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The Cross Bronx Expressway has polluted the Bronx for generations and treated our community as expendable.
That ends with us.
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Rep. Ritchie Torres
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Rep. Ritchie Torres
@RepRitchie
Congressman for #NY15 (Bronx). Bronx native, product of public housing. Fighting every day for the essential borough.
Official House account.
- Over the weekend I had the honor of presenting proclamations to the founders of HealHome and celebrating 17 young women who are making the Bronx proud. HealHome is proof that when the Bronx invests in its young women, there's no limit to what they can achieve.
- Kosovo is the single greatest American ally in the Western Balkans. It is a grave mistake that the White House just nominated ambassadors to Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina while leaving Kosovo's post vacant.
- As a gay Afro-Latino kid from the Bronx, I never took Pride for granted. Pride is a reminder that progress is possible, and worth fighting for. May we take this time to honor the trailblazers who came before us, and celebrate our community today. Happy Pride Month!
- Rep. Ritchie Torres reposted
Replying to @EqualityCaucus
- Wishing a blessed Eid al-Adha to all who observe. May this holy day bring peace to your home, strength to your faith, and joy to you and your loved ones. Eid Mubarak.
- After months of stonewalling, the Trump Administration finally released $156.5 million in ADA funding for transit stations in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan. I joined my colleagues in demanding this money be freed up, because nearly 830,000 New Yorkers with disabilities deserve
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Our fourth story in our series "Our Forgotten Borough" looks into the Ombudsperson Call Center, an important source of oversight for NYCHA, addressing mold and water leaks in every borough. Few people know it exists. - Replying to @RepRitchie and @NYCHANone of this would have happened without Danny Barber. As TA President, he never stopped pushing for the improvements Jackson Houses families deserve. This is what it looks like when residents have a real advocate in their corner.
- Today, I joined @NYCHA to celebrate the completion of a $3 million exterior lighting installation at Jackson Houses. I'm proud to have secured the funding for these 132 new fixtures across walkways, common areas, and building entrances for the families who call Jackson Houses
- Home fires kill more people every year than all other major disasters combined, and a working smoke alarm cuts that risk in half. @FDNY and @redcrossny are bringing FREE smoke alarm installs to the Bronx on June 13. Sign up to get yours: redcross.org/getalarmedNYC
