The following is adapted from Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.'s May 12, 2011, testimony before the New York City Council Committee on Contracts. The hearing concerned the "Fair Wages for New Yorkers" Act, which would require developers that receive heavy taxpayer subsidies from New York City to...
Posted February 28, 2011 | 13:33:56 (EST)

This week, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. gave his second annual "State of the Borough" address, outlining his plans for the future of the Bronx. The full text of that speech can be read here.
Since I was...
Posted October 14, 2010 | 12:57:19 (EST)
The following letter was issued from the Kingsbridge Armory Task Force to the public on October 14, 2010. More information can be found here.
To Whom it May Concern:
Since early this year a Kingsbridge Armory Task Force, appointed by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.,...
Posted September 29, 2010 | 12:48:12 (EST)
As I noted in my previous column, the issue of illegal guns and the violence they bring to the streets of New York City remains one of my top priorities as an elected official. I have seen too many of our neighbors, our friends, and our loved ones...
Posted August 18, 2010 | 15:49:49 (EST)
One recent weekend, the Bronx was besieged by an evening of carnage. Between late Friday night and early Saturday morning, August 6 to 7, my borough saw nine shooting incidents, leading to 14 total victims and two fatalities. In just a few hours, a beautiful summer evening in the Bronx...

Posted May 16, 2011 | 13:50:36 (EST)