Statement from Borough President Diaz RE: The passing of former Bronx Borough President Herman Badillo
“I am deeply saddened by the passing of a man whom I looked up to as a role model and who represented Latinos, Bronxites and all New Yorkers as an exemplary public servant. “As the first Puerto Rican to be elected as Bronx Borough President, as U.S. Representative and to be a mayoral candidate in…