BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ ALLOCATES OVER $35M IN FUNDING TOWARDS BRONX INSTITUTIONS REPRESENTING A SUM TOTAL OF OVER $356 MILLION IN COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT

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Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced that his office is providing more than $35 million to institutions all across the borough through his Fiscal Year 2022 capital funding allocations. This year, Borough President Diaz will allocate $35,880,000 to 130 total projects. This includes funding for nearly 100 education projects across the borough, park upgrades,…

BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ & COUNCIL MEMBER GJONAJ CO-HOST ‘NEW YORK SALUTES AMERICA’ FIREWORKS CELEBRATION

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On Thursday, June 24, 2021, Bronxites and visitors from all over the region joined Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and New York City Council Member Mark Gjonaj as they hosted the borough’s official kickoff to this year’s Independence Day Celebrations, the annual “New York Salutes America” boardwalk festival and fireworks extravaganza at Orchard Beach.…

BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ JOINS BUSINESS LEADERS TO ANNOUNCE HUNDREDS OF JOB OPPORTUNITIES

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On Thursday, June 17, 2021, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined Marlene Cintron, President of The Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (BOEDC), Michael Muzyk, President of Baldor Foods, Daniel Romanoff, CEO of Nebraskaland, and John Pappas, COO of Chef Warehouse as well as workers to announce hundreds of available jobs in Hunts Point, many…

BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ & BUSINESS INITIATIVE CORPORATION HOST THE 22ND ANNUAL BRONX BANKERS BREAKFAST

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On Friday, May 14, 2021, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and the Business Initiative Corporation of New York co-hosted the 22nd Annual Bronx Bankers Breakfast at the New York Botanical Gardens. Dr. Philip O. Ozuah, President and CEO of Montefiore Medicine, served as this year’s keynote speaker. Dr. Ozuah announced Montefiore’s plan to help…