Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced today the creation of an African Advisory Council, which will work with the Bronx African community to resolve its emerging issues and make recommendations on strategies to improve the quality of life of this growing population. The council will encourage continental Africans, including people of African descent, to…
Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. were joined by the pastors of four Bronx churches to announce the borough’s second gun buyback program in an effort to get illegal hand guns and other weapons off the streets and out of circulation. Participants will receive…
Research finds that four borough schools slated for closure did not “meet standard criteria for closure” by the Department of Education’s own measurements. Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. issued a letter to David C. Chang, chairperson of the Panel of Educational Policy, questioning the proposed closure of four schools in the Bronx by…
“I am proud of the members of the Bronx City Council delegation for standing together and voting against this development project, and I am happy to see that so many City Council members from other boroughs were willing to join us. This is not the outcome we wanted. We presented the City and the developer…
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced today that he cannot and will not support any agreement on the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment proposal that does not include a mandatory living wage component for retail workers at the site, and is urging the City Council to defeat the plan when it comes up for a vote…
This morning, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced the formation of a Bronx Public Housing Advisory Council, which will discuss and find answers to the issues faced by the residents of the borough’s public housing buildings. Borough President Diaz explained that the new council has been formed following discussions with tenant leaders from every…
On Monday, November 23, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. called for an end to gun violence during a candlelight vigil in memory of victims of homicides, organized as part of the National Day of Outrage. Hundreds of residents, elected officials, community leaders, victims and their family members joined Borough President Diaz in an effort…
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., thanks to the collaboration of many companies and organizations like Baldor, Western Beef, Westside Foods, Health Plus and Bronx Lebanon Hospital, distributed hundreds of turkeys to needy families in the Bronx. Diaz Jr. delivered the turkeys to Bronx soup kitchens, family shelters, veterans and senior centers. “My office wants…
“After months of pressure by elected officials and community groups, I am happy to see that the Postal Regulatory Commission has lowered the number of potential Bronx post offices slated for closure from seven to just three. While this is good news for many, we must continue to fight to ensure that these three post…
Maria Lopez, 67 years old, got her flu shot from Denise Chevere, a nurse from Union Settlement Homecare, during the free vaccination program organized by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. On Thursday, November 19, a group of 380 residents received a flu shot as part of a program of free vaccination organized by the…