Category Archives: Press Releases & Statements

BRONX BP DIAZ & WESTCHESTER CE LATIMER LEAD DISCUSSION OF NEWLY CREATED PENN STATION ACCESS BRONX & WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COUNCIL

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…

BP DIAZ PARTICIPATES IN ANNUAL ‘BRIDES MARCH’

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…

Testimony of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. to NYC Council Committee on Education, Breaking Testing Culture: Evaluating multiple pathways to determine student mastery

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 UNVEILS UPGRADED ST. MARY’S PLAYGROUND WEST

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…

BP DIAZ HONORS BRONX SUBWAY HEROES

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…

NYC COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW COHEN ANNOUNCES FULL FUNDING FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE VAN CORTLANDT PARK PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE

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…

Breaking Ground Celebrates Groundbreaking of its First Passive House Supportive Residence in the South Bronx

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…

BP DIAZ PROVIDES $7.3 MILLION TO BRONX SCHOOLS

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…

TESTIMONY OF BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT RUBEN DIAZ JR. BEFORE THE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL RE: BOROUGH BASED JAILS SYSTEM

As delivered by Deputy Bronx Borough President Marricka Scott-McFadden Good afternoon, and thank you for having me here today. My name is Deputy Bronx Borough President Marricka Scott-McFadden, and I am here on behalf of Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. to discuss the de Blasio administration’s wrongheaded proposal to build a new jail in…

BP DIAZ, AT&T & NY YANKEES HOST NINTH ANNUAL ‘BOROUGH PRESIDENT’S CUP’ BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

On Thursday, August 29, 2019, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.’s office, the New York Yankees and AT&T co-hosted the ninth annual “Borough President’s Cup” Little League Championship. Deputy Borough President Marricka Scott-McFadden threw out the first pitch and opened the championship game between the Bronxchester Realtors and the Grand Slam Club that ended in…