On Friday, September 5, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., saluted the ongoing contributions of the health care labor unions to the Bronx in celebration of Labor Week and ahead of the 2014 NYC Labor Day Parade, which took place on Saturday, September 6h. Since 2011, the Bronx Borough President’s Office has coordinated Bronx CAN…
“I am appalled and concerned by video that has surfaced of Councilmember Fernando Cabrera, recorded in Uganda, in which he celebrates that country’s government and its laws both prohibiting marriage equality and opposing equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. “I am proud to represent 1.4 million Bronxites, many of whom are members of…
A coalition of elected officials from across New York City—including Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and City Council Members Costa Constantinides, Ritchie Torres, Paul A. Vallone, Andrew Cohen, Helen Rosenthal, and Vanessa Gibson—have issued a letter to Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President and CEO of the National Rifle Association, urging the organization to support…
On Wednesday, August 27, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined NYC Department of Design and Construction Commissioner Feniosky Peña-Mora and NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg to break ground for phase two of the ongoing renovation of Fordham Plaza. Here, Borough President Diaz and the commissioners review renderings depicting the plaza’s future. Premier…
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. has issued the following statement in response to Republican Texas Senator Ted Cruz’s attack on The Bronx, made during a speech before the conservative group Americans for Prosperity on Saturday: “Ted Cruz’s willingness to traffic in the outdated stereotypes of past decades is disgusting, and is totally devoid of…
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Marissa Shorenstein, New York State President, AT&T, join the Bronx Bombers on the field following the 2014 Borough President’s Cup Championship at Yankee Stadium on August 26, 2014. On Tuesday, August 26, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., the New York Yankees and AT&T co-hosted the fourth annual…
Following the tragic deaths this summer of two 13-year-old boys in the Bronx River, NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver, FAICP, today announced that NYC Parks has implemented a series of changes at boat launch areas to enhance water safety. The announcement was held at Hunts Point Riverside Park along the Bronx River, with many…
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr speaks at a press conference announcing the reintroduction of legislation creating a publicly available gun crime offender database in New York City on the steps of City Hall on Thursday, August 21, 2014. Borough President Diaz was joined by (l to r) Council Member Andrew Cohen, Council Member Vanessa…
(l to r) Council Member Vanessa Gibson, Assembly Member Marcos Crespo, Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation (BOEDC) President Marlene Cintron, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., State Senator Gustavo Rivera and State Department of Labor Commissioner Peter Rivera participated in a ceremonial ribbon cutting for NY Works on Tuesday, August 19, 2014. State Department of…
NYC’S First Enclosed Mall in 40 Years Brings 1,700 Permanent Jobs to the Bronx; Over 100 Stores, Restaurants, 24-Hour Fitness Center and Movie Theater The Mall at Bay Plaza, New York City’s largest and first enclosed fashion mall in over 40 years, officially opened to the public today. To celebrate the occasion, elected officials, community…