 Fernandez is anticipated to be the sole member of the Board who will have a perspective independent of the mayor, Michael Bloomberg.Díaz ended his first summer as borough president by recommending that the New York City Council reject Related Companies' proposal to turn the Kingsbridge Armory into a shopping mall.In an editorial in the "New York Daily News", Díaz wrote that he is "fighting to make sure that this development includes 'living wage' jobs that offer health insurance".