We Toured de Bronx

Early Sunday morning thousands gathered on 161st street for the start of the 17th annual Tour de Bronx. Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. welcomed the huge crowd of people, coming from the five boroughs, Westchester County and even as far as Stamford, Conn., to take part in the annual ride.

Clinton Edges JFK in Emotional Win

The hotly anticipated match-up between old football rivals the DeWitt Clinton Governors and the John F. Kennedy’s Knights ended with redemption for Kennedy coach turned Clinton Defensive Coordinator Alex Vega, according to the NY Post.

Meeting Tonight: How to Fix Gun Hill Road

The Department of Transportation is holding another public input session concerning Gun Hill Road’s congestion and safety problems at Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, 3450 Dekalb Ave., tonight at 6:30 p.m.

Friday News & Notes

Friday News & Notes is a new regular feature we’re implementing on Breaking Bronx as a way to report news tidbits, preview weekend happenings, and point out some of the stories you may have missed earlier in the week. Like Breaking Bronx, this will be an evolving feature. — “Master carver” Ray Villafane will be at the Botanical Garden this weekend carving up the world’s largest pumpkin, which weighs in at 1,818.5 pounds. The photo above, by Adi Talwar, is from last year’s giant pumpkin carving extravaganza at the Garden. Click here for more of Adi’s pumpkin carving photos. —

PS 51 Parents Hold Rally, Walcott Agrees to Meet

After persistent lobbying, Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said he would meet with parents of students at PS 51, the Bronx New School, which was moved from Bedford Park to Crotona after the building the school had inhabited for nearly two decades was found to be contaminated.

Cabrera Pushes for Transparency on Neighborhood Crime Stats

Spurred on by a Norwood News campaign, Councilman Fernando Cabrera introduced legislation this month that would force the New York City Police Department to publish neighborhood crime statistics each month.

Cemetery for Famous Registered As National Landmark

Since 1863, the sprawling Woodlawn Cemetery has seen jazz greats, literary giants, political leaders and everyone in between entombed above and beneath its hallowed grounds. On Sunday, Oct. 16, the cemetery was inducted into the National Historic Landmark Registry. It is the sixth Bronx institution to make the list.

Bronx Education Summit a Chance to Chart New Path

For the first-ever Bronx Education Summit at Lehman College, Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. said he wanted to spark conversation. He got what he wanted.

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