Shameth Diaz, from Bronx, recently launched a Go Fund Me page to help raise money to cover medical expenses on an Arachnoid Cyst that was found in the back of his brain.
The city plans to close five of New York's renewal schools by the end of the academic year — three in The Bronx and two in Brooklyn, according to the Department of Education.
Following nearly a year of advocacy by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney and others, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the selection of New York State to participate