STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT GIBSON ON SHOOTING OF THREE BRONX YOUTH
“We have been made aware of yet another tragic shooting in our borough. Two teenage girls and one teen boy were shot earlier today in the Bronx. We are currently…
STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT GIBSON ON KETANJI BROWN JACKSON’S CONFIRMATION TO THE SUPREME COURT
“Congratulations to Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson on becoming living HerStory and showing our young girls they can aspire to higher heights. Women are continuing to shatter glass ceilings and I believe…
Borough President Gibson and Levine’s Statement in Response to Legal Aid, Legal Services NYC and NYLAG Calling on OCA to Slow the Calendaring of Housing Court Cases
Today, The Legal Aid Society called on the New York State Office of Court Administration (OCA) to slow the calendaring of housing court cases to ensure that low-income New Yorkers…
STATEMENT FROM BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT GIBSON ON THE HISTORIC VOTE TO UNIONIZE BY AMAZON WORKERS
“Today, we saw an incredible accomplishment with Amazon workers on Staten Island voting to unionize for the first time in Amazon`s 27 year history. Current and former workers rallied together…
Borough President Gibson’s Statement in Response to Mayor Adams’ Plan to Combat Maternal Mortality and Morbidity in New York City
Today, New York City Mayor Eric Adams took steps to reduce maternal and infant health inequities in New York City and provide critical resources to new families — announcing the…
STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT GIBSON ON MAYOR ADAMS SIGNING EXECUTIVE ORDER STRENGTHENING FIRE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT AND OUTREACH IN WAKE OF BRONX APARTMENT FIRE
Yesterday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed Executive Order 12 to strengthen fire safety enforcement and outreach in the aftermath of the tragic Twin Parks apartment fire in January.…
STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT GIBSON ON SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST CONFIRMED COVID-19 FATALITY IN NEW YORK CITY
“As a city, we saw an unprecedented attack on our way of life with the spread of COVID-19 in our communities. Countless lives lost as a result of this pandemic.…
STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT GIBSON ON THE FATAL STABBING OF A MOTHER AND HER SIX-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
“I am deeply saddened and disturbed by the news of a Bronx mother and her six-year-old daughter being fatally stabbed over the weekend in their home. According to the NYC…
STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT GIBSON ON UPDATES FOR TWIN PARKS NORTH WEST FAMILIES
“It has been two months since the tragic five-alarm fire at Twin Parks North West Apartments and our team alongside our elected official partners, and nonprofit organizations have been working…
STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT GIBSON ON TANIA TETLOW NAMED FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT OF FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
“Congratulations to Tania Tetlow on being a HerStory maker as the first woman and first layperson named President of Fordham University. It is 2022 and women are still shattering glass…