve the highest quality education for all of our children. One of the most common ways to…
NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, today joined New York City Council Member Diana Ayala, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Community Board 1 Parks Chair Hakiem Yahmadi, New Yorkers for Parks Executive Director Lynn B. Kelly, students and staff from the Heketi Community Charter School, and members of the community to cut the…
Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. honored two Bronx heroes for their efforts to save a five-year-old girl who was tragically dragged in front of the subway by her suicidal father. Jairo Torres and Antonyo Love teamed up on Monday to rescue young Ferni Balbuena from underneath a subway car at the Kingsbridge Road…
The construction of a pedestrian bridge over the Major Deegan Expressway will finally unite the east and west sides of Van Cortlandt Park Bronx, N.Y. – New York City Council Member was joined by community members and his fellow colleagues in government at Van Cortlandt Park on September 20th, 2019 as he announced the…
152 New Units for Formerly Homeless and Low-Income Seniors, Including Current NYCHA Residents Betances Will Be 27th Building Operated by Breaking Ground BRONX, NEW YORK – Breaking Ground, New York’s largest supportive housing developer, today broke ground on Betances Residence, its latest development in the South Bronx. Breaking Ground’s new building will bring 152…
With the new school year just beginning, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced today that his office has provided $7.3 million in new capital funding to public schools in every corner of the borough, as part of his FY2020 capital budget allocations. “Our communities depend on public schools to provide our children with a…