Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined Ignacio Veloz — Chairman of the United State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Dennis Rivera, Chair of the Puerto Rico Healthcare Crisis Coalition business leaders and elected officials from both New York and Puerto Rico to discuss potential solutions for the financial crisis impacting the healthcare industry and…
New Project Completion Time is 2017 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the rehabilitation timeline of the Major Deegan Expressway (Interstate 87) in the Bronx will be shortened by approximately two years, enabling the $133 million project to be completed in 2017. “The Major Deegan Expressway is crucial to both the Bronx and the thousands…
I testify to urge that the Rent Guidelines Board consider a rent freeze for tenants when it votes on the proposed 2015 increases. I was heartened last year when the Rent Guidelines Board approved a historically low rent increase. This was a first step in the right direction for our City by keeping the increase…
Restoring the city’s oldest standing bridge after 45 years NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, DDC Commissioner Dr. Feniosky Peña-Mora and Congressman José E. Serrano celebrated the reopening of the High Bridge today. They were joined in celebration by Councilmembers Fernando Cabrera, Vanessa Gibson, Mark Levine, and Ydanis Rodriguez; Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz…
“For months, my office has been raising the issue of public health in local salons and other cosmetology businesses,” said Borough President Diaz. “I want to thank Governor Cuomo, the Assembly and the Senate for moving quickly on this major public health issue. Together, with the governor, appropriate agencies, public officials and responsible industry advocates…
Daniel Reingold, President and CEO of the Hebrew Home at Riverdale by RiverSpring Health; Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., activist and author Blu Greenberg; Robert Abrams, former Bronx Borough President and New York State Attorney General; and Robert Klein, comedian and author. On Tuesday, June 2, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and the…
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. has issued a letter to Taxi & Limousine Commission Chairperson Meera Joshi in response to reports that Carmen Yulin Cruz, the Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, was denied taxi service to The Bronx during her recent visit to New York City. In his letter Borough President Diaz, himself…
Not only will Bronxites have the opportunity to experience Bronx Week and the borough’s signature celebration, the Bronx Ball, on the BronxNet TV channels, but viewers around the world can also share the experience via the web. The 2015 Bronx Ball will be televised on BronxNet – Cablevision Channel 67 in HD and Verizon FiOS…
The mixed-income, mixed-use 810 River Avenue development will be the first project to take advantage of the 2009 New York City Department of City Planning 161st Street/River Avenue Rezoning Bronx, New York – The New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC), Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) and New York State Homes and Community…
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joins in some calisthenics during the 2015 Bronx Week Health Day, which featured dozens of healthy activities at Lou Gehrig Plaza on East 161st Street. The event was designed to promote the #not62 social media campaign, which works to make The Bronx a healthier place.