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Crowds Turn Out for Jerome-Gun Hill BID Festival

Bronx residents descended upon Jerome Avenue on droves between Mosholu Parkway and Gun Hill Road for the annual Jerome-Gun Hill Business Improvement District Festival on the last Saturday afternoon in September.

Expanded HIV Testing Helps Curb Spread of Virus

Recent changes in New York State law combined with new developments in the technology of HIV testing are expanding the number of New Yorkers who are getting tested for AIDS and HIV, experts say.

Father of Twins Found Shot on Decatur Ave.

A 25-year-old college student and father of twins was fatally shot on a recent early Saturday morning in the area just south of Bedford Park. Police said Bronx resident Kennedy Brown was found with a gunshot wound to the head in front of an apartment building on Decatur Avenue, off East 197th Street, just before 2 a.m. on Sept 24. Brown was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

‘Have a Nice Day’: My Mugging Story

A few days before I got mugged in Williamsbridge Oval, I was thinking to myself about the surprising warmth and courtesy that I’d felt from Bronx residents in my first few weeks in the borough.

Comptroller Report Finds Millions for Bronx Project Sat Idle

The Economic Development Corporation left millions of dollars intended for public projects — including $8.9 million for the restoration of a waterfront site in the South Bronx — sitting unused for decades, an audit from the Comptroller’s office found last week.

BP Appoints New Education Director

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., has hired Monica Major, formerly the Bronx representative on the Dept. of Education’s Panel for Educational Policy, as his new education director.

Council Pushes 9/11 Health Bill to Cover Cancer

The New York City Council passed a resolution last week urging a closer examination of cancer cases in Ground Zero first responders and asking that those who suffer from the disease be considered for health care coverage under the Zadroga Act — the bill that provides medical funds for people suffering from 9/11-related health problems.