Inquiring Photographer

By DAVID GREENE With New York City gripped by Ebola worries, we asked readers if the danger of the virus is justified or simply hype? Before, they used to seal off the town or village and nobody gets out and people go in to help, but now it’s like an open market. How can you control it? It’s impossible. The doctor comes back, goes everywhere and then gets sick. You go there to help people and you come back and threaten the entire nation. Antonio Frasca, Morris Park

Cabrera: Car of Yesteryear an Alternative to the Horse-Drawn Carriage

By Catharina Thuemling Let the horse be replaced with horsepower!

Out & About

Editor’s Pick Halloween on Jerome The Jerome-Gun Hill BID presents Halloween Fright Fest, Oct. 31 from 3 to 5 p.m. on Jerome Avenue from Mosholu Parkway to Gun Hill Road. Kids should come in costume. There will be a raffle, free candy, and a free picture with Spiderman. For more information, call (718) 324-4946.

Digital Edition of the Norwood News Is Out

The Norwood News, your bi-weekly community newspaper you know and love to read is out once again, both on the digital format and over 200 locations in the northwest Bronx. In this edition we take an in-depth look at the super high-tech ShotSpotter system slated to arrive within the 52nd Precinct. Hear from Inspector Nilda Hofmann who can’t wait to see the system up and running in the station house that covers Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and Kingsbridge. We’ve also bridged the divide between newspaper and digital news with Norwood News Online, a feature showcasing some web exclusives that can only

by David Greene A group of experienced thieves, eluding police since early this year, have struck again in Bedford Park.

Be Healthy – Campaign To Curb Teen Pregnancies In The Bronx

Vital Stats: 11.1% – Percentage of pregnancies among females aged 15-19. (Source: Center for Disease Control) by David Cruz Recognizing the high number of teen pregnancies throughout the Bronx, the New York City Health Department has launched an advertising blitz to help reverse teen pregnancy figures.

Fordham Public Art Piece Obstructed by Agency Vehicles

By Anton K. Nilsson A public art piece on the sidewalk at the corner of East Fordham Road and Webster Avenue is frequently obstructed by parked vehicles belonging to multiple city agencies, enraging officials from the borough’s biggest business improvement district.

Mulling Over the Final Journey

British Traveler George Meegan Revisits Norwood and Talks Death By KASIA ROMANOWSKA George Meegan, the renowned British adventurer who spent seven years crossing both Americas by foot, is revisiting Norwood, where he looked back on his epic walk while extending an invite to friends for his “last journey.” Yet on this one, he will be present only in spirit.

Debates For Police Accountability Rage at Five-Two Mtg.

By David Cruz One day after celebrating her 24th year at the NYPD, Inspector Nilda Hofmann faced a tense standoff with two police skeptics calling for more accountability within the Police Department. Their weapons: debate and rebuttals that seared with hostility.