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…
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…
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…
On Thursday, September 26, 2019, Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. will be hosting an “Opioid Crisis Public Education & Responder Training” event, aimed at informing residents on how to save lives affected by this ongoing crisis. The event, taking place at the NYC Health + Hospital/Lincoln auditorium at 234 East 149th Street, The Bronx, is co-sponsored…
In new report, Borough President Diaz outlines an action plan to address myriad issues that face the SCA, including public school overcrowding & cost overruns, among others Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. has released a new report outlining a plan to address public school overcrowding and reform the School Construction Authority (SCA), the agency…
“It is unfortunate that the City Planning Commission has declined to listen to the serious concerns of the people of my borough, and has instead chosen to move forward with a plan to close Rikers Island that builds a new jail in the wrong place. “Throughout this process, I have made it crystal clear that…
Beginning this school year, all children attending school or child care in New York City must be fully immunized unless they have a valid medical exemption Children should be up-to-date on vaccines before the first day of school or child care During National Immunization Awareness Month, the Health Department reminds New Yorkers that vaccines prevent…
Federal, State, City, and Community Leaders Across New York Join Fight for New York’s Immigrant Families NEW YORK – After New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit this morning against the Trump Administration’s Public Charge Rule — which aims to deny green cards and visas to immigrants that use or have used government assistance…