Bronx Community Health Network (BCHN), along with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and representatives from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA), today kicked off a year-long heart disease and stroke prevention awareness campaign. They were joined by a number of leaders from community health centers and community-based organizations that will collaborate with BCHN…
On Tuesday, January 26, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced a $4 million federal grant awarded to the Consortium for Worker Education (CWE). The grant establishes the “Center for Environmental Workforce Training”, a program that will prepare Bronx residents to work in the growing “green” jobs marketplace. The participants of the program will take…
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced today that 1,186 firearms were taken off the streets as a result of the borough’s second gun buyback program, held yesterday at four Bronx churches. The event was organized by Borough President Diaz’s office, the office of Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson, and the New York Police…
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…