NEW YORK STATE LEGISLATURE BANS SMOKING NEAR LIBRARIES Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and State Senator Gustavo Rivera pass legislation which prohibits smoking within 100 feet of all library entrances. (BRONX, NY) – New Yorkers everywhere can take a collective breath of […]
Democrat Amanda Septimo Challenges Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo to a Series of Debates Across the South Bronx THE BRONX, N.Y. – Amanda Septimo, a Democrat running for Assembly in the 84th District, has challenged her opponent, Assemblywoman Carmen Arroyo, to a […]
STATEMENT FROM BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ RE: ‘Fair Fares’ Inclusion in Latest City Budget “The inclusion of funding for the creation of a ‘fair fares’ discount MetroCard program in this year’s budget is a victory for the working poor, and I […]
Senator Rivera Introduces Resolution Celebrating the Life and Community Service of Former Community Board 7 District Manager Andrew Sandler (Albany, NY) – Today, State Senator Gustavo Rivera introduced a resolution paying tribute to the life and community service of Andrew […]
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to allow imports of fresh avocado fruit from continental Ecuador into the continental United States. After a thorough review, APHIS scientists determined the […]
BP DIAZ & LGBTQ COMMUNITY RAISE THE RAINBOW FLAG AT THE BRONX COUNTY BUILDING TO CELEBRATE PRIDE MONTH Today, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined members of the City’s LGBTQ community to raise the rainbow flag at The Bronx […]
Congressman Crowley, NYC Councilman Van Bramer Announce $6.5 Million for Woodside Library (Queens, NY) – Congressman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, joined NYC Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D- Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City, Astoria, […]
Congressman Crowley, NYC Councilman Dromm, NYC Transit Authority President Andy Byford, MTA Announce Millions of Dollars in Long-Awaited Repairs to the 7-Line Train (Queens, NY) – Today, Congressman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, was […]
Registered Nurses from the New York State Nurses Association, Patient Advocates Participate in Four Coordinated Rallies to Say ‘Enough is Enough’ – It’s Time to Pass Safe Staffing Now In the Past Three Years, Tens of Thousands of Complaints Have Been Filed Across the State […]
Congressmen Crowley and Gutiérrez, Catholic Migration Services Host Immigration Resources Forum in Queens (Queens, NY) – Congressman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, the Bronx), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, was joined by Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL), Father Patrick Keating of Catholic Migration Services, […]
STATEMENT FROM COMMUNITY VOICES HEARD Community Voices Heard rejects human rights violations of at the border NEW YORK – Community Voices Heard is in firm opposition of the Trump Administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy resulting in the separation of parents from […]
Statement from the Independent Drivers Guild on the reports of another tragic FHV driver suicide: We stand in solidarity with our fellow drivers and will not rest until all of our city’s For-Hire Vehicle drivers can make a living wage, […]
BP DIAZ PROVIDES UPDATE ON IMMIGRANT CHILDREN HOUSED IN THE BRONX On Friday, BP Diaz & Bronx Clergy Task Force will host a prayer vigil and rally Calling for the reunification of these children with their parents “My staff and […]
House Democrats, Immigration Advocates Demand the Trump Administration End Family Separation (Washington, D.C.) – Today, House Democrats joined immigration advocates and children to demand that the Trump administration immediately end their inhumane policy of separate families separating families at the […]
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