Ruben Diaz, Jr.

Ruben Diaz, Jr. appears in the following:

Exit Interview With Ruben Diaz Jr.

Monday, December 20, 2021

Ruben Diaz Jr., the outgoing Bronx Borough President, talks about his time in office and what residents still want to see accomplished in terms of economic opportunity and policing.

Geo-Quiz: The Bronx

Monday, October 18, 2021

Ruben Diaz Jr., Bronx Borough President, quizzes listeners on how well they know The Bronx.

This Year's Parade Will be Different

Friday, June 08, 2018

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joins ahead of this weekend's Puerto Rican Day parade.

Bronx Borough President Credits Inflow of Immigrants For Lower Crime Rates

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr talks about low crime rates in the Bronx and the U.S. Attorney's decision not to pursue an indictment against an officer who shot a Bronx resident.

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Borough Presidents Agree: Gentrification Is Bad for Neighborhoods

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Borough Presidents Gale Brewer (Manhattan) and Ruben Diaz, Jr. (Bronx) compare notes on zoning disputes surrounding Mayor de Blasio's affordable housing plan.

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The Bronx is Ready for Its Closeup

Monday, September 21, 2015

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. discusses the film industry’s expansion into the Bronx.

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Legionnaires' Outbreak in the South Bronx

Thursday, August 06, 2015

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. explains what’s being done to recent outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease in the South Bronx.

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Puerto Rico's "Unpayable" Debt

Wednesday, July 01, 2015

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. talks about Puerto Rico's debt and what he'd like to see from leaders in Washington.

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Three Borough Presidents

Monday, March 23, 2015

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and the Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. talk about the issues facing residents of their boroughs.

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Meet the Borough Presidents

Friday, February 07, 2014

In the first of a series of roundtables with the borough presidents, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., new Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, and new Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams discuss life and politics in New York City and compare notes about our diverse neighborhoods.

 

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Registering Gun Criminals

Wednesday, March 06, 2013

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. talks about his State of the Bronx speech, including a proposal to create a registry of criminals who use guns, like that for sex offenders.

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What's Ahead for Governor Cuomo

Monday, January 03, 2011

New York has a new Governor. Celeste Katz, writer for the Daily Politics blog at the New York Daily NewsErrol Louis, host of NY1's Inside City Hall; Stephen Madarasz, director of communication at the Civil Service Employees Association Local 1000; and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. react to Governor Cuomo's inauguration speech and discuss what's ahead for the governor in 2011. Then Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino weighs in on how his county may be affected during Governor Cuomo's term.

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Of City Budget and Terror Trials

Friday, January 29, 2010

Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg's budget address proposed deep cuts throughout the city. Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer discuss what the cuts could really mean for their boroughs. They will also discuss reports that Mayor Bloomberg has asked that the trial of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed ...

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Borough Budgets

Friday, January 29, 2010

Mayor Bloomberg has proposed a grim budget – now it’s time to figure out the fallout. Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer discuss how they’ll be affected. Plus: how small banks are being helped by the Obama administration; Ben Bernanke’s future; and why the ...

Recent Developments

Thursday, December 17, 2009

WNYC Reporter Matthew Schuerman reports on recent developments at development hotspots around the city: Atlantic Yards, West Harlem, Kingsbridge Armory and the Broadway Triangle. He is joined by Bronx borough president Ruben Diaz, Jr. for more on the Kingsbridge project and Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn's Daniel ...

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Outrage in The Bronx

Friday, November 20, 2009

Bronx borough president Ruben Diaz, Jr. talks about his plans to reach out to gang leaders following the shooting of a teenage girl caught in crossfire.

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