Chairman Crowley Statement on the Supreme Court Decision to Undermine Workers’ Rights and Protections (Washington, D.C.) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in the case of Janus […]

MAYOR’S OFFICE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND THE BRONX DOCUMENTARY CENTER ANNOUNCE KICKOFF OF CLAREMONT PUBLIC ART SERIES TO ENHANCE SAFETY AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION Innovative approach to creating public safety through community-created public art […]

BPMM Adventures Camp July 16 – July 20 – 9:00 am – 2:00 pm Children ages 6 through 12 are invited to spend a week at Bartow-Pell from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. having fun and learning about gardening, sustainability, […]

BP DIAZ HOSTS 8TH ANNUAL LGBTQ & ALLIES PRIDE AWARDS On Wednesday, June 27, 2018, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted his office’s 8th annual LGBTQ & Allies Pride Awards Ceremony at Billy’s Sports Bar in the South Bronx. […]

New York Launches First Health Benefits Plan for App-Based and Other For-Hire Drivers  New York’s Black Car Fund launches vision and telemedical benefits for drivers New York, NY– The Black Car Fund, the nation’s first fully self-funded, self-insured and self-administered non-profit […]

STATEMENT FROM STATE SENATOR GUSTAVO RIVERA ON SUPREME COURT DECISION UPHOLDING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S TRAVEL BAN “I am profoundly appalled and disgusted, but not surprised, by today’s Supreme Court 5-4 ruling to uphold the Trump administration’s restriction on travel to the […]

Chairman Crowley and Reps. Larson, Davis, Cummings, Beyer, and Moore Call on President Trump to Stop Closing Social Security Field Offices (Washington, D.C.) – Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) and Reps. John Larson (D-CT), Danny […]

STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ RE: Supreme Court’s Decision in Janus v. AFSCME “Today’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME is a despicable and misguided attack on workers’ rights and labor unions enabled by President Trump’s stolen Supreme Court seat. I stand with labor, […]

No Garbage, Recycling or Organic Collection, or Street Cleaning on Independence Day, Wednesday, July 4, 2018 The New York City Department of Sanitation announced that in observance of Independence Day, there will be no trash, recycling, or organics collection, nor […]

Chairman Crowley Statement on Supreme Court’s Decision on President Trump’s Muslim Ban (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx) released the following statement after the Supreme Court announced its decision on Trump v. Hawaii: “This […]

STATEMENT FROM COMMUNITY VOICES HEARD RE: De Blasio Administration Entering into Historic $2 Billion Settlement to Fund NYCHA New York, NY – Community Voices Heard (CVH) is excited to learn of the City’s historic $2.2 billion investment in NYCHA under a […]