Dear Neighbor,
Thank you for joining us for another week in review.
We have so many exciting things coming up! As we gear up for our Bronx Week celebration, we want to invite you to our upcoming events. We are making Borough Hall history with the first-ever Cinco de Mayo event to be hosted at 851 Grand Concourse on Wednesday, May 3rd at 2:30PM! We are also calling all faith leaders and believers to join us in prayer and ministry for our National Day of Prayer on May 4th from 12PM - 2PM at Lou Gehrig Plaza. Afterwards, we will be celebrating Bronx Dominican Heritage during akick-off event for the 41st anniversary of the National Dominican Day Parade from 6PM - 8PM; and don't forget to get your free health screenings at our MBK Health Fair on May 4th at 5PM - 8PM! For more information about our upcoming events, click here. We hope to see you there!
Lastly, in anticipation of Prom season, we will be collecting prom dresses and suits for our Prom Dress and Suit Giveaway taking place Friday, May 19th at Borough Hall. We hope you can help make this Prom season magical for our Bronx high school seniors. To register for the giveaway, click here.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact our office at 718-590-3500 or email us at webmail@bronxbp.nyc.gov.
In partnership,
Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson
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  We hosted our NYCHA Tenant Leaders Brunch in celebration of our leaders and all of the work that they do on a daily basis. Thank you for joining us and thank you for your commitment to our Bronx NYCHA residents.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Job Fair! We are glad to have been able to connect Bronxites with diverse job opportunities. We were able to connect 500+ Bronxites to more than 34 businesses! Thank you to our business partners and the NYS Department of Labor for working with us to bring this to fruition. For Denim Day, the Office of the Bronx Borough President wore denim in honor of survivors of sexual assault. The history of Denim Day goes all the way back to the summer of 1998 in Italy when the Italian High Court overturned a sentence in a rape case. The court maintained that, because the victim was wearing tight jeans that could only be taken off with her help, the act was consensual. The appeal sparked outrage. The next day, Italian women wore jeans to protest the absurdity of the overturned sentence. Today and everyday, we stand with our survivors. Your clothing is never an invitation for violence, and we will continue to hold perpetrators accountable. Thank you for your courage. |
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