Led by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. standing at the corner of Fordham Road and the Grand Concourse many elected officials and candidates for office called for peaceful protests after several stores on Fordham Road were looted Monday night.
Borough President Diaz was joined by congress members Eliot Engel and Adraino Espaillat, State Senator Jamaal Bailey and Gustavo Rivera, Assembly members Speaker Carl Heastie, Latoya Joiner, Carmen Arroyo, Jeffrey Dinowitz, Jose Rivera, and Marcos Crespo, City Council members Vanessa Gibson, Ruben Diaz Sr., and Fernando Cabrera, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark, 32nd State Senate candidate John Perez, 85th Assembly candidate Kenneth Burgos, and Judicial candidate Wanda Negron. Only Borough President Diaz Jr., Assembly Speaker Heastie, and Bronx DA Clark spoke. BP Diaz said that Monday night was bad not just for the Bronx, but for all of New York City, referring to the looting in mid-town Manhattan. Speaker Heastie was more subdued in what he said trying to understand the looting that went on. Bronx DA Clark asked of the looters "Why would you set us back in time?"
Above - New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie speaks as you can see the store behind him is boarded up.
Below - Bronx District Attorney talks, saying that the actions of looting Monday night has set the Bronx back in time.
Above - Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. expresses his outrage of the looting that went on Monday night on Fordham Road and other areas of the Bronx.
Below - Assemblyman Jose Rivera films TEAM DIAZ 2020, pointing to the leading candidate in the 15th Congressional race South Bronx Councilman Ruben Diaz Sr.. In uniform is decorated veteran Master Sergeant John Perez who is running for the 32nd State Senate District, and George Alvarez running for the vacant 79th Assembly seat.
Anticipating more possible trouble the Apple Bank on Fordham Road boards up its windows.
